Re: Tertiary concession cards

["Micawber" <nospam@nospam.com>]

Ah.. the pride of living in a liberal state eh? :)
Whoops damn I voted liberal....

Well I live in Sydney and we don't a dime to get our concession cards...

Its just the "compulsory" union fees that suck

Bryan Cullis <rabonzo@primus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Am I the only person that is outraged at the price of a normal tertiary
> concession card in Victoria?  I sure hope not.
>
> A primary/secondary concession card costs $6.30 per year, yet a tertiary
> concession card costs $155.  Tertiary students have to put up with
enormous
> amounts of fees and charges, without having to put up with this.  I'm
> currently living in Upwey South, but in a few weeks will be moving to
> Warrnambool for university.  In addition to the normal uni charges, I have
> to pay $4800 for accommodation and over $250 for first-semester books.
Now
> I have to pay $155 for a concession card?  This is ridiculous.
>
> If anyone else is outraged by this, please join me in sending letters of
> disgust to the Minister of Transport.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bryan
>
>