Dunns Bus Service, the Kadina business has been in operation for over 55 years, the Dunn family purchased it in 1976. For many years a major part of the business was school buses and organised coach tours to all parts of Australia. In the late 80's and early 90's part of the business was operating a general freight service to Birdsville in Outback QLD. As a result of that experience it was decided
to concentrate on outback SA, QLD, NSW & NT organised coach package tours. This has now become a large part of the business travelling in air-conditioned comfort experiencing the privations and beauty of the outback and meeting the characters of the Australian Bush. Peter & Shirley Dunn of the parent company Dunns Bus Service in Kadina, decided in 1998 to expand their already successful School Bus & Charter & Tour Coach company to incorporate the entire travel market and purchase Dependable Travel Service. Dependable Travel is no longer operating because of changes within the Travel Industry that made it extremely hard to continue in that field. All buses & coaches are air conditioned, cloth seated and most are fully seat belted. We have various size coaches,( 57 seater and 45 seater) available for charter
Our Midi and Mini Charter Buses with 11 and 21 seater buses available for charter or self drive in some cases. Peter Dunn - Managing Director
Manager, mechanic, heavy vehicle driving instructor, School bus & Long distance Coach driver, Outback Heavy vehicle freight operator. Peter has had over 40 years experience in heavy vehicle driving, tour organising and business management. Peter has had many years experience in the Australian Outback. Peter Dunn has also been very active in the Bus & Coach Association (SA), having been a board member for more than 30 years, president for 8 years, and SA Councillor on the National Bus Industry Confederation for around 12 years. Peter did sit for many years on other commitments and government committees within the industry. Shirley Dunn - Partner
Manager, trained nursing sister, fleet controller, domicillary care supervisor, Bus & Coach driver. Shirley has had a career in Nursing and Domiciliary care administration. She is the business partner with the responsibility for overseeing quality and cleanliness control. Her nursing experience has been invaluable when on Outback tours with elderly clients. Kadina Staff
Jim Brookshaw- Fleet & Bus & Coach technician
Jim is in charge of our fleet and bus & coach maintenance and is also our diesel mechanic. Jim has in excess of 25 year history in mechanics. His professional approach ensures our fleet runs in tip top order. Safety is very much part of Jim's approach to our fleet maintenance and operation. John Robinson - Bus Driver
John is a skilled school bus, tour and coach driver. John drives many of our coach, midi bus and mini bus charters. He is especially good with children and elderly citizens. John is the person responsible for all cleaning and minor maintenance of all our fleet. He is very fastidious about the fleet presentation. Tracey Avis - Office Administrator
Fleet record data processor, pay clerk, credit & account controller. Tracey is responsible for office management at the Bus & Coach depot. She is most meticulous about accuracy and ensures that accounts are paid, money received and all charter and tour enquiries are handled correctly. Our clients are her first and foremost concern. Tracey is also one of our school bus drivers, and occasional small charter bus driver.
