Service contract areas and routes

Under Section 42 of the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994, the department may declare a service contract will be required to provide a public passenger service of a specified kind for a specified area or route. Under section 42B of the Act, the department may amend a service contract area or route the subject of an existing declaration.

Road-based general route services 

Amendment of Brisbane Service Contract Area/Routes

View the notice of amendment of the Brisbane Service Contract Area/Routes. This amendment takes effect from 1 January 2023. 

View the notice of amendment of the Cleveland/Redland Bay Service Contract Area/Routes. This amendment takes effect from 1 May 2023.

View the notice of amendment of the Burbank/Mackenzie Service Contract Area/Routes. This amendment takes effect from 1 May 2023.

View the notice of amendment of the Sunshine Coast Service Contract Area/Routes. This amendment takes effect from 8 May 2023.

View the notice of amendment of the Townsville Service Contract Area/Routes. This amendment takes effect from 29 May 2023.

View the notice of amendment of the Bushland Beach - Townsville Service Contract Area/Routes. This amendment takes effect from 29 May 2023.

Service contract areas and routes current maps

The following listed maps show the areas and routes for which a service contract is required to provide road-based general route services.

Contact us for more information.

Declared service contract area maps

• Arana Hills, Albany Creek and Dayboro-Petrie
• Bowen
• Bribie Island and Bribie Island–Caboolture
• Brisbane
• Brisbane Airport
• Bundaberg, Bundaberg–Bargara, Burnett Heads, Moore Park, Innes Park, Elliot Heads
• Burbank/Mackenzie
• Bushland Beach–Townsville
• Caboolture
• Cairns
• Camira/Springfield and Wacol Railway Station to Inala Plaza via Carole Park, Ellen Grove, Forest Lake and Doolandella
• Cleveland/Redland Bay
• Craignish/Dundowran–Hervey Bay
• Crows Nest-Toowoomba
• Dakabin/Mango Hill (North Lakes)
• Deception Bay/Narangba
• Gladstone
• Gold Coast
• Gold Coast–Coomera
• Gympie
• Hervey Bay
• Innisfail
• Ipswich/Goodna
• Logan
• Mackay
• Magnetic Island
• Maleny–Nambour
• Maryborough
• Maryborough–Hervey Bay
• North Stradbroke Island
• Ormeau–Beenleigh
• Park Ridge and Beaudesert–Brisbane
• Redcliffe, Kallangur, Petrie and Redcliffe–Brisbane
• Rockhampton
• Samford Valley–Ferny Grove
• Strathpine and Murrumba Downs
• Sunshine Coast
• Sunshine Coast No. 2
• Toowoomba
• Townsville
• Warwick
• Whitsunday
• Woodford to Caboolture
• Yarrabilba
• Yeppoon/Emu Park, Yeppoon/Emu Park–Rockhampton, Mount Morgan/Gracemere–Rockhampton

Ferry services

TMR has declared a number of ferry routes across Queensland, including:

• Victoria Point – Coochiemudlo Island Service Contract Route
• Townsville – Magnetic Island Service Contract Route
• Townsville and Palm Island Service Contract Route
• Karragarra Island, Lamb Island, Macleay Island, Russell Island and Weinman Creek Service Contract Route

For further information and maps of declared ferry service routes, contact Translink.

Amendment of Palm Island Service Contract Area/Routes

View the notice of amendment to the Palm Island Ferry Declaration route. This amendment takes effect from 9 August 2018.