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OPERATOR<br />
NEAR OR FAR BUS AND COACH<br />
Husband and wife duo<br />
Rod and Justine Williams<br />
are doing their best to<br />
weather the current<br />
storm that has hit the<br />
bus industry so hard.<br />
Despite their four-yearold<br />
business being<br />
severely affected by the<br />
restrictions brought on<br />
by the pandemic, they<br />
remain upbeat and<br />
are using the time to<br />
refurbish their fleet.<br />
Rod Williams is clearly passionate<br />
about his business and feels<br />
positive about serving the local<br />
community.<br />
A former school teacher, Rod<br />
starting driving school excursions and local<br />
scout trips while still pursuing his teaching<br />
career in the mid-1990s.<br />
When he decided to move on from teaching<br />
he knew he could fall back on his driving skills,<br />
as he had driven with a lot of other companies<br />
in the previous 20 years.<br />
In 2017, he and his wife, Justine, set up<br />
Near or Far Bus and Coach, and they remain<br />
steadfast in their commitment to provide a<br />
reliable and safe bus service in country New<br />
South Wales, they say.<br />
The company operates bus charter in<br />
the Blue Mountains and Western Sydney<br />
regions, including Penrith, Emu Plains,<br />
Kingswood, Windsor, Richmond, St Marys,<br />
Blacktown, Katoomba, Blackheath, Mt.<br />
Victoria, Springwood and Blaxland.<br />
Its depot and office is located in Lawson in<br />
the Blue Mountains.<br />
Right:<br />
Rod Williams credits his driver team as being a key<br />
part of the Near or Far family.<br />
NEAR,<br />
FAR, WHEREVER<br />
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<strong>ABC</strong> November 2020 busnews.com.au
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