Certainly, the bus’s demise had been a key concern for police and its resurrection, as one of many initiatives introduced to keep the city safer after dark, is welcomed.

But the corresponding decision to, at least in the short-term, back away from the pursuit of a mandatory 1.30am closure for late-trading nightspots will leave some in the community wondering how committed the police ever were to the radical plan.

Supt Gary Commins said he had been motivated to pursue reduced trading hours in response to increasingly intense episodes of late-night violence in the city.

But the Night Rider was still in service when these assaults took place, so how does its continuation alone abate such concerns?

Whether the events of the past few days were authentic or the result of some clever political manoeuvring to provide an incentive for licensees to keep funding the embattled bus service, those who frequent Albury’s entertainment hub at night are now left to consider one thing: Are we any safer?