26-451: Bidwill may refer to: Places [ edit ] Bidwill, New South Wales , a suburb of Blacktown Bidwill, Queensland , a locality in Queensland, Australia People [ edit ] Bidwill (surname) See also [ edit ] Bidhawal , an Australian Aboriginal people. Bidwell (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
52-726: A bid for the Bulim Bus Package in Singapore. It was among the 10 local and foreign bus operators who had submitted a bid for the tender. The bid was ultimately unsuccessful. In 2020, Busways was successful in expanding its bus operations outside of New South Wales, when it was awarded the contract to operate the Outer South bus network in Adelaide . Busways took over the operations from SouthLink in July that year. Since 2005, Busways' services in
78-403: A community where more than 90 per cent are living on Centrelink payments. For many of its residents, what started as a short stay in public housing has turned into years and generations of unemployment and welfare reliance. It is renowned for drug use, violence, mental illness and poverty. Bidwill is primarily a residential suburb with extremely limited commercial activity. It is quite close to
104-620: A focus for all services, with trips also serving the employment centres of Eastern Creek , Huntingwood and Macquarie Park . Bus/train connections are provided at a variety of railway stations. Busways also operates services along the North-West T-way between Blacktown and Rouse Hill. In March 2007, the Parramatta - Rouse Hill section of the North-West T-way opened. Bus routes 730 (renumbered T63) and 735 (renumbered 616, now 616X) were transferred from Busways to Hillsbus while bus route 718
130-565: A period of seven years. In July 2021, Busways was announced as the new operator for Sydney Bus Region 7 in the North Shore , Northern and Western regions of Sydney. Busways commenced operating Region 7 on 9 January 2022 as part of an eight-year contract, taking over from State Transit . The Central Coast has services provided under the Outer Metropolitan Bus System Contract Region 6 . This contract with
156-544: A service from Forster to Sydney. Busways operate coach services from Newcastle to Taree under contract to NSW TrainLink . Having traditionally purchased Leyland buses, in November 1978 the first of 30 Volvo B58s were delivered. Since then, Busways have purchased buses from MAN , Mercedes-Benz , Scania and Volvo . In the 1970s the Rowe fleet livery was white with a red stripe, with an orange stripe added in 1988. Since 2010,
182-596: A tertiary or technical institution. According to the 2021 census of population, there were 4,280 people in Bidwill. Housing is very heavily dominated by public housing built throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with large numbers of freestanding fibro houses and extensive terrace-style complexes. The houses are gradually transferring to private ownership and as this continues these government-built premises are being replaced with privately built, modern homes, similar to those being built in other areas of Sydney. Most local housing
208-666: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bidwill, New South Wales Bidwill is a suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Bidwill is located 48 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Bidwill takes its name from John Carne Bidwill (1815-1853) appointed as botanist in charge at
234-580: Is owned by either the Department of Housing or Aboriginal Housing Office. Of occupied private dwellings in Bidwill, 64.6% were separate houses and 33.6% were semi-detached. For federal elections, Bidwill is in the safe Labor electoral division of Chifley . This seat is currently held by Ed Husic , of the Australian Labor Party . The seat has been held continuously by the Labor Party since it
260-568: The Blacktown area have formed part of Sydney Bus Region 1 , held in partnership with Westbus and Hawkesbury Valley Buses . Operating from a depot in Glendenning , scheduled route and school services cover an area encompassed by Seven Hills and Castle Hill in the east; Rouse Hill and Riverstone in the north; Shalvey and St Marys in the west; Minchinbury and Prospect to the south. The regional centres of Blacktown and Mount Druitt are
286-934: The Central Coast , Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales and Adelaide . It is the largest privately owned bus operator in Australia. The origins of Busways can be traced to 1942 when Dick Rowe commenced a hire car service from Rooty Hill to Plumpton . In 1946 Rowe purchased his first bus and further expansion saw a depot established in Plumpton in 1958. In 1958, in partnership with Fred Bowman, Rowe purchased Parramatta-Villawood Bus Service followed by Campbelltown Transit on 13 May 1967 in partnership with Roger Graham and Jim Newport. In 1970, Rowe had taken full ownership of Campbelltown Transit and in January 1978 sold out of Parramatta-Villawood. In 1984, Riverstone Bus Service
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#1732844119720312-518: The NSW Government covers a broad area that stretches from Patonga and Wagstaffe in the south through to Swansea and Morisset in the north; and Dooralong and Mangrove Mountain in the west to Terrigal and MacMasters Beach in the east. With depots at Kincumber and Woongarrah , the key centres served by Busways routes include Gosford, Tuggerah , Wyong, Lake Haven , Erina Fair and Woy Woy . Occasional trips also serve Charlestown in
338-518: The Sydney Metro opening, all Busways T-way services were renumbered from "T7x" to "73x", and the former Hawkesbury Valley Buses services (661-664) were renumbered to "67x" or "74x". Some services were also rerouted to stop at Tallawong station . Between 2022 and 2023, the contract for region 1 was put out to tender and was subsequently retained by Busways. The new contract commenced in December 2023 for
