Go West Tours

23/05/2023

Check out Go West's latest Karijini National Park video, showing some of the tours you can go on to see these spectacular gorges!
s://youtu.be/DtZlZe53-00

Experience the spectacular Karijini National Park with Go West Tours. Visit our website for more details and to book: www.gowesttours.com.au

26/03/2023

In early February, Bus & Coach International (BCI) started delivering the first private commercia...

03/03/2023

Welcome to Derek Painter and Michelle Penman who have recently started at the Karratha Depot.

22/12/2022

Go West has a new Operations team in Newman.

14/12/2022

Go West is once again servicing the Port Hedland region, operating daily services for BHP staff between the accommodation camp and site and to and from the airport.

05/12/2022

Congratulations to Ronnie Sierra who has just notched up 10 years as a mechanic and air conditioner technician at the Karratha Depot.

14/11/2022

It’s always great to get feedback on our services and well done to Debbie Thorpe who did a great job when she drove the bus to the Eagles game during the season.

04/11/2022

Congratulations to Peter Evans on an outstanding 20 years with Go West Tours.

09/09/2022

Today is R U OK? Day.

08/09/2022

Thursday 8 September is R U OK? Day – and a reminder we need to stay connected and make asking ‘are you OK?’ a part of our everyday.

06/09/2022

Our troubles don't clock off when we clock on at work.

05/09/2022

R U OK? Day on Thursday 8 September is a reminder that a conversation could change a life.

16/07/2022

New health and safety coordinator for resources sector Kane Walker is Go West’s new Health and Safety coordinator with a special focus on working with resource industry clients. He moved from Karratha to Bunbury to take up the role which will bring together HSE requirements for resource clients an...

13/05/2022

Go West is supporting the upcoming National Road Safety Week 2022 which aims to highlight the impact of road trauma and ways to reduce it.
Every year 1200 people are killed and 44,000 seriously injured on Australian roads.
This is preventable - please choose to Drive So Others Survive!

24/03/2022

Have you every wanted to experience the spectacular Karijini National Park? Go West Tours now offers tours to see the incredible gorges with crystal clear rock pools, cascading waterfalls and amazing scenery in what is Australia’s second largest national park. There are full day gorge tours or hal...

27/01/2022

Go West is seeking expressions of interest from drivers to take our Karijini tours between April and October 2022. This is a great opportunity to explore one of Western Australia’s most iconic and stunning destinations, while getting paid! Check out our employment page for more details!

21/01/2022

Well done to Go West’s mechanical team at the BHP depot in Newman which has risen to the challenge of tackling a number of jobs during a very busy time. The crew has been put under the pump bringing shutdown buses up to minesite specifications and preparing the fleet to service BHP’s Area C, jus...

14/01/2022

When Go West invited drivers from its sister company Swan Transit to experience shutdown life in the resources sector, Deb Cinquina jumped at the chance to travel to Newman for a two week swing. For Deb working up north has been a real adventure with lots of new experiences and learnings and she was...

05/01/2022

Go West has farewelled Newman Workshop Supervisor Peter Robson who has retired after eight years with the company. Peter trained as a motor mechanic in New Zealand in 1968 and moved to Perth and then Kalgoorlie, Kambalda and Newman, before moving back to New Zealand for a brief stint and then on to....

26/11/2021

Go West has taken on four new apprentices at depots across its WA operations.

Corey Nunn has started at Go West’s BHP depot in Newman, Stephan Willamowski at the Go West depot in Newman, James Jacobs at Tom Price and Leroy Manuel at Karratha.

Stephan has been with Go West for nine years, starting as a bus driver, becoming a TA two years ago and has now started a mature apprenticeship as a heavy duty diesel mechanic.

James and Leroy are also mature aged heavy duty diesel mechanic apprentices.

The new apprentices join Ryan Babich who started his heavy duty diesel mechanic apprenticeship in 2020 at the Bunbury depot.

Photo: Corey Nunn is working at the BHP depot in Newman.

19/11/2021

Go West transported 2700 personnel over various shutdowns in August and September for BHP’s Pilbara operations. There were 30,000 people […]

12/11/2021

Teletrac Navman Australia

The innovative Teletrac Navman system which has been installed on Go West buses has recently been upgraded to include hotspot alerts. The system will now notify drivers of hazardous areas on the roads, upcoming roadworks and turnoffs. Go West installed the new system last year to ensure it continued...

29/10/2021

Congratulations to Swan Transit which worked in collaboration with Go West to win the Kalgoorlie PTA bus contract. The 10-year contract kicked off this month and includes 12 buses which carry out the town and school bus services. The local employees who worked for the previous contractor have been b...

22/10/2021

Go West welcomes Vicki Brigden as the new accounts officer. Vicki was previously the accounts officer at South West Community Care and Bunbury Cathedral Grammar and will be responsible for all accounts payable and receivable, based at the Bunbury office. Vicki grew up in Boyanup and now lives in Bun...

05/10/2021

Go West Tours has acknowledged the State Government’s directive on mandatory vaccinations for fly in-fly out workers in the resources […]

24/09/2021

Melissa Macnish is the new shutdown coordinator for BHP in Newman. She has an extensive background in transport operations, especially […]

17/09/2021

Go West has extended its operations into South Australia. Oz Minerals has signed a contract for three buses on its Carrapateena minesite, an underground copper gold mine 160km north of Port Augusta. Go West has rented two 55 seater buses and one 4WD 35 seater bus to Oz Minerals which will provide dr...

10/09/2021

The team of drivers who are responsible for the Whaleback transfers carry out up to 40 trips a week each, driving mornings and afternoons. They transport BHP employees to and from site and the airport and carry out the Whaleback Minesite Tours through the Newman Visitor Centre. Mt Whaleback is the w...