Sunstar320, it looks like earlier that JQ609, the 1825 hours early evening flight from SYD to AVV that according to www.qantas.com.au departed at 1844 hours struck trouble.
Its flight path on Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker! implies that it took off at 2008 tonight and tracked to AVV but the QF website suggests that it may have gone back to SYD (after 1844) and then departed again at 2000 (or departed initially at 2000) for a 2119 hours arrival where you are at AVV.
FlightAware - Flight Tracker / Flight Status / Flight Tracking is suggesting that the northbound JQ610 has just been cancelled.
Please let us know what arrangements JQ makes (if any): hotels for out of towners (and where, and half board?) or taxi vouchers for Geelongites or Melburnians. Great information, Sunstar320 and shows your wisdom that you hung around AVV. Your hunch appears to have been right on the money. Many other travellers' drivers would not have known to do this, so they'll be getting calls left right and centre on mobiles, or texts from those that they dropped off.
The passengers would have been better off on the 1950 hours www.nswtrainlink.info XPT from Melbourne's Southern Cross to the heart of Sydney at Sydney Central: at least they'd get there and be enjoying the atmosphere of the 'big smoke' a couple of hours ahead of any JQ passengers, and with no possible 0400 or earlier wake up call.
Budget airlines have their uses but the last flights of the night to curfew-bound airports are a risk (although admittedly many nights it works OK.)
