Member for Tweed Geoff Provest (Nationals) says he will bring back the Regional Seniors Travel Card if his government is voted in at the March 2027 election.
Current NSW parliament
Of the 93 lower house seats, the Labor government holds 46 seats. The Liberals have 24, the Nats 11, independents 9 and the Greens 3. Labor governs in minority (47 needed). For the Legislative Council (upper house), 21 of the 42 seats are up at the 2027 election — these are the ones elected in 2019, serving 8-year terms. Labor holds 15, the Coalition 14 (Liberal 9, Nationals 5), Greens 4, independents 4, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers 2, Animal Justice 1, Legalise Cannabis 1, and Libertarian 1 (the seat that used to be Liberal Democrats, same seat, party rebranded). One Nation no longer holds any seats — Mark Latham left the party and sits as an independent.
Provest says ‘The Regional Seniors Travel Card will provide eligible seniors in regional NSW with a $250 prepaid card for fuel, taxis, and pre-booked train or coach tickets’.
‘Chris Minns and NSW Labor axed the Regional Seniors Travel Card not long after forming Government in 2023 despite loud objections from regional communities,’ Mr Provest said.
‘Tweed seniors saved more than $10.3 million through the Regional Seniors Travel Card, with 63,202 cards issued in my Electorate.
‘In a cost-of-living crisis, the Regional Seniors Travel Card made a big difference in the lives of seniors in regional areas like the Tweed where public transport options are far more limited than in metropolitan areas.
‘Regional seniors are more reliant on car travel and the card provides much-need financial relief to those who need it most.
‘With the end of the Federal Government’s fuel excise reduction looming, the return of the Regional Seniors Travel Card will reinstate crucial cost of living relief for regional seniors’, Provest said.
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