Brisbane bus depots
Brisbane City Council’s bus depots ensure efficient operation of Council’s fleet. The bus depots provide on-site maintenance, cleaning and refuelling, scheduling and rostering and driver amenities. There are seven bus depots strategically spread across the city in:
- Virginia
- Eagle Farm
- Sherwood
- Willawong
- Toowong
- Carina
- Upper Mt Gravatt.
Five Green Star ratings
The Sherwood and Eagle Farm bus depots were awarded five Green Star ratings for their environmentally-friendly sustainable design. The green initiatives include:
- solar panels and passive solar design
- mixed mode air-conditioning
- rain water storage tanks
- bio-retention basin, and
- a design that enhances safe depot operations.
Willawong bus depot is built on a former waste disposal site. Council incorporated a number of environmental practices into the facility. These include:
- landscape and design
- stormwater harvesting
- reducing the 'heat island' effect, and
- wind channelling.
Bus depot locations
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