WA Regional Travel Card

The Regional Pensioner Travel Card provides eligible pensioners with up to $675 a year towards the cost of fuel and/or taxi travel from participating providers, offering more support for the transport needs of pensioners living in regional areas, funded by the State Government and administered by the Department of Transport.  

To be eligible for a Regional Pensioner Travel Card, you must be:

Receiving a Centrelink (link is external) Age Pension, Carer Payment, Disability Support Pension, or a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Service Pension, Social Security Age Pension or Income Support Supplement; and

Living in an eligible regional location.

How to apply for a Regional Pensioner Travel Card (new recipients) 

Obtain a Regional Pensioner Travel Card application form from participating Australia Post offices. 

Contact the information line on 1300 666 609 to find your nearest participating post office. Select 'option 7' to speak to a customer service officer. Alternatively, visit Australia Post (link is external) for your nearest regional location and contact them to check they are participating in the program. Submit your application form to the post office attendant by 15 May of each year.  Note: For administrative purposes, applications are closed and cannot be accepted or processed between 31 May and 30 June each year.

Your Regional Pensioner Travel Card will be automatically reissued in July every year and posted to the address provided by you for the Travel Card. Unused balances will be forfeited on 30 June annually.

Contact the Regional Pensioner Travel Card information line on 1300 666 609, or email enquiries@wexaustralia.com (link sends email) for more information.