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ISSUE 396 AUGUST 2020<br />
08<br />
36<br />
in the know<br />
6. editorial | ignition<br />
Border closures, lockdowns and<br />
conspiracy theories – not just<br />
shock terms any more. Now<br />
they’re ‘everday real’.<br />
8. news | the front line<br />
We’ve gathered up all the key,<br />
hardhitting Australasian and<br />
international bus and coach<br />
news for you, to keep you in<br />
the loop.<br />
20. column | BIC<br />
Our industry is part of Australia’s<br />
economic recovery story, says<br />
Michael Apps.<br />
In focus<br />
26. In focus | bus 80<br />
BRISBANE HERITAGE ‘BUS<br />
80’ LANDS AT MUSEUM<br />
Following its long-awaited<br />
refurbishment, iconic heritage<br />
‘Bus 80’ is now on display<br />
undercover for the first time in<br />
its 72-year life, project organisers<br />
have announced.<br />
28. In focus | custom expands<br />
CUSTOM BUS PREMISES<br />
EXPANDS<br />
A new facility offering increased<br />
floorspace for key upgraded busmaking<br />
machinery at its western<br />
Sydney premises is allowing<br />
Custom Bus Group to better<br />
accommodate production<br />
demand for its latest bus<br />
models. We take a look.<br />
30. coverstory | volgrenmarcopolo<br />
LONG DISTANCE<br />
RELATIONSHIP<br />
Nearly 10 years since Marcopolo<br />
purchased local bus-body<br />
4<br />
<strong>ABC</strong> August 2020 busnews.com.au
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