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Travel Concessions with Opal Card

What is it?

The Concession Opal card allows eligible students to access fares at half the price of the Adult Opal card for travel on transport services including:

• All Sydney Trains
• All NSW TrainLink Intercity services
• All buses in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter and Illawarra
• All Sydney Ferries and the Stockton Ferry in Newcastle

Please note: You must carry your UNSW student ID card at all times as proof of identity when travelling on your Concession Opal card.

Am I eligible?

According to Transport for NSW you're eligible to apply for a Concession Opal card if you are:

• Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident
• Residing in New South Wales
• Full-time student enrolled on an internal basis (except where a person by reason of disability is enrolled on a part-time basis and/or on an external basis). The standard full-time enrolment load at UNSW is a minimum of 12 units of credit (UOC) per term.
• Students wishing to be considered full-time in the UNSW3+ Academic Calendar will need to enrol in a minimum of 12 Units of Credit (UOC) each term, or 36 UOC across Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3 with at least one course enrolment in each term.

Travelling outside the Opal network?

The Transport Concession Entitlement Card  allows eligible students to prove their eligibility to travel on a concession fare outside the Opal network including:

• Many rural and regional buses 
• NSW TrainLink Regional services

For more information and contact details visit transportnsw.info/tertiary-students .

Note on eligibility for:

If you are an International student you are not eligible for a concession unless you are in receipt of an approved Australian Government scholarship and enrolled full time.

The Australian Government Scholarships program, comprising of:

• The Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships, funded by the Department of Education and training for full research scholarships
• The Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarships and Vocational Education and Training
• The Australian Awards (two scholarship streams) funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for full scholarships

Students undertaking cross-institutional studies

If you are a UNSW student undertaking cross institutional studies and your combined study load is equivalent to a full time study load you may be eligible for a concession. Please bring proof of your cross institutional enrolment to The Nucleus: Student Hub .

Students with a disability

If you are a student with a disability, studying part time, and you are registered with Disability Services you may be eligible for a concession. Please discuss this with your Disability Advisor .

How to apply

You will be required to give your consent for UNSW to provide details of your eligibility to Transport for NSW before you can apply for your Concession Opal card. Eligible students can provide their consent through myUNSW

Eligible students travelling outside the Opal zone will also need to will also need to to apply for a  Transport Concession Entitlement Card  to prove your eligibility to travel on a concession fare. 

Please allow 2 business days for your information to reach Transport for NSW, you can then apply for your Concession Opal card by visiting opal.com.au or calling 13 67 25 (13 OPAL).

Ensure that you have your student enrolment information to hand when applying and please enter your details, especially your name, exactly as they appear on your UNSW record.

Your card will be posted to your mailing address (5-7 days after your application is completed).

You will need to activate your card when it arrives.

Answers to FAQs

I lost my card, what should i do.

If you lose your Concession Opal card, please contact Opal directly on 13 67 25 (13 OPAL).

Will variation of full-time enrolment status affect eligibility?

Variations in your study load from part-time to full-time and vice versa which will affect your Concession Opal eligibility.

UNSW3+ Academic Calendar: If your study load in a single term drops from full time (12-18 UoC) to part time (less than 12 UoC) AND  you aren't enrolled in at least 36 UoC across Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3, you will no longer be eligible for the Concession Opal Card and your card will be cancelled. If you don't have an enrolment in a Term, you are not eligible for the Concession Opal Card in that Term.

UNSW Canberra ADFA Academic Calendar: If your study load in a semester drops from full time (18-24 UoC) to part time (less than 18 UoC) you will no longer be eligible for the Concession Opal Card and your card will be cancelled. 

My card has been cancelled, what should I do?

If your Concession Opal Card is cancelled you will need to apply for another Concession Opal card through the Opal website .

If you have any money left on your cancelled (invalid) card, you will then need to organise to have the  balance transferred to your new card.

You cannot reactivate a cancelled (invalid) Concession Opal card.

Should I apply for a new card if I've transferred from another institution?

If you have transferred to UNSW from another institution you will need to apply for a new Concession Opal card in the normal manner (see above). The Concession Opal card from your previous institution will be cancelled.

I can't apply for an Opal Concession card. What should I do?

Are you receiving an error message on the Opal website like ‘Your details do not match, please contact your Education Provider’?

This error usually occurs because the date of birth and name that you have input on the Opal website does not match the records UNSW has for you. The name you provide in your opal application must match your formal name on myUNSW exactly.

Click here to see your details on myUNSW then re-enter your details on the Opal website exactly as they appear on your myUNSW record.

Make sure to input your student ID number and set your Enrolment type to ‘Tertiary Student’ and Institution Name to ‘UNSW Australia’.

