National Bus Company (Australia)

Custom Coaches bodied MAN 15.220 in the Ventura Bus Lines style livery
Slogan	We're Moving You
Parent	Ventura Bus Lines
Commenced operation	27 December 1993
Ceased operation	3 August 2013
Service area	North, North-East, Eastern Melbourne
Service type	Bus services
Routes	41
Destinations	Bulleen Kew Junction Warrandyte
Hubs	Deakin University Doncaster Park & Ride La Trobe University Northland Shopping Centre , Templestowe Village Shopping Centre Westfield Doncaster
Stations	Box Hill Canterbury Croydon Mitcham Ringwood
Depots	Fitzroy North Doncaster Croydon
Website	www.venturabus.com.au

National Bus Company was an Australian bus operator in Melbourne. Formed in December 1993 by Jim and Carol Bosnjak following the privatisation of some of the Public Transport Corporation's Melbourne bus services, it also held the pair's 57% shareholding in Sydney operator Westbus. In August 1997 it purchased Brisbane operator Bayside Buslines.

In May 1999 National Bus Company was purchased by British coach operator National Express. In September 2004 National Express sold its Melbourne operations to Ventura Bus Lines, and Brisbane operations to Connex. In August 2013 National Bus Company's Melbourne services were transferred to Transdev Melbourne.

In 1993 the Kennett State Government put the state owned Public Transport Corporation services up for privatisation. The tender was won by Jim Bosnjak and sister in law Carol, who together held 57% of the shares in Sydney operator Westbus.

National Bus Company commenced operations on 27 December 1993 with a fleet of 61 Volvo B59 and 170 MAN SL200 former Public Transport Corporation buses and two depots located at Doncaster and Fitzroy North.

National Bus Company placed an order for 157 Newnham Custom bodied Mercedes-Benz LO812 and O405 buses. The LO812s were introduced under National's plan to introduce bus services in local areas previously not serviced by bus routes, along the lines of the Nepean Nipper scheme introduced in 1993 by Westbus in Penrith, the O405s were to replace older buses inherited from the Public Transport Corporation.