Media Releases

MEDIA RELEASE 1 May 2026 With school returning on Monday, Metro Tasmania is reminding parents, carers and students to check their bus timetables ahead of changes starting from Sunday, 3 May 2026. The changes are the first step in the Greater Hobart Network Review and are focused on making bus timetables more reliable and better…

MEDIA RELEASE 29 March 2026 Metro Tasmania’s Metro Tas App continues to gain recognition, with a series of state, national and global awards celebrating both its customer‑focused design and the collaborative delivery of real‑time bus tracking. In June 2025, Metro and project partners, Ionata Digital, Loop Foundry, the Tasmanian Department of State Growth and Mattersoft…

MEDIA RELEASE 29 December 2026 Metro Tasmania and the Motor Accident Insurance Board (MAIB) are making it easier for Tasmanians to celebrate safely this New Year’s Eve, with MAIB Nightrider bus services operating across Hobart, Launceston and Burnie. Sponsored by the MAIB, the Nightrider will run as additional services from 7.00pm on Tuesday 31 December,…

MEDIA RELEASE19 December 2025 Metro Tasmania will once again offer free bus travel across Hobart, Launceston and Burnie on Christmas Day, supporting Tasmanians to connect with family, friends and essential services during the holiday period. The Sunday/public holiday timetable will operate on Thursday 25 December, with all Metro services fare-free for the entire day. Acting…

Media Release Metro Tasmania’s Christmas Bus is spreading festive cheer across the state this year, operating across Metro’s networks. Designed by Tasmanian illustrator Bec Adamczewski (Becski Design), the Christmas Bus is all about joy, connection and a celebration of Tasmanian communities. As part of the Christmas Bus promotion, Metro has launched its Colour My Christmas…

Media Release Metro Tasmania is partnering with Foodbank Tasmania to support families and individuals doing it tough during the summer holiday season. The partnership encourages both Metro employees and the wider community to donate non-perishable food items and essential goods to Tasmanians experiencing hardship. From Monday 24 November until Friday 12 December, donation boxes will…

Media Release 7 November 2025 Metro Tasmania (Metro) has welcomed the Tasmanian Government’s additional investment in the company’s modernisation journey to deliver safer, more reliable, customer-focused public transport services as a part of the Interim Budget handed down yesterday . In particular, the $1.6 million to upgrade Metro’s CCTV technology will significantly assist in enhanced…

31 October 2025 Metro Tasmania has released its 2024–25 Annual Report, highlighting significant progress in delivering more reliable, modern and sustainable public transport services for Tasmanians. As the state’s largest Tasmanian-owned passenger transport operator, Metro connects communities across Hobart, Launceston and Burnie — completing more than nine million service kilometres and providing around seven million…

Media Release 8 August 2025 Metro’s Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) trial continues to provide valuable data for Metro’s ongoing modernisation journey and the future of zero emission public transport in Tasmania. An update about the trial, which involves three Hydrogen Electric Buses (HEB) operating across various routes in Hobart, was provided to stakeholders in Hobart…

Media Release 12 February 2025 Real-time tracking of all Metro general access services across its Hobart, Launceston and Burnie networks is now available via the Metro Tas App. Metro CEO Katie Cooper said she was delighted that real-time tracking was now an easy and accessible reality for Metro customers. “Via the app, we will provide…