It's one of the busiest Bus Routes in the South-Eastern Metro, but it hasn't seen a timetable upgrade in over 30 years! Today in Parliament I asked when the much-needed timetable upgrades for the 800 bus route from Dandenong to Chadstone would occur. #Fix800Bus @MelbOnTransit

@MelbOnTransit Mere crumbs for buses in #VicBudget2024 Still 60-odd 6 day routes despite #Fix800Bus win Big change to #Yarram #Leongatha coaches to start at #Pakenham to avoid Monash Fwy in peak hour -complete rewrite of connecting #SouthGippsland timetables will be needed #VictoriaBusPlan

@JessTheReader @MelbOnTransit #Chadstone has popular Saturday night trading to 9pm every weekend Luckily most other routes were extended until 9pm about 15 years ago #Fix800Bus

Overheard on Friday arvo by group of girls alighting #800bus at bowling alley opposite #MCity 🚌🎳🏢 "This route was so much better than what #PTV app suggested last time" (presumably on a weekend when limited buses along Princes Hwy) #Fix800Bus #FixDandyBuses #VictoriaBusPlan

Arrived at the Bus stop at 11:59 It’s now 12:12 and neither of these Buses arrived Frequency on a timetable means nothing unless the Buses actually turn up We still need to #Fix800Bus

[BREAKING NEWS] WEEKEND UPGRADE FOR ROUTE 800 BUS! Funded in #VicBudget2024 Thanks to all supporters of #Fix800Bus who have worked so hard, a great day for us all. #springst

#Dandenong continues to wait for Sunday buses on #800bus & #804bus But plenty without a choice suffering the two-hourly timetables on Saturday arvo despite drab weather Both routes run same times tomorrow for King's Birthday #Fix800Bus #FixDandyBuses #VictoriaBusPlan

Typical Sunday morning on #902bus Yet #GreaterDandenong residents have to tolerate half-hourly #SmartBus on #Springvale Rd & no Sunday service at all on Routes 814 or 885 #Fix800bus #VictoriaBusPlan

Media coverage assisted the #Fix800Bus campaign get a strong profile, with bus issues reaching a broader audience. Here's some of the broadcasts or articles that mentioned the Route 800 bus.

Some good #VicBudget2024 news calls for a media release. Here's the one for #Fix800Bus . #springst

Buses as enablers of people's dreams has always been a major theme of the #Fix800Bus campaign. Especially in the City of Dandenong which markets itself as the 'City of Opportunity'.

A Bus that runs (??) from Dandenong to Chadstone, along one of the busiest roads in SE Melbourne, past Monash Uni and M-City. An atrocious Saturday service, and nothing on Sunday. In a city of 6M+ #Fix800Bus #MoreServicesPlease #MoreBusesPlease #SpringSt @Steve_Dimo #EdenFoster

Great pleasure yesterday to meet Minister Gabrielle Williams MP & Mulgrave MP Eden Foster to discuss the news from the 2024 state budget that will deliver 7 day Route 800 buses on Princes Hwy. Thanks to all who helped make the #Fix800Bus campaign such a success. #springst

@alexmakin @shintemaster Some areas have difficulty getting even minimum standards 7 day service, despite high social needs. Eg Greater Dandenong. But scope for cautious optimism here, with #Fix800Bus funded and hopefully others like 802, 804 & 814 next. https://t.co/u20V8Hv2CF #springst

2024 has been a great year for Dandenong buses. We had a major win with the upgraded 7 day Route 800 bus not only a reality but a success that's making so many peoples' lives better. Please take 2 minutes and enjoy our 2024 highlights video. #Fix800Bus #FixDandyBuses #Springst

It’s 9pm at night. These keen travellers have around a 9-10 hour wait for the next Bus #Fix800Bus

they cut sick pay guarantee so they could #Fix800Bus

[NEWS FROM #Fix800Bus ] Welcome announcement today that Route 800's 7 day service will start 'later in 2024'. Exact date & timetable to be advised. Thanks again to campaign supporters and those in govt & elsewhere who helped make it happen. #springst https://t.co/Yqe5Nqycp1

[GREAT NEWS] 7 DAY ROUTE 800 STARTS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24! Big service upgrades every day of the week with longer hours. New timetable here: https://t.co/2ynvg2pmRV #springst #Fix800Bus #FixDandyBuses

Today's Dandenong Journal report on bus Route 800 getting 7 day service. https://t.co/ZUj3Rrpany #springst #Fix800Bus #Bus800Fixed