364-625: The Westlink M7 motorway which can provide very easy access to the Great Western Highway and the M4 Motorway , providing road access to the western sections of the city and eastward to the Sydney CBD. This suburb is linked by several private bus companies to the train stations located at Mount Druitt and St Marys . Cycleways running through Bidwill run from Poppondetta Park to Mt Druitt and
390-402: The 1980s and 1990s, but failed due to competition from larger facilities nearby. There have been ongoing attempts to reopen the shopping complex. On the day of the 2021 Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were car (either as driver or as passenger) 61.9% and public transport 5.6%. Public transport through this area is provided by Busways . By road Bidwill is adjacent to
416-530: The Botanic Gardens in 1847. Prior to settlement and colonisation of Australia , Bidwill and the surrounding area was inhabited by the Darug tribe . Bidwill was dominated by the development of public housing in the 1960s and 1970s. In recent times, Bidwill has been associated with social and economic problems. These have resulted in an increase of crime and such trouble as riots. Over the years Bidwill has become
442-733: The Campbelltown to Wollongong service of Farmborough Coaches was acquired. In November 1992 Busways took over operation of the routes of Leslies, Arndell Park following its collapse before purchasing them in May 1993. In September 2003, Busways purchased the Great Lakes and Mid North Coast services of King Brothers from its administrator. In January 2008 the school services of Yarramalong Bus Lines , Wyong were purchased followed by those of Kulnura Bus Lines in July 2009. Between 2014 and 2015, Busways attempted to venture overseas by submitting
468-584: The Lonsdale and Seaford depots. From 2005 Busways' services in the Macarthur Region formed Sydney Bus Region 15 . Operating from depots at Campbelltown and Smeaton Grange , route and school services operated as far east as Kentlyn and Wedderburn ; south to Appin and Wollongong ; west to The Oaks and Warragamba ; and north to Catherine Field and Raby . Regional and district centres such as Campbelltown, Macarthur Square , Narellan and Camden were
494-827: The M7 cycleway, which in turn connects to the cycleways on the M4 and M2 motorways. Bidwill Primary School and the Bidwill campus of Chifley College share a campus with a pre-school. Combined, these separate organisations provide care and education from pre-school (3 years) to Year 12 (17–18 years). Upon completing year 10 at the Bidwill campus, students continuing public education can either move on to Chifley College Senior Campus located in Mount Druitt, or continue their final years at Bidwill Campus. In 2021 in Bidwill 62.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.9% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 9.0% in
520-543: The focus of all routes. Busways operated the free Macarthur CBD shuttle which was terminated in August 2014. In June 2014 operation of the Sydney Bus Region 15 passed to Busabout . Rowe's Bus Service previously operated coach services with a fleet of six Dennings until the coach licences were sold to Westbus in 1986. Macarthur Coaches also operated some coaches that were sold in 1990. Until October 2011 Busways operated
546-685: The north and Spencer in the west. Between 2021 and 2023, the contract for region 6 was put out to tender and was subsequently retained by Busways. The new contract will commence on 28 July 2024 for a period of seven years. In September 2003, Busways purchased the services of King Brothers on the Mid North Coast from its administrator. Busways provides services throughout Grafton , Kempsey , Wauchope , Laurieton , Coffs Harbour , Port Macquarie , Yamba , Bulahdelah , Heatherbrae , Macksville and Raleigh . In July 2020, Busways took over Adelaide's Outer South network from SouthLink , including
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598-446: The suburbs of Mount Druitt and St Marys , which have larger shopping centres, banking facilities and railway stations. Limited commercial facilities such as supermarkets and Filling stations are available at Emerton and Plumpton rather than in Bidwill itself. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there used to be a service station on Carlisle avenue. It was located in front of where a small supermarket complex existed at Bidwill in
624-512: Was proclaimed in 1984. For NSW state elections , Bidwill is in the Electoral district of Mount Druitt . This seat is currently held by Edmond Atalla , of the Labor Party. It has been held by a Labor candidate since it was proclaimed in 1971. 33°44′22″S 150°48′46″E / 33.73934°S 150.81266°E / -33.73934; 150.81266 Busways Busways is an Australian bus company operating services in Sydney , and in
650-586: Was purchased and merged with Rowe's Bus Service. In June 1986 Higlett's Motor Coach Services, Camden was purchased and rebranded Macarthur Coaches. In 1988, Campbelltown Transit, Macarthur Coaches and Rowe's Bus Service were all rebranded as Busways. In February 1990 the Seargent's, Charmhaven business on the Central Coast was purchased followed in July 1994 by the neighbouring Peninsula Bus Lines business in Kincumber , Ourimbah and Umina . In June 1991,
676-672: Was transferred from Hillsbus to Busways. In November 2007, the Blacktown - Parklea of the North-West T-way opened. Existing Busways bus routes were amended and renumbered to become new T-way routes (T70, T71, T74 and T75) and ran mainly along the new section. In October 2013, Busways after winning the tender for Sydney Bus Region 1 , took over the operation of services in the St Marys , Penrith , Windsor and Richmond areas from Hawkesbury Valley Buses and Westbus . In May 2019, as part of
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