Moonee Valley Coaches is a school and charter bus and coach charter operator in Melbourne, Australia. The company was also a route service operator up until March 2024 it operated two route services under contract to Public Transport Victoria which were transferred to Dysons and then to Kinetic Melbourne on the 1st of July 2025.
In 1964 Ray Higginson bought a bus serving Dawson Street, Brunswick. By 1966, the business was named Moonee Valley Bus Lines, and in 1969, a partnership with Joe Bellafiori was formed.
Charter services commenced in 1968, expanding to Australia wide touring and camping tours in 1970 when the first new dedicated charter coach was bought. The early 1970s saw more expansion with the purchase of Nuline Bus Service, Caulfield. In 1985, the partnership was dissolved with Bellafiori taking Nuline Bus Service and Higginson Moonee Valley. In 1987, Cunningham Bus Lines was purchased with route 503 Essendon station to Brunswick East.[1][2]
In November 2014, a heritage museum was established within the company's Tullamarine depot.[3]
As at February 2024, the fleet consisted of 37 buses and coaches.[6] Fleet livery is white with red stripes and blue signwriting while some new route buses carry the Public Transport Victoria orange and white livery.
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