What is the Seniors Card?
Who can apply?
How do I apply?
How can I recognise business providers supporting the Seniors Card?
What if I lose my card?
Contacting the Seniors Card Program in Tasmania
How do businesses register to offer discounts to seniors?
What is the Seniors Card?
The Tasmanian Government provides a card giving business and Government savings to seniors - the Seniors Card.
Seniors Card Directory of Savings
Almost 600 businesses and services support the Seniors Card Program, offering a diverse range of savings on products and services to Senior Card holders throughout Tasmania. The Seniors Card brings savings to seniors on many types of products and services, including accommodation, automotive supplies and services, building and renovation supplies, clothes and accessories, health care, dry cleaning and laundry services, dining out, energy/electricity, fitness centres and pools, food and beverages, funeral services, furniture, garden and nurseries, gift lines, hairdressing and beauty, home decorating and furnishings, jewellery, watches and clocks, pharmaceutical items, real estate, tourist attractions in Tasmania and transport.
The full listing of businesses taking part in the program is available in the current Seniors Card Directory of Savings 
(PDF, 2.4MB).
Please note that the Directory is a large file size document to download if you are not on broadband. You can contact the Seniors Bureau to be mailed a printed copy.
Who can apply?
The Seniors Card is provided free to:
- all Tasmanian residents,
- 60 years of age and over, and
- who are not in paid employment of more than 20 hours per week.
How do I apply
1. Fill in the application form (PDF, 72KB)
2. Have the form witnessed by one of the following:
- Customer Service Officers at Service Tasmania Shops
- Justice of the Peace
- Minister of Religion
- Commissioner for Declaration
- General Practitioner
- Member of the Police Force
- Pharmacist
- State or Federal Member of Parliament
3. Post the form to Seniors Card, GPO Box 123, Hobart Tasmania 7001.
For further information contact the Seniors Card Program at seniors@dpac.tas.gov.au or phone: 1300 135 513
Evidence of identity
To be able to have a Seniors Card you need to show three original and current documents to the witness. Take along three of the following documents to your witness to show who you are, one must include proof of age:
- Australian birth certificate or Australian Citizenship papers
- Passport
- Driver's licence or firearms licence
- Medicare card
- Credit card / debit card with your signature
- DVA or Centrelink pensioner concession card
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) - Change of name or Marriage Certificate (to prove name change)
- Bank statement (must be statement within the last six months)
- Utility account with proof of payment (must be an account from within the last six months)
Please do not send evidence of identity papers with your application.
How long do I have to wait?
Please allow at least 28 days from the date of your birthday for delivery of your Seniors Card.
Using the Seniors Card
How do I recognise business providers supporting the Seniors Card?
Participating businesses are encouraged to display the Seniors Card symbol (shown at the top of this page) prominently on their premises. Business providers choose to belong to the Program and are not reimbursed by Government.
Refer to the Seniors Card Directory of Savings (PDF, 2.4 Mb) for a list of businesses involved in the Program, and the discount offers available. Remember to read the offer carefully.
When making a purchase at one of the businesses participating in the Seniors Card Program, you will need to show your Seniors Card prior to the commencement of the sales to receive the discount or concession offered. Businesses do not have to honour discounts after the transaction has occurred.
When making a booking or appointment quote your Seniors Card number at that time. If this is not done the business is not obliged to give you a discount.
Always confirm your discount with the business before making your purchase.
Find out what the recommended retail price is before asking for a Seniors Card discount. In most situations 'specials' and 'sale' prices are excluded from further discount.
You may also be able to use your Seniors Card in other states or territories at businesses displaying the Seniors Card symbol.
What if I lose my card?
To arrange for a replacement card please contact:
Seniors Card Program
GPO Box 123
HOBART TAS 7001
Phone: 1300 13 55 13 (8 am-5.30 pm, Monday to Friday)
Email: seniors@dpac.tas.gov.au
Mail sent from the Seniors Card
A printed copy of the Seniors Card Directory of Savings (PDF, 2.4 Mb) is sent periodically to each household where there is a Seniors Card holder. New Card holders will also receive a copy of the Seniors Card Directory with their Seniors Card. The mailing of the Seniors Card Directory of Savings is supported by sponsorship arrangements and may include material promoting sponsors' products.
The current Tasmanian Seniors Card Directory of Savings is for 2007-2008. A printed copy can be obtained by contacting the Seniors Card staff.
Sponsors may also send information to you about their products or services. All these services or products are authorised by the Seniors Card Coordinator. The Seniors Card holder database is strictly controlled and your details are not provided directly to any sponsor.
Businesses wishing to be a part of the Seniors Card Program are required to fill in an application form. (PDF, 657KB).You should contact the Seniors Card staff for the latest information on the categories. Only businesses who have registered with the Seniors Card Program in Tasmania receive information about advertising in the Directory of Savings.
This a Portable Document Format (PDF) file and requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Reader is easy to download and is free of charge.
Further information
Seniors Card Program
GPO Box 123
HOBART TAS 7001
Phone: 1300 13 55 13 (8 am - 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday)
Fax: 03 6233 4164
Email: seniors@dpac.tas.gov.au.
The Directory can also be viewed online using the 
