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Hunter Valley bus driver appeals 32 year sentence

October 3, 2025

The driver responsible for the Hunter Valley bus tragedy, which claimed 10 lives and left 25 people injured, today appealed his 32-year jail sentence – arguing it’s too excessive.

Brett Button wasn’t in court – but some of the families of the victims, were.

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Tyson Cottrill

Tyson Cottrill is a senior reporter and newsreader for Nine NBN News, based in Newcastle. As the Chief Court Reporter, Tyson has covered some of the biggest court cases from across the Hunter and northern New South Wales. Tyson started with the Nine Network in 2007 and has worked in newsrooms in Sydney, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane. A proud Novocastrian, Tyson has spent the majority of his journalism career reporting on the stories that matter in his hometown. Tyson has a Bachelor of Communications from Charles Sturt University.

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