If you are still unable to apply, please contact The Nucleus: Student Hub .

Where to get help

If you are unsure about your enrolment status or want to confirm that you have opted in correctly to share your information, then  The Nucleus: Student Hub  can help.

If you have any other questions

If you have any other questions regarding the Concession Opal card then you will need to contact Opal directly although you may want to check out the Tickets and Opal page  first.

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Opal is your ticket to getting around on public transport.

Keep and reuse it to pay for travel on public transport. Once you have your Opal card, just add value, then tap on and tap off to travel.

If you don’t have an Opal card, you can use a contactless payment card such as an American Express, Visa or Mastercard for the same fare and benefits of an Adult Opal card.

Don’t forget, it is an offence to travel on public transport in NSW without being in possession of a valid ticket. Authorised officers and Transport police regularly check tickets.

Get an Opal card in Newcastle

To get started visit transportnsw.info  to order a card or find an  Opal retailer  in the Newcastle area.

Adult and Child/Youth Opal cards are also available at the  Newcastle Transport Hub  located at the Newcastle Interchange.

Gold Senior/Pensioner and Concession Opal cards are available to order from Opal and contactless payment benefits transportnsw.info  

Opal and contactless payment benefits

There are lots of benefits of using an Opal card, including cheaper fares and daily and weekly fare caps. To learn more visit transportnsw.info

For information about Opal fares visit  transportnsw.info

Concession and eligibility

You may be eligible for a concession fare. For information, visit  transportnsw.info

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Child/Youth

Children aged 4 – 15 years are entitled to concession fares on public transport in NSW. 

Eligible secondary students aged 16 years and older also pay concession fares with their proof of entitlement card.

Children aged 3 years and under travel free on public transport.

The School Opal card is for eligible primary and secondary school students and provides free or concession travel on public transport between home and school.

Senior/Pensioner

If you have a Seniors Card or Pensioner Concession Card issued by any Australian state or territory, or NSW War Widower/ers Card, you are entitled to concession fares on public transport in NSW. You are also entitled to concession fares if you’re an eligible asylum seeker. You must carry your proof of entitlement when travelling on a concession fare or you may be fined. 

If you are an eligible NSW tertiary student, apprentice, trainee or jobseeker you are entitled to certain concession fares on public transport in NSW. When travelling on a concession fare, you must carry your proof of entitlement card or you may be fined.

If you have a Vision Impaired Person’s Travel Pass, you  are entitled to free travel on public transport in NSW. Your attendant may also travel free if your Vision Impaired Person’s travel pass is endorsed Plus attendant. Ex defence with service-related disabilities as well as war widows and widowers are also entitled to a range of free or concession travel.

Opal single trip tickets are single-use tickets for ferry trips. You must tap on and tap off when travelling with an Opal single trip ticket

Opal single bus ticket are tickets that you can purchase from the driver on board the bus. Customers do not need to tap on or tap off with Opal single bus ticket. Opal single bus tickets are not available on pre-pay services.

Fare compliance

It is an offence to travel on public transport in NSW without being in possession of a valid ticket.

Newcastle Transport authorised officers are out and about on buses, ferries and light rail. The new team, based here in Newcastle, are ready to help customers. If you see them during your travels, don’t hesitate to ask them for assistance with your journey or ask any public transport questions.

As well as providing travel assistance, they are checking tickets and educating customers about the importance of always travelling with a valid ticket.

If everyone pays the correct fare, it benefits the whole community as money can be spent on extra services and new infrastructure.

Newcastle Transport authorised officers and NSW Police officers are responsible for ensuring ticketing compliance and patrolling public transport. They have the right to ask to see your ticket and concession entitlement at any time. They carry Opal card readers to check your balance, recent transaction history and the card type (e.g. Adult, Senior/Pensioner, Concession or Child/Youth).

You must carry your Concession Card when travelling on a concession fare as proof of entitlement or you may be fined.

Depending on the circumstances, they have the authority to issue an official caution. While this does not require the payment of a penalty notice, your details will be recorded and a penalty notice may be issued if you are found to be committing a similar offence in the future.

If you are caught travelling without a valid ticket, not paying the correct fare or travelling using a concession ticket without being in possession of your proof of entitlement card, you may be issued with a fine of $200 (Maximum $550).

Official cautions and penalty notices are either sent by mail to your residential address, or issued on the spot.

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Travel concessions

For travel within the opal network.

The UTS Student ID Card has been approved by Transport for NSW to be used as proof of entitlement within the Opal Network from February 2017.

As the UTS ID card has been approved, you will be able to travel using your UTS Student ID card and your Concession Opal card.

For travel outside the Opal network

This includes many rural and regional buses as well as NSW TrainLink Regional services.

