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OpinionThe Coast needs a real night bus, not an

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The Coast needs a real night bus, not another working group

Three councils, two ministers and a decade of reviews. Meanwhile the last train still leaves Gosford at 11.47pm.

By Hannah Ellis · 25 June 2026

If you have ever tried to get home from a Friday night shift in Erina, you already know the problem.

A night bus is not a moonshot. Every comparable region in the country already runs one.

The state government's most recent night-network review — its third in eight years — recommends another twelve months of community consultation. Twelve months in which young workers will keep paying $60 for an Uber, or sleeping on a friend's couch.

We don't need another working group. We need a route map, a budget line and a driver roster. The rest is choreography.