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Consultation has concluded.

Project Update (September 2025):
Thank-you to everyone who took time to share their ideas for our Better Buses for Kingston campaign.

Your views were added to hundreds of other community members to help shape our submission to the Victorian Government calling for improved bus services in Kingston.

Our Better Buses for Kingston submission calls for targeted improvements to the municipality’s bus network to support growing population needs, reduce car dependency, and better connect key activity centres. Read the full submission 

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We are joining with our community to call for Better Buses for Kingston.

While some parts of Kingston are well-served by train lines, large sections of Kingston rely on buses as the only form of accessible public transport.

There are currently a number of problems with bus services in Kingston including:

  • Gaps in the service area
  • Poor frequency of service, particularly on weekends
  • Poor infrastructure
  • Overcrowding on popular routes
  • Lack of connection to trains.

Kingston plans to lodge a submission with the Victorian Government in September 2025 presenting key priorities for service improvements.

Based on community feedback, benchmarking and data analysis, we have identified some key issues - but we are keen to check in with the community.

Do you agree with the identified priorities?

Are there other ideas for improvement you'd like to suggest?

Key priority: 

Route 828: Hampton to Berwick
(via Southland – Cheltenham – DFO – Dingley Village)
- Seeking increased frequency to every 20 minutes, 7-days a week (8am – 8pm)
- Investigating upgrades to bus stop infrastructure along the route, including shelters, seats and real-time passenger information.

Major priorities:

Route 708: Carrum to Hampton
(via Southland – Mentone – Mordialloc – Aspendale Gardens – Chelsea Heights – Carrum)
- Seeking increased frequency to every 30 minutes, 7 days a week (8am – 8pm)
- Investigation into incorporating Aspendale Gardens Shopping Centre into the route.

Route 903: Altona to Mordialloc
(via Oakleigh South – Heatherton – Mentone – Mordialloc)
- Seeking increased frequency to every 10 minutes on weekdays (7am-9pm) and every 15 minutes on weekends (8am-8pm), between Mentone and Box Hill.

Longer-Term Priorities:

  • Bay Road Corridor: Sandringham to Southland
  • Nepean Highway Corridor: Southland to Elsternwick (via Moorabbin)
  • Boundary/Clayton Road Corridor: Mordialloc to Monash (via Clarinda and Clayton)


Have your say to help deliver Better Buses for Kingston by: 

1. Completing the short survey below

2. Adding your ideas for bus service improvements on the map below. (Best viewed using Chrome browser)

Project Update (September 2025):
Thank-you to everyone who took time to share their ideas for our Better Buses for Kingston campaign.

Your views were added to hundreds of other community members to help shape our submission to the Victorian Government calling for improved bus services in Kingston.

Our Better Buses for Kingston submission calls for targeted improvements to the municipality’s bus network to support growing population needs, reduce car dependency, and better connect key activity centres. Read the full submission 

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We are joining with our community to call for Better Buses for Kingston.

While some parts of Kingston are well-served by train lines, large sections of Kingston rely on buses as the only form of accessible public transport.

There are currently a number of problems with bus services in Kingston including:

  • Gaps in the service area
  • Poor frequency of service, particularly on weekends
  • Poor infrastructure
  • Overcrowding on popular routes
  • Lack of connection to trains.

Kingston plans to lodge a submission with the Victorian Government in September 2025 presenting key priorities for service improvements.

Based on community feedback, benchmarking and data analysis, we have identified some key issues - but we are keen to check in with the community.

Do you agree with the identified priorities?

Are there other ideas for improvement you'd like to suggest?

Key priority: 

Route 828: Hampton to Berwick
(via Southland – Cheltenham – DFO – Dingley Village)
- Seeking increased frequency to every 20 minutes, 7-days a week (8am – 8pm)
- Investigating upgrades to bus stop infrastructure along the route, including shelters, seats and real-time passenger information.

Major priorities:

Route 708: Carrum to Hampton
(via Southland – Mentone – Mordialloc – Aspendale Gardens – Chelsea Heights – Carrum)
- Seeking increased frequency to every 30 minutes, 7 days a week (8am – 8pm)
- Investigation into incorporating Aspendale Gardens Shopping Centre into the route.

Route 903: Altona to Mordialloc
(via Oakleigh South – Heatherton – Mentone – Mordialloc)
- Seeking increased frequency to every 10 minutes on weekdays (7am-9pm) and every 15 minutes on weekends (8am-8pm), between Mentone and Box Hill.

Longer-Term Priorities:

  • Bay Road Corridor: Sandringham to Southland
  • Nepean Highway Corridor: Southland to Elsternwick (via Moorabbin)
  • Boundary/Clayton Road Corridor: Mordialloc to Monash (via Clarinda and Clayton)


Have your say to help deliver Better Buses for Kingston by: 

1. Completing the short survey below

2. Adding your ideas for bus service improvements on the map below. (Best viewed using Chrome browser)