You will need to apply for a Transport Concession Entitlement Card (TCEC) via the Opal website  (opens an external site) to prove your eligibility to travel on a concession fare.

More information is available via  transportnsw.info/tertiary-students  (opens an external site).

How to get an Opal concession card

The Opal concession card is available to eligible UTS students .

If you are eligible , please complete the following two steps in order to receive your card:

Step 1:  Log into My Student Admin , click on the 'Consents' tab, and provide consent for UTS to share your details with Transport for NSW  (opens an external site).

The status of your Opal Privacy Consent must have a status of Accepted for your details to be shared with Transport for NSW” – as shown below.

Note for 2016 students: The way you prove your entitlement to concession travel on NSW public transport has changed.  Travel concession stickers will no longer be issued and will no longer be accepted by Transport for NSW.

Step 2:  To Apply:

Remember: You must complete Step 1 or you will not be able to apply for concession on the Opal website.

After you have provided consent through My Student Admin , it will take up to 48 hours before your details will be loaded into the Opal website.  After 48 hours please click on "order an Opal card" on the Opal website  (opens an external site).

Please provide your contact details during the application process so that Opal can contact you if your eligibility changes.

Once you have completed your application on the  Opal website  (opens an external site), your new card will be sent to you within 5-7 days.

You will then need to activate your card by following the instructions provided with your card.

• You are required to  carry  your UTS Student ID card  at all times  when you are using your Opal Concession card. If you do not carry both cards whilst travelling on public transport, you may be fined. 
•  You will need to to add credit to your card before you can use it. You can also set your card to top-up automatically- more information is available on the  Opal website  (opens an external site).

If you have further questions about the Opal Concession card you can:

• view answers to frequently asked questions
• call 13 67 25 (13 OPAL) 24 hours, 7 days a week
• lodge an enquiry via the Opal feedback and enquiry form .

Eligibility

Full details of eligibility are available in the NSW Transport Guidelines for Issuing NSW Tertiary Student Concessions  (opens an external site).

A student is eligible for concession who:

• is an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia; and
• resides in New South Wales; and
• is enrolled in an Australian Qualifications Framework accredited higher education or vocational education and training course at an Institution authorised by TfNSW to participate in the Scheme; and
• is a full-time student enrolled on an internal basis (except where a person, by reason of disability, is enrolled on a part-time basis and/or on an external basis); and
• has agreed to the terms and conditions for use of a Concession and has consented to the disclosure of certain personal information to TfNSW by their Institution as set out in the guidelines.

​Further updated information on Transport for NSW eligibility criteria is available on the TfNSW website  (opens an external site). 

International students

• If you are a Full-fee paying International Student at UTS on a temporary visa you are not eligible for a NSW Travel Concession.
• International students will need an Adult Opal card (unless they are eligible for concession travel). The Adult Opal card offers a range of travel benefits like daily and weekly travel caps, including all day travel on Sundays for just $2.50 (excluding Sydney Airport station access fee).
• If you are an international tertiary student and your study is fully funded by specified Australian Government scholarships, you may be eligible for concession fares, including Concession Opal cards.

To find out if you are eligible and for more information, download the Guidelines for Issuing NSW Tertiary Student Concessions  (opens an external link).

Eligible International students at UTS on temporary visas must:

• be enrolled full-time (minimum of 18cps per semester), and
• not be engaged in business or employment or receive any remuneration (scholarships and allowances such as Austudy and Youth Allowance are not counted as remuneration),
• an Australia Awards Scholarship OR
• an International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP)

Concurrent study and cross-institutional students

Concurrent study students.

If you are a UTS student who is studying a subject at another university via concurrent study , you must first provide proof of a full-time study load to your UTS Student Centre in order to be eligible for concession.

Once you have provided proof, please select UTS as your home institution when applying for an Opal Concession card.

Cross-institutional students

If you are a student who is studying a subject at UTS via cross-institutional study , you can apply for a statement of enrolment , which you can then take to your university to provide evidence of your enrolment at UTS.

Once you have provided proof, please select your university as your home institution when applying for an Opal Concession card.

Transport concession on other types of transport

For information about travel concession on other forms of transport please visit the  Transport for NSW website (opens an external site) .

More information on student concession and discounts for travel and other services, refer to our Financial Help page. 

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Apply for a concession Opal card as a tertiary or TAFE student

Introduction.

The Transport for NSW (TfNSW) concession Opal card for tertiary students gives eligible applicants reduced fares for travel on public transport between home and their tertiary institution. The Opal network includes trains, buses, ferries and light rail.

When travelling on your concession Opal card you’ll also need to carry your proof of entitlement, such as:

• your student ID card from a TfNSW  approved institution , or
• your institution's student ID card is  not recognised , or
• you're an approved international student – PDF .

