Lucky Country began as Vi’s Travel Club when David senior an ex London Bobby decided he wanted to take people on tours around Australia. 

The first bus was  a ten seat Toyota minibus known as little Betsy formerly owned by a Local Vietnamese Church group, He resurrected ( excuse the pun!) it and painted it Bright Yellow (Little Bettsie).

They started taking small groups across NSW border  (the Murray River) to Play the pokies with meal and accomodation included. 

The  passengers were mostly retired and were picked up from home and dropped off at the end of the trip.  It was like a big family with all the Regulars.

 In 1986 they applied for a bus licence so they could operate locally.