Re: Tertiary concession cards

["David" <david@hoganmarketing.com.au>]

what do u do at Mac?Year?

Ben wrote in message <3895B160.963C17DC@yahoo.com>...
>Is the $155 just for the concession card? or does it include the trips as
well?
>
>I travel to Macquarie univerity in Sydney by train and bus. The concession
card
>doesn't cost anything (and so it should be), it entitles you to half price
>fares. I buy a green travelpass each week, costing $16.50. For the 36 weeks
of
>uni each year, the total is $594
>How does that compare with yours?
>
>Ben Munro
>
>Bryan Cullis wrote:
>
>> 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
>