Meet Scott (the other Scott). He’s been driving our buses here at Young’s Bus Service since 2015, transporting school students all over the Capricorn Coast.
Prior to starting with Young’s, Scott spent 10 years driving buses in the Northern Territory in places such as Alice Springs. He drove on charters, transfers and school bus services. He was a popular driver among the locals.
“I cant remember exactly when but around the year 2008, one of the school kids setup a Facebook fan page called “Scott the bus driver. I had about 200 likes. That must mean I’m cool yeah?”
Before moving to the Capricorn Coast in 2015, Scott lived in Alice Springs for 35 years, spending most of his life there growing up.
“My parents moved there for work back in 1981. They raised and schooled me there until I completed school. I got a job…actually I got alot of jobs after that. I eventually left town and moved to NSW. It’s very cold in NSW and I think back then NSW were winning the State of Origin. {laughs} I worked in manufacturing and assembly. I was lucky to also have my family move with me. After a few years, I moved back to the Alice. Got a few more jobs like being a trolley boy, packing shelves in supermarkets, I was a store man, even got a forklift license and medium ridge license which gave me a few more opportunities.”
After all these jobs, Scott decided he needed a career, not a job and he wanted to try something different. In his younger years Scott spent a lot of time travelling on buses and coaches so he thought that might be a good place to start.
“I always watched the driver of the bus and I was really interested. I guess that’s where the inspiration came from. I also enjoy the company of school kids. They are fun. It’s great to be interactive with them. We have a lot of fun cracking jokes and sharing the odd yarn but at the end of the day they know what I expect from them. They know the rules and this is why we get on. I respect the kids and they respect me. We have a relationship of mutual respect. In the end, they’re just little human beings.”
