Kangaroo Bus Lines, a bus company headquartered in Burpengary, has been appointed Official Transport Partner for the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Finals 2027.
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Softball Australia and the tournament’s Organising Committee announced the partnership in May 2026, with the event set to take place in Redcliffe from 5 to 11 April 2027.
Under the agreement, KBL will manage transport operations for athletes and officials throughout the tournament, with a focus on delivering safe, reliable and punctual service across every trip.
A Local Business on the World Stage
It has taken more than 47 years of showing up for southeast Queensland communities to get here, but Kangaroo Bus Lines has earned its place on a genuinely global stage. Softball Australia cited the company’s local knowledge and strong community roots as central to the decision to bring them on as a partner.
Softball Australia CEO Sarah Loh was unambiguous about what the appointment represents. Writing on Instagram, she said she was “delighted” to confirm the partnership, calling KBL “a proud, family-owned business with deep roots in the region.” In her view, the company’s team will “play a critical role in ensuring athletes and officials from the world’s top eight softball nations experience Australia at its very best, with every journey safe, reliable, and seamless.”
The ripple effects, Ms Loh suggested, stretch well beyond the final whistle. Each bus on the road, she wrote, “represents local expert drivers, local businesses showcased to an international audience, and local pride on display to the world.”
KBL CEO Darren Webster echoed that sense of pride. Mr Webster said that while KBL has long focused on serving its local communities, being chosen to support elite international sporting teams is a genuine honour, and one that speaks to the standards his staff work hard to uphold every day.
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The tournament itself carries stakes that go beyond a world title. The Finals will double as the first Olympic qualification event for softball ahead of the LA28 Games in Los Angeles, with one Olympic berth available to the highest-ranked nation at the Finals, excluding the USA as the Games’ host country.
For a Burpengary business that has spent close to five decades keeping this corner of Queensland connected, it is a moment that is hard to overstate.
Featured image credit: softball.org.au
Published 22-May-2026
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