Inclusive mobility · Driver & rider owned
Rideshare that belongs to the people in the car.
Bunji Ride is a ride co-operative for Melbourne’s west — built first for accessible, reliable transport. Drivers keep their full fare. Riders get a real say. Profit stays in the community.
Bunji means ‘mate’ in Warlpiri. We’re building transport that treats everyone like one.
You’re not the product — you’re an owner. Every driver and rider can become a shareholder with a vote on pricing, policy and direction.
Proven by our team’s not-for-profit service, WYNBUS
The problem
The big apps take a cut of every ride — and a toll on every community.
Drivers get squeezed
- Commissions of up to ~40% on every fare
- Low, unpredictable pay and no real protections
- Work and earnings dictated by an algorithm they can’t see
Riders get overlooked
- Fares with no transparency on how they’re set
- Last-minute cancellations that leave people stranded
- Little care or support for those who need it most
How Bunji works
One fair platform, owned by its members.
Book a ride the way that suits you, get matched with a local driver, and know exactly where the money goes — because it stays with the people who earned it.
Book your way
Open the Bunji app — or call the support line and a real person books it for you.
Matched locally
Bunji allocates the nearest available driver based on where you are.
Ride with care
A driver who accepts, shows up, and treats you like a mate — reliably.
Driver keeps the fare
The driver receives 100% of the fare and pays only a small subscription. No commission.
Full fare to the driver. A real say for riders. Profit that stays local.
Why a co-op
Owned by the people who use it.
Bunji isn’t a platform that extracts from a community — it’s infrastructure that belongs to one. Six commitments hold us to it.
Owned together
Drivers and riders can be shareholders, with a vote on pricing, policy and direction.
Zero commission
A small subscription keeps the lights on — never a cut of your fare.
Built for access
Designed first around disability and aged transport, not bolted on later.
A diversity employer
Prioritising women with disability, First Nations & CALD communities, single parents and refugees.
Reliable technology
Built with proven, ethical technology partners — world-class and dependable.
Real human support
Assisted booking for anyone who finds apps hard. Help from a person, not a bot.
Proof, not theory
This model already works.
The fair-ride model is proven overseas — and our founding team has already delivered it on the ground here in Victoria.
Proven at scale in India
- Namma Yatri — a driver-owned, zero-commission platform now serving tens of millions of trips.
- The giants followed. Uber dropped to a zero-commission subscription model for auto-rickshaws to compete.
- Purple Rides launched accessible journeys for disabled passengers in 2023.
Delivered here, by us
- Founding team behind WYNBUS — Victoria’s first not-for-profit, on-demand community minibus.
- GovHack award winner, featured on Channel 9 and the Herald Sun.
- Official Metro Trains shuttle partner, and recognised in the Victorian Parliament.
Find your ride
Three ways to be part of it.
For riders
Get where you need to go with dignity, reliability and a fair price — with help from a real person whenever you want it.
Join the rider waitlistFor drivers
Keep what you earn. Pay a small flat subscription instead of handing over a commission on every single fare — and own a share of the platform you drive for.
Register to driveFor partners & investors
Back mobility that pays the community back. Partner through social procurement, or invest for measurable impact and a scalable, mission-locked platform.
Start a conversationWe don’t need to beat the giants. We need a fair share of an underserved, high-need market — built one good ride at a time, then extended outward.
The journey
From pilot to launch in Wyndham.
A clear, staged path — partnerships first, then a real-world pilot, then a full launch in Melbourne’s west.
Finalise partnerships, secure permits and licences, and begin building the platform.
Test & deploy, run pre-launch campaigns, and go live with the pilot.Pilot launch
Formal launch in Wyndham, supported by post-launch growth campaigns.Formal launch
Add new services and extend the model into new suburbs and regions.
Working with
Backed by the right people.
Get early access
Be part of a fairer ride.
Tell us who you are and we’ll be in touch as Bunji Ride rolls out across Melbourne’s west.