Victorian Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky has not committed to financing the service long term despite receiving letters from Latrobe City mayor Lisa Price and Nationals MLA for Morwell Russell Northe requesting funding.

The Night Rider Bus trial is funded by a $20,000 grant from the Traffic Accident Commission and a $5 charge per person.

But the grant will run out on 14 June.

The Express understands council officers are in discussions with the Department of Transport about the issue and have applied to the `Linking Latrobe Steering Committee' for $10,000 of brokerage money to extend the trial until 16 August.

The Night Rider bus collects partygoers from Traralgon's entertainment precinct on Sunday mornings at 2.30am and 4.30am and transports them to drop-off points in Moe, Morwell and Churchill.

The trial was designed to get people off the streets and curb late night violence.

Traralgon police Senior Sergeant Brendan Scully said the service should continue and hoped permanent funding was made available in time for spring and the end of the football season.

Council figures reveal 389 people used the Night Rider bus between 15 March and 31 May.

Twenty-two year-old Moe resident Sheree Pretty used the bus once and said she would use it regularly if it became permanent.

``I was apprehensive at first because I thought there would be drunken idiots on the bus, but when I got on there was a strong security presence and I felt safe,'' Ms Pretty said.

``When I've been out in Traralgon I have found it very hard and expensive to get home, but this gives you a guarantee.''

Morwell resident Craig Mustoe has used the bus twice and said Traralgon's streets were safer since the trial began in March.

``People feel safer being out late and still knowing they can get home and not witness incidents or wait 20 minutes to half-an-hour for a taxi,'' Mr Mustoe said.

Mr Northe said funding for a Night Rider service should be made available to regional areas as well as the city.

``Latrobe Valley is a unique location. We have four major towns in close proximity, that's why I believe it could work in our region,'' Mr Northe said.

In a statement to The Express spokesman for Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky, Stephen Moynihan said the department did not fund ``those types of services''.

``The council has not provided a detailed proposal, containing cost, passenger numbers, operational and safety aspects of the trialled service,'' Mr Moynihan said.