Queensland Bus Driver of the Year Awards

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Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for your favourite bus drivers in the 2024 Queensland Bus Driver of the Year Awards.

These awards are an opportunity to recognise, celebrate and honour the exceptional service bus drivers provide to the broader community.

It was incredible to see so many of you getting behind this initiative to acknowledge and thank our frontline workers.

One winner in each category will be awarded at the QBIC annual conference on Saturday 12 April 2025.

The winning bus drivers will be announced on Facebook and Instagram from Monday 14 April 2025.

Meet the finalists

South East Queensland Bus Driver of the Year

  • Jeff Burgess - Kinetic
    (Gold Coast)
  • Hyuk Kim - Transport for Brisbane (Brisbane)
  • Isapela (Bella) Tuimavave Leaupepe - Hornibrook Bus Lines (Clontarf)

Regional Bus Driver of the Year

  • David Bussey - Whitsunday Transit (Airlie Beach)
  • Sam Davison - Bus Queensland (Toowoomba)
  • Trevor Howard - Polleys Coaches (Gympie)

School Bus Driver of the Year

  • Quentin Bennett - CDC Queensland (Sunshine Coast)
  • Allan Downs - Bus Queensland (Toowoomba)
  • Allan Humphrey - Bus Queensland (Toowoomba)

Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted in this year's awards.

Meet the finalists
Number '1 for the first campaign phase 'Nominations open '. Faded yellow circle indicates this not the current phase, with navy dashed inner circle representing a ring road, a bus icon sits on the road at the 3 o'clock position.

Nominations open

Tell us your story about your favourite driver. Don't forget to include when and where you travelled.

11 November to 2 December 2024

Number '2 for the second campaign phase 'Finalists selected'. Faded yellow circle indicates this is not a current phase, started, with navy dashed inner circle representing a ring road, a bus icon sits on the road at the 6 o'clock position.

Finalists selected

Our judging panel will review all the nominations and select three finalists from each category.

18 December 2024

Number '3 for the third campaign phase 'Voting open'. Faded yellow circle indicates this is not the current phase, with navy dashed inner circle representing a ring road, a bus icon sits on the road at the 9 o'clock position.

Voting open

Vote for your favourite bus driver in each of the three categories. The drivers with the greatest number of votes in each category will be awarded the Queensland Bus Driver of the Year.

3 March to 28 March 2025

Number '4 for the final campaign phase 'Winners awarded'. Solid yellow circle indicates this is the current phase, with navy dashed inner circle representing a ring road, a bus icon sits on the road at the 12 o'clock position.

Winners awarded

The winners in each category will be announced in April 2025 at the QBIC annual conference.

12 April 2025

The Queensland Bus Driver of the Year Awards

The 2024 Queensland Bus Driver of the Year Awards recognise and celebrate remarkable individuals who go the extra mile, every day.

Bus drivers play an important role in keeping our communities moving. They get us to work and home, connect us socially, help our kids travel safely to school, and enable us to enjoy major events.