In 1995, Harry Blundred, the proprietor of
Thames Transit in the United Kingdom, was awarded the operating rights to route services in the
Sunshine Coast region, taking over the services around
Caloundra and
Maroochydore that had been provided by Sunshine Coast Coaches. In 1996, Tewantin Bus Service was purchased with the services between Maroochydore and
Noosa. As part of the deal, Sunbus was also responsible for the operation of school bus services in the region, however these were sold in 1997 to fellow British bus operator
Stagecoach. In April 2008, Blundred sold Sunbus Sunshine Coast along with the other
Sunbus operations to
Transit Australia Group. In April 2019, Transit Australia Group was purchased by AATS Group, parent company of
Skybus and majority owned by
OPTrust. In August 2019, AATS Group was rebranded
Kinetic. In 2022, the Sunbus brand was retired in favour of Kinetic. ==Services==