State/Territory

Welcome to the YOURLifeChoices State Governments page. State Governments have responsibility for Health, Education and training, housing, Seniors cards, and home and community care. Under each state or territory, you’ll find resources on all these subjects plus links to other relevant Organisations.

State/Territory Senior Card Offices

• Australian Capital Territory
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  or phone (02) 6282 3777
  
  
• New South Wales
  Application forms are available from local and state government offices including Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care Regional offices, Government Access Centres, most NSW local council offices and all NSW MP offices. You can contact Seniors Card directly by phone or visit the website to request an application form, apply online or access a complete list of stockists. Note that Australia Post does not now stock forms.
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  or phone Toll Free 1300 364 758
  
  
• Northern Territory
  The Seniors Card provides discounts from participating businesses.
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  The Northern Territory Pensioner Concession Card provides government concessions.
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  Phone (08) 8999 2638
  
  
• Queensland
  To be eligible for a Seniors Card, you must be aged 65 years and over and not working full time, or aged 60 - 64 years, not working full time and hold a Commonwealth concession card from Centrelink or the Department of Veteran Affairs. If you are not eligible for a Seniors Card and aged over 60 years, you are eligible for a Seniors Business Discount Card.
  Apply online or phone 13 13 04 for an application form. Application forms are also available from all QGAP offices in rural and remote areas.
  
  
• South Australia
  Apply at post offices or contact the office:
  Phone 1800 819 961
  Email:
  Website: http://www.sa.gov.au/seniorscard
  
  
• Tasmania
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  Phone (03) 6222 7651
  Freecall 1800 678 174
  
  
• Victoria
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  Phone (03) 9208 3333
  
  
• Western Australia
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  Phone (08) 9220 1111

Pensioner Travel Vouchers

YOURLifeChoices subscriber, Colin, wants to explore beyond NSW and make the most of his Pensioner Travel Vouchers.

Q. Colin
I receive the full Australian Age Pension and am entitled to Pensioner Travel Vouchers.  Do these vouchers extend to travel from Sydney to Perth and Sydney to Darwin?

A. Unfortunately, Pension Travel Vouchers can only be used to travel interstate on CountryLink serviced routes, which do not cover Perth and Darwin.

For full details of how your vouchers can be used, visit CountryLink

New fire safety rules

With the warm weather comes the increased danger of bushfires and, given the devastating effects of Black Saturday earlier this year, it’s now timely to become acquainted with new fire safety regulations.

While certain states and territories are more at risk of severe fire damage than others, the threat of bush fires around Australia is very real.  For details of restrictions, warnings and advice on fire safety planning, visit the website of the fire authority in your area by clicking the links below:

Victoria - www.cfa.vic.gov.au
NSW - www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
QLD - www.fire.qld.gov.au
SA - www.cfs.sa.gov.au/
WA - www.fesa.wa.gov.au
TAS - www.fire.tas.gov.au
ACT - www.esa.act.gov.au
NT - www.pfes.nt.gov.au

Free transport

From Saturday 4 April 2009, WA Seniors, Aged and Disability Support Pension cardholders will be entitled to travel for free on all Transperth services between 9.00am and 3.30pm Monday to Friday, all day Saturday and Sunday, as well as public holidays.

For full details visit the Transperth website.