The Dineen Group is an Australian owner of bus and coach companies in

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and

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History

In 1957 Bill Dineen started his business operating a route service between Trafalgar and Warragul living off the fare box revenue, Bill's first bus was a 1951 AB Bedford registration number VH 566, in 1960 Bill obtained his first school bus run from Yarragon to Trafalgar. In 1968 he purchased Workmen's Comfort Coaches of Trafalgar followed by

Warragul Warragul () is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of ...

Bus Lines. Heyfield Bus Lines was acquired circa 1984. In June 1985 Westernport Roadlines was purchased followed in October 1990 by

Panorama Coaches Panorama Coaches is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is a subsidiary of the Dineen Group. Until 30 June 2025, it operated five routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It continues to operate a large v ...

from Don Nugent with 13 buses and coaches. In May 1991 Hurstbridge Coaches was purchased and later merged with Panorama Coaches. In 1995, Berwick Bus Lines was purchased. In 2002, Sandringham & Brighton Coaches was acquired. In September 2006,

McKenzie's Tourist Services McKenzie's Tourist Services is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates five routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is a subsidiary of the Dineen Group. History In 1927, Lorry McKenzie commenced operating a service i ...

Healesville Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 64 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Healesville recorded a population of 7,589 in the 2021 census. H ...

was purchased and in November 2011 Martyrs Bus Service. In November 2013 Cann's Bus Lines,

Corowa Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. It is the largest town in the Federation Counci ...

was purchased. In January 2017,

Snowliner Coaches Snowliner Coaches is an Australian bus company operating services in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. It is a subsidiary of the Dineen Group. History Snowliner Coaches was founded in October 1964 when John Evans purchase ...

Cooma Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south of the national capital, Canberra, via the Monaro Highway. It is also on the Snowy Mountains Highway, connecting Bega, New South Wales, Bega with the Riverina. ...

was purchased from Evans Family. In July 2017, Cavanagh Bus Group Kempsey was purchased from the Cavanagh's. In February 2021, Latrobe Valley Buslines were purchased. In June 2021, Symes Coaches of

Inverell Inverell is a large town in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Macintyre River, close to the Queensland border. It is also the centre of Inverell Shire. Inverell is located on the Gwydir Highway on the western slopes of the ...

was purchased. In September 2021, Inverell Bus Service was purchased. In September 2021, Moons Buslines was purchased. In June 2022, Experience Bus Hire & Charter was purchased. All associated trading names were removed from service. In July 2023, Berrymans Bus Service in Fish Creek was acquired and became part of Westernport Roadlines.

Fleet

As at June 2021, the Dineen Group operated 500 buses and coaches Australian Bus Fleet Lists under the following brands: Victoria and New South WalesDineen Group NSW
/ref> * Berwick Bus Lines – 61 * Martyrs Bus Lines, Warburton – 40 * Panorama Coaches, Diamond Creek -98 * Westernport Road Lines, Koo Wee Rup – 89 * Sandringham & Brighton Coaches, Moorabbin – 23 * McKenzie's Tourist Services, Healesville – 62 * Heyfield Bus Lines – 36 * Warragul Bus Lines – 88 * Cann Corowa – 28 * Snowliner Coaches – 14 * Cavanagh's Bus & Coach – 56 * Latrobe Valley Bus lines – 100 *Symes Coaches – 22 * Inverell Bus Service 20 * Total – 747

References

{{Regional Victoria public transport Bus companies of Australia