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Health

• Patient travel assistance

  

  Financial assistance is available for Tasmanians required to:

  • travel more than 75km one way to access specialist medical services or lymphoedema treatment not available locally
  • travel more than 50km one way to access the nearest renal and oncology treatment centre
    and
  • the patient is ineligible for assistance from other sources (e.g. MAIB, Workers Compensation).

  Levels of assistance are determined by the distance, the type of travel and accommodation required.

  Client contribution towards costs are reduced for holders of a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card (except for DVA Gold Card and in some cases White Card)
  • Centrelink Health Care Card.

  For more information contact the Patient Travel Coordinator:
  Phone:
  6222 8225 (Royal Hobart Hospital)
  6348 7249 (Launceston General Hospital)
  6434 6984 (North West Regional Hospital)
  Web: www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/ptas
  Email: ptas@dhhs.tas.gov.au
  

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Island transport services

• Bass Strait islands air travel concession

  

  A rebate of 50 per cent on the cost of one return trip to Northern Tasmania per financial year is available to aged residents of Bass Strait islands who have a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 5193
  Email: passenger.transport@dier.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card

• Bruny Island ferry service concession

  

  The Bruny Island Ferry Company is currently undertaking a review of their fare and fare structures.

  The review is expected to be completed by the end of July 2009 and concession details will be available from the operator.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6272 2322
  Email: enquiries@brunyislandferry.com.au
  Web: www.brunyislandferry.com.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

Metro/Merseylink Buses

• Adult bus concession

  

  A concession for bus travel is available to people who hold a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • Centrelink Health Care Card
  • Seniors Card (all states and territories)

  or are

  • aged 70 years and over
  • DVA war widows.

  For more information:

  Metro

  Phone: 13 22 01
  Web: www.metrotas.com.au

  Merseylink

  Phone: 1300 367 590
  Email: admin@merseylink.com.au
  Web: www.merseylink.com.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card; Seniors Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Seniors concession

  

  Metro: passengers can purchase all tickets from the concessions fare range.
  Merseylink: passengers can purchase the day-tripper for $2.60 (from 9am, Mon–Sat).

  These rates are available to holders of a:

  • Tasmanian Seniors Card.

  For more information:

  Metro

  Phone: 13 22 01
  Web: www.metrotas.com.au

  Merseylink

  Phone: 1300 367 590
  Email: admin@merseylink.com.au
  Web: www.merseylink.com.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Seniors Card

• Tasmanian Companion Card

  

  Cardholders are issued with a second ticket for their companion at no charge.

  For more information:

  Metro

  Phone: 13 22 01
  Web: www.metrotas.com.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Companion Card

Other bus operators

• Pensioner and unemployed concession

  

  A 50 per cent concession on the approved adult base fare is available to people who receive the:

  • Age or Widow Pension and have Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • Newstart or Youth Allowance and have a Centrelink Health Care Card.

  For more information contact your operator.

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card

• Seniors concession

  

  Concession of between 10 per cent and 20 per cent on the approved adult base fare may be provided at the discretion of individual operators to:

  • Tasmanian Seniors Card holders.

  For more information contact your operator.

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Seniors Card

Other transport

• Conveyance allowance

  

  An allowance to assist with the cost of transporting students to the nearest school or school bus service is available to students:

  • who live five kilometres or more from the nearest school or school bus stop (whichever is the closer)
  • with special needs who are unable to access public transport
  • living on Bass Strait islands and attending their closest educationally appropriate school or college on mainland Tasmania.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 5193
  Email: passenger.transport@dier.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Student travel

• Student bus fares - metropolitan areas

  

  Student fares of $1.20 (single trip) and $9.60 (10 ride ticket) apply at all times, not just for travel
  to and from school, and are available to:

  • students aged up to and including 18 years.

  For more information:

  Metro

  Phone: 13 22 01
  Web: www.metrotas.com.au

  Merseylink

  Phone: 1300 367 590
  Email: admin@merseylink.com.au
  Web: www.merseylink.com.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Student bus fares - urban fringe and rural areas

  

  Student fares of $0.60 (from 1 January to 31 December 2009) and $0.90 (from 1 January 2010) apply at all times, not just for travel to and from school, and are available to students aged up to and including 18 years who are travelling:

  • on a fare-charging service outside of urban areas.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 5193
  Email: passenger.transport@dier.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Adult student bus fares - metropolitan areas

  

  Adult student fares of $1.80 (sections single flat fare) apply at all times, not just for travel to and from school, and are available to:

  • students aged 19 years and over.

  For more information:

  Metro

  Phone: 13 22 01
  Web: www.metrotas.com.au

  Merseylink

  Phone: 1300 367 590
  Email: admin@merseylink.com.au
  Web: www.merseylink.com.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Adult student bus fares - urban fringe and rural areas

  

  A 50 per cent concession on the approved adult base fare applies at all times, not just for travel to and from school, and is available to:

  • students from the year in which they turn 19 years.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 5193
  Email: passenger.transport@dier.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Student Bus Pass - metropolitan, urban fringe and rural areas

  

  No fare is charged for travelling between home and school to:

  • students aged up to and including 18 years who have a Student Bus Pass for free travel.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 5193
  Email: passenger.transport@dier.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

TT Line

• Cabin fares on the Spirit of Tasmania

  

  Up to a 37 per cent concession on cabin* fares is available to people on a full government pension who have a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card.

  Cardholders are required to provide their pension card number and verify they receive a full government pension.

  Up to a 14 per cent concession on cabin* fares is available to people:

  • over 60 years of age (appropriate identification is required).

  *Excludes deluxe cabins.

  For more information:
  Phone: 13 20 10

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Taxis

• Transport access scheme - 50 per cent concession

  

  A 50 per cent concession on the cost of travel by non-wheelchair accessible taxi is available to people:

  • with a permanent and severe disability who have been assessed as meeting eligibility criteria for membership of the Transport Access Scheme.

  Who have a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card
  • Centrelink Health Care Card
  • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.

  A maximum subsidy of $25 per single journey applies.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 5193
  Email: passenger.transport@dier.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card; Centrelink Health Care Card; Commonwealth Seniors Health Card; Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Transport access scheme - 60 per cen concession

  

  A 60 per cent concession on the cost of travel in a wheelchair accessible taxi is available to people:

  • with a permanent and severe disability who have been assessed as meeting eligibility criteria for membership of the Transport Access Scheme, and who are totally wheelchair reliant.

  A maximum subsidy of $30 per single journey applies.

  For more information:
  Phone: 6233 5193
  Email: passenger.transport@dier.tas.gov.au
  Web: www.transport.tas.gov.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

Visually impaired bus concessions

• Metro/Merseylink

  

  Free travel is available to visually impaired people and their accompanying mobility instructor.

  For more information:

  Metro

  Phone: 13 22 01
  Web: www.metrotas.com.au

  Merseylink

  Phone: 1300 367 590
  Email: admin@merseylink.com.au
  Web: www.merseylink.com.au

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria

• Other bus operators

  

  A 50 per cent concession on the approved adult base fare is available to visually impaired people who have a:

  • Centrelink or DVA Pensioner Concession Card for Disability Support Pension (Blind).

  The concession is also available to an accompanying mobility instructor.

  For more information contact your operator.

  Eligible cards for this concession:

  Pensioner Concession Card

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