Eligibility

You must be:

• an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
• living in NSW
• enrolled in an Australian Qualifications Framework, accredited higher education or vocational education and training course
• a full-time student enrolled on an internal basis (except where a person, by reason of disability, is enrolled on a part-time basis and/or on an external basis)

International students on an Endeavour Scholarship, an Australian Awards Scholarship, or a Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, are also eligible.

What you need

• your student enrolment information
• your student ID card, or your transport concession entitlement card
• if your institution doesn’t have a specific online form for this, you'll need to complete a  consent form – PDF  and hand it in to your student centre.

How to apply

• Check the eligibility requirements.
• Ensure you've given consent for your tertiary institution to share your details with TfNSW at least 2 days ago. 
• Select the 'Apply online' button.
• Select 'I want to order a concession Opal card'.
• Select 'Continue ordering an Opal card'.
• Complete the registration details.
• Enter your entitlement details.
• Decide on your top up amount and type.
• Make your payment.
• Select 'Submit'.

More information

• You can give consent for your institution to share your details with TfNSW through your student centre when you enrol, or at a later date. 
• Once your eligibility is confirmed by TfNSW, your concession Opal card will be mailed to you within 5 to 7 working days. You'll then need to activate your Opal card .
• You must carry your student ID card or your transport concession entitlement card at all times as proof of entitlement when travelling on your concession Opal card.
• Guidelines for Issuing NSW Tertiary Student Concessions – PDF
• All about Opal cards
• Tertiary proof of entitlement requirements

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9 benefits of being a student in Russia

Okay, we know that all students skip classes and are often short on cash - so here’s a few life hacks to make the most of Moscow while you should be in class.  

1. Unlimited transport for 6$

A monthly student travel card only costs $6 (380 rubles) - as opposed to an adult travel card - $30 (2,000 rubles) - and can be used on the metro and buses. You’ll need a Muscovite ID card made by your university and you’ll also need to buy a full month - there are no discounts for single or double rides.

Also, students can get a 50 percent discount for commuter and long-distance trains from September to June.

2. The Bolshoi for only $1.5

Students are also able to soak up ballet and opera on the cheap in Russia. All you need to do is visit the Bolshoi Theater’s ticket office two hours before an event and show your Russian student ID. A ticket for ANY performance will set you back just $1.5 (100 rubles) - this is an absolute steal, so be prepared to wait in line.  

3. Moscow Zoo for free

If you study in Russia, go and check out Moscow Zoo for nothing. Animals from all over the world live there, and it’s best to go during the week to avoid the crowds.

4. Don’t miss out on cheap cinema tickets

Many Moscow cinemas offer discounts for students and ISIC holders. Most of them are for morning screenings. The Karo chain sells tickets with a 50 percent discount for viewings before 6pm , Sinema Start sells half price tickets until 3pm , while Luxor sells tickets for just $2 (150 rubles) on some days.

5. Discounted theater tickets

If you want to see the Stanislavsky system in action and learn the Russian language, check out Moscow’s smaller theaters. Many of them also have special tickets for students, from $0 to $1.5-$2 (150-200 rubles). Among them are the Taganka Theater, Gorky Drama Theater, Pyotr Fomenko Workshop, Gogol Center, Praktika, and more.  

The ISIC card gives you a 50 percent discount for the Stanislavsky Theater, Et Cetera Theater, School of Modern Play, and more.

If you feel like letting off some steam in between lectures, go bowling.  

The Roll Hall Center suggests offers one hour of bowling (plus snacks and burgers) for $15 (1,000) during weekdays ( book on phone ).  The Cosmos Bow ling Center gives a 20 percent discount to A students on weekdays .

7. Museums for almost nothing

Do you study fine art in Russia or CIS? Congratulations, you can visit Moscow art museums for free. Among them are the Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Arts Museum, and Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Other students have to purchase tickets, but they still get significant discount. Some museums offer half price entries, while others sell tickets for $1.5-$3 (100-300 rubles). Check Moscow’s Historical Museum (life hack: visiting on the last Sunday of the month only costs 10 rubles (15 cents) for students. You can also get discounts at the Kremlin Armory and Garage Museum of Modern Art with an ISIC card.

8. Discounts for hungriest

We know it’s hard to study on an empty stomach - luckily there student-friendly cafes and restaurants in Moscow that give ISIC card holders cheap meal deals. Head to Papa John’s, Farsh,  Lepim and Varim, Starlite Diner, Shokoladnitsa, Grabli, and more for 10 percent off. Student IDs give a 25 percent discount at the To Da Syo and Syto-Piano cafés and a 15 percent at Coffee Haus.

9. It’s shopping time !

No matter if you have a Russian student ID or ISIC, you