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{{short description|Australian bus and coach operator.}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{for|its parent company which also owned other subsidiary bus companies|Grenda Corporation}}
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|name            = Grenda's Bus Services
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|logo_size       = 200
|image           = Grenda number 837 (7691AO) Volgren Scania at Ringwood railway station, 2013.JPG
|image_size      = 250px
|image_caption   = [[Volgren]] bodied [[Scania K series#Scania K UB|Scania K230UB]] at [[Ringwood railway station, Melbourne|Ringwood]] in May 2013
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|parent          = 
|routes          = 23
|commenced       = October 1945
|ceased          = 22 January 2012
|headquarters    = [[Dandenong]]
|locale          =
|service_area    = South-Eastern [[Melbourne]]
|service_type    = Bus & coach operator
|hubs            = [[Chadstone Shopping Centre]]<br>[[Monash University]]<br>Parkmore Shopping Centre<br>Stud Park Shopping Centre<br>[[Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre]]<br>[[Westfield Southland]]<br>[[Westfield Fountain Gate]]
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|fleet           = 181 (May 2014)
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'''Grenda's Bus Services''' was a bus and coach operator in [[Melbourne]], Australia. As a [[Buses in Melbourne|Melbourne bus company]], it operated 23 [[List of bus routes in Melbourne|bus routes]] under contract to the [[Victoria State Government]]. It was purchased by [[Ventura Bus Lines]] in January 2012.

==History==
Grenda's Bus Services was founded in October 1945 when George Grenda purchased four routes from Shaves Bus Service in [[Dandenong]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130409080710/http://www.grendacorp.com.au/default/manufacturing-quality-vehicles-since-1945 Manufacturing Quality Buses Since 1978] Grenda Corporation</ref><ref>Diversify for Survival ''[[Truck & Bus Transportation]]'' March 1981 page 16</ref> After being based in Foster Street, Dandenong for 50 years, it moved to a new depot in Cheltenham Road in 2008.<ref>Grenda's to relocate to new $14m Head Office and Bus Depot in Dandenong ''[[Australian Bus Panorama]]'' issue 22/3 November 2006 page 17</ref> In January 2012, it was included in the sale of parent company [[Grenda Corporation]] to [[Ventura Bus Lines]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200305070918/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1111/ventura-buys-grenda-transit-volgren-to-sell-separately Ventura buys Grenda Transit – Volgren to send separately] ''[[Australasian Bus & Coach]]'' 21 November 2011</ref><ref>Ventura buys Grenda ''[[Australian Bus]]'' issue 49 January 2012 page 5</ref><ref>Ventura takes over Grenda's bus operations ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 27/4 January 2012 page 7</ref>

==Fleet==
As at May 2014 the fleet consisted of 181 buses and coaches.<ref>[http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/gre.php?search=GRE&depotreq=GR Grenda Corporation Grenda Bus Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917053158/http://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/gre.php?search=GRE&depotreq=GR |date=17 September 2013 }} Australian Bus Fleet Lists</ref> Grenda's Bus Services had a livery of cream with red stripes. It later adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of Grenda Corporation.

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Bus companies of Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Bus transport in Melbourne]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 1945]]
[[Category:Transport companies disestablished in 2012]]
[[Category:Australian companies disestablished in 2012]]
[[Category:Australian companies established in 1945]]