Meetings
Meetings of ATA members are held at various times and locations in most capitals. They allow members to meet others who share an interest in transport matters and to catch up with the latest news. Meetings also offer the opportunity to exchange interesting timetables and documents. Friends are always welcome at ATA meetings.
Adelaide
The meetings are arranged at a convenient time and place in order to meet members’ needs. The last meeting was held at 10am on Saturday 30th August at “the coffee shop at stop 10 UP on Norwood Parade”, or in other words La Madeleine, 246 The Parade, Norwood, SA.
The meetings are arranged by the ATA member Robert Field. His email address is and he can be contact by phone on (08) 8339 2065.
Brisbane
Meetings are held at 2pm on the second Saturdays in February, May, August and November. For more details, please contact the Convenor, Richard Price, at or on 0414 811 259.
Canberra
The Canberra group is no longer meeting on a regular basis. Please contact David Cranney, by email .
Melbourne
The meetings are held on the second Saturday of March, July and November at 2.00pm at the home of ATA member David Hennell, 3/29 Croydon Rd, Surrey Hills which is a short walk from Chatham Station. David’s unit is the third one done the driveway. A presentation followed by discussion on an interesting timetable topic will be a feature of each meeting. The next meeting will be at 2.00pm on Saturday 8th November 2025.
For more details contact David on 0452 584 303.
Sydney
Meetings are held at the Sydney Bus Museum, 25 Derbyshire Road, Leichhardt, NSW. The last meeting was at 2.00pm on Saturday 26th July 2025. For details of the next meeting, contact Chris Pandilovski, , or 0423 693 718.
There is no cost for the meeting, although a gold coin donation would be appreciated which will go to the Museum to cover our usage of their kitchen and facilities.
The Museum is easily accessible from bus stops located approximately 150 metres away on Norton Street. Three Transit Systems routes serve the area:
- Bus 440 every 15 minutes from Railway Square (Central), Stand M.
- Bus 445 every 15 minutes from Petersham station stop on Trafalgar Street or Campsie station, South Parade, Stand E.
- Bus 437 every 20 minutes from Town Hall (QVB), York Street, Stand B.
The nearest bus stops are on Norton Street, opposite Pioneers Memorial Park before or after William Street (depending on direction of travel).
Leichhardt North tram stop is the closest to the Museum, with trams running every 10 minutes during the day from Dulwich Hill and from Central Grand Concourse.
Annual General Meeting
The ATA Annual General Meeting provides a great opportunity for members to meet each other over lunch and to discuss the activities of the Association with the Management Committee. The location of the AGM rotates each year around the capital cities.
2025 AGM
We had a successful Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Pyrmont Community Centre in Sydney on 25 October 2025. 17 members and visitors attended: 10 from NSW, 1 from ACT, 3 from Victoria, 2 from Queensland and 1 from New Zealand. Also 6 members attended by zoom: 3 from NSW, 2 from Victoria and 1 from ACT. With 16 members attending, plus 6 proxies, 6 on Zoom and 6 apologies, a total of 26% of ATA membership participated – very encouraging.
In the elections, all members were returned to their current positions, and we warmly welcome Leigh Zaghet from Sydney as an additional Committee member.
Arrangements
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held this year in Sydney on Saturday 25 October at 2.00pm. The venue is Room 1 at the Pyrmont Community Centre, corner of John St and Mount St, Pyrmont, Sydney. The entrance is on Mount St. It is across the road from the Light Rail stop at John St Square. The light rail provides frequent travel from Central Station and from Dulwich Hill. Buses on route 389 run every 15 minutes from Town Hall to Harris Street which is one short block away.
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An informal lunch will be held at 12 noon at the Terminus Hotel, on the corner of Harris St and John St, about 50m away. The meeting room has been booked from 1.00pm to 4.00pm. The AGM starts at 2.00pm.
We expect that the meeting will be beamed live via Zoom. The zoom link will be sent by email to members with an email address a few days before the meeting.
A digital copy of the ATA Annual Report 2024–25 was sent by email to all members who have an email address on September 9th. A print copy was posted to those who do not have an email address. You can also, if you wish, order a free digital or print copy of the Annual Report from the September 2025 Distribution List.
Special Events
2023 marked the 40th anniversary of the founding of ATA.
Special events were organised to mark this milestone. A Celebration Dinner was held in conjunction with the AGM on 21 October 2023. Special historical articles were included in The Times during 2023.
