I am advised
(1) As of 7 July 2023, the total number of Regional Seniors Travel Cards issued per Local Government Area over the 4-year trial, was 1,386,911.
(2) The total number of Regional Seniors Travel Cards issued between 1 January 2023 and 7 July 2023 was 333,731.
(3) Between 1 January 2023 and 7 July 2023, Regional Seniors Travel Cards were issued to eligible seniors in the following Local Government Areas:
LGA | Number of Applications |
Eligible non LGA defined | 56 |
Albury (City) | 5733 |
Armidale Regional (Area) | 2415 |
Ballina (A) | 6664 |
Balranald (A) | 125 |
Bathurst Regional (A) | 4125 |
Bega Valley (A) | 5041 |
Bellingen (A) | 1580 |
Berrigan (A) | 1418 |
Bland (A) | 655 |
Blayney (A) | 682 |
Bogan (A) | 268 |
Bourke (A) | 113 |
Brewarrina (A) | 48 |
Broken Hill (C) | 2157 |
Byron (A) | 2131 |
Cabonne (A) | 1334 |
Carrathool (A) | 138 |
Central Coast (C) (NSW) | 41122 |
Central Darling (A) | 114 |
Cessnock (C) | 6121 |
Clarence Valley (A) | 9221 |
Cobar (A) | 275 |
Coffs Harbour (C) | 10153 |
Coolamon (A) | 535 |
Coonamble (A) | 286 |
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional (A) | 1904 |
Cowra (A) | 1775 |
Dubbo Regional (A) | 4915 |
Dungog (A) | 938 |
Edward River (A) | 71 |
Eurobodalla (A) | 6854 |
Federation (A) | 1952 |
Forbes (A) | 1206 |
Gilgandra (A) | 481 |
Glen Innes Severn (A) | 1439 |
Goulburn Mulwaree (A) | 3203 |
Greater Hume Shire (A) | 1034 |
Griffith (C) | 1975 |
Gunnedah (A) | 1142 |
Gwydir (A) | 749 |
Hay (A) | 336 |
Hilltops (A) | 2185 |
Inverell (A) | 2240 |
Junee (A) | 490 |
Kempsey (A) | 4753 |
Kiama (A) | 3027 |
Kyogle (A) | 1026 |
Lachlan (A) | 455 |
Lake Macquarie (C) | 26205 |
Leeton (A) | 1065 |
Lismore (C) | 4570 |
Lithgow (C) | 2856 |
Liverpool Plains (A) | 940 |
Lockhart (A) | 299 |
Maitland (C) | 8368 |
Mid-Coast (A) | 18929 |
Mid-Western Regional (A) | 2525 |
Moree Plains (A) | 823 |
Murray River (A) | 2622 |
Murrumbidgee (A) | 282 |
Muswellbrook (A) | 1451 |
Nambucca (A) | 3604 |
Narrabri (A) | 1136 |
Narrandera (A) | 690 |
Narromine (A) | 746 |
Oberon (A) | 487 |
Orange (C) | 3762 |
Parkes (A) | 1545 |
Port Macquarie-Hastings (A) | 15307 |
Port Stephens (A) | 11871 |
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A) | 2740 |
Richmond Valley (A) | 3583 |
Shellharbour (C) | 8075 |
Shoalhaven (C) | 16350 |
Singleton (A) | 1810 |
Snowy Monaro Regional (A) | 1717 |
Snowy Valleys (A) | 1742 |
Tamworth Regional (A) | 6971 |
Temora (A) | 770 |
Tenterfield (A) | 1072 |
Tweed (A) | 14377 |
Unincorporated NSW | 15 |
Upper Hunter Shire (A) | 1451 |
Upper Lachlan Shire (A) | 678 |
Uralla (A) | 580 |
Wagga Wagga (C) | 5435 |
Walcha (A) | 384 |
Walgett (A) | 570 |
Warren (A) | 245 |
Warrumbungle Shire (A) | 1069 |
Weddin (A) | 488 |
Wentworth (A) | 541 |
Wingecarribee (A) | 5395 |
Yass Valley (A) | 930 |
Total | 333,731 |
(4) The total spent on taxis, NSW TrainLink services and Opal, service stations and community transport over the 4-year trial period was more than $302 million.
