Love's Bus Service was an Australian school bus service, operating in

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. In 2022 It was re-branded and dissolved into Sunbus Cairns, one of Kinetic Group's (parent company) Bus companies.

History

Love's Bus Service was established in 1975 when the business of Cooper, Benger was acquired. Love's operated the Bunbury urban services until it was put out to tender, and passed to South West Coach Lines. By 2002, Love's had an operation in Kerang, Victoria.Queensland ''Fleetline'' issue 280 October 2002 page 155 In 2002, Love's commenced operating in Queensland, purchasing the

based school services of

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. In July 2013, Love's commenced operating the TransAlbany network under contract to the Public Transport Authority. Upon being re-tendered, the TransAlbany services were taken over by

Swan Transit Swan Transit is an Australian bus company operating Buses in Perth, Transperth bus services under contract to the Public Transport Authority (Western Australia), Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems. History On 21 ...

in July 2017 with 17 buses. The Cairns business was sold to the Kinetic Group in January 2020 and was dissolved into the Sunbus brand in early 2022.

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