Teachers raised ‘concerns’ about Hunter Valley bus driver after school excursion

Teachers raised ‘concerns’ about Hunter Valley bus driver after school excursion

A school on the NSW Central Coast has told police and parents that driver Brett Button left teachers “concerned” on a recent trip to Bathurst.

  • byPerry Duffin andJordan Baker

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‘We keep things close’:Hunter grieves following deadly bus crash

‘We keep things close’:Hunter grieves following deadly bus crash

Premier Chris Minns has joined a steady stream of mourners laying flowers at a makeshift memorial near the site of Sunday’s devastating bus crash.

  • byMichael McGowan
‘Heartbreaking’:Chris Minns pledges $100,000 to families of bus crash victims

‘Heartbreaking’:Chris Minns pledges $100,000 to families of bus crash victims

“When tragic events like this occur,it is the Australian way to reach out and support one another,” the NSW premier said.

  • byMichael McGowan andOlivia Ireland
As it happened:Driver Brett Button told passengers to ‘fasten your seatbelts’ moments before crash,court hears;NSW Police continue to identify victims

As it happened:Driver Brett Button told passengers to ‘fasten your seatbelts’ moments before crash,court hears;NSW Police continue to identify victims

The wedding bus driver who crashed in the Hunter Valley,killing 10 passengers and injuring dozens more,faced court this morning after being charged with a string of serious offences.

  • byOlivia Ireland,Georgina Mitchell,Catherine Naylor andAnthony Segaert
‘Fasten your seatbelts’:Driver’s chilling words moments before Hunter Valley bus tragedy

‘Fasten your seatbelts’:Driver’s chilling words moments before Hunter Valley bus tragedy

Wedding bus driver Brett Button wept when he fronted court over Sunday’s crash,as tributes flowed on social media for those killed or still unaccounted for after the disaster.

  • byPerry Duffin andMichael Koziol
Victorian woman among those killed in horror bus crash
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Victorian woman among those killed in horror bus crash

A young Melbourne woman with the world at her feet is one of 10 passengers killed in the devastating bus crash in the NSW Hunter region.

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Country mourns ‘best of the best’ lost in Hunter bus tragedy

Country mourns ‘best of the best’ lost in Hunter bus tragedy

Heartfelt tributes flooded social media on Tuesday for the 10 victims of Sunday’s bus disaster. They include a doctor,a football-mad mother and daughter,a bowel cancer survivor and a champion surf-lifesaver.

  • bySarah McPhee andAngus Thomson
‘Wonderful’ Melbourne woman unaccounted for in the Hunter crash

‘Wonderful’ Melbourne woman unaccounted for in the Hunter crash

Darcy Bulman,30,is being remembered as a bright and happy young professional after Sunday’s horror bus crash in the Hunter Valley.

  • byNajma Sambul andAshleigh McMillan
Ten wedding bus passengers unaccounted for after Hunter Valley horror

Ten wedding bus passengers unaccounted for after Hunter Valley horror

Football and surf life-saving clubs have shared tributes to some of those who remain unaccounted for after the Greta crash,as police continue the disaster victim identification process.

  • byOlivia Ireland,Sarah McPhee,Ashleigh McMillan andAngus Thomson
‘Multiple passengers,up to 40’:Inside the emergency response to Hunter Valley bus crash

‘Multiple passengers,up to 40’:Inside the emergency response to Hunter Valley bus crash

Sunday was a quiet day for emergency services in the Hunter Valley. Just before midnight,it became a shift they will never forget.

  • byJordan Baker
We gave this road safety expert a gong,but didn’t implement his advice

We gave this road safety expert a gong,but didn’t implement his advice

Road safety expert Raphael Grzebieta outlines four reforms he says could save lives and prevent injuries on our roads.

  • byJulie Power