Latest News

Local Transit accepts repurposed IT items from organizations that are upgrading their IT systems. We accept PCs, laptops, tablets and business software. Local Transit donates these items to disadvantaged migrant and refugee drivers within the Local Transit driver...

Congratulations! Local Transit has been awarded the 3-year contract to provide courier services to Darebin City Council, a local government authority in the northern metropolitan area of Melbourne. Local Transit will provide courier services between the four Darebin...

Local Transit has been engaged by Intercruise since October 2023 to provide 22-seat wheelchair-accessible shuttle buses to transport cruise passengers from the cruise terminal to nearby public transport and taxi services. In the 2023-24 summer cruise season Local...

Local Transit was recently awarded a 3-year contract to provide wheelchair-accessible shuttles to Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) as replacement vehicles during track repairs and infrastructure works such as Metro Tunnel and level crossing replacement; as well as to...

Local Transit is now in Year 2 of a 5 year contract as a preferred Preferred supplier for the Victorian Government’s whole-of-government State Purchase Contract (contracted through the Department of Treasury) Under this contract, Local Transit picks up and delivers...

As part of Local Transit's commitment to Zero Emissions in the Melbourne Public Transport network,  we were part of a consortium with CDC buses in the Wyndham City Local Government Area for a Department of Transport's 3-year Zero Bus Emissions trial. Local Transit's...

Ali and two of Local Transit's drivers had the honour of attending the gala award event at Melbourne Townhall on 13 November. This year we were not the winner of the Community Category. Little Dreamers, whose mission is to improve the quality of life of young carers,...

Local Transit has been featured as a case study in the new Victoria Social Enterprise Strategy 2021- 2025, which was launched on 4 October.  The strategy can be found at...

In the first year of applying for any awards, Local Transit is awaiting the results of the finals of three awards- Victoria's Third Sector Awards, and the Australian Small Business Champions of the Year and one other - for the impacts of our work as a social enterprise.

Local Transit is proud to announce that we have been selected for the next stage of the Melbourne Awards. We have been recognised for our contribution to the transport of people with restricted mobility, and the support of disadvantaged members of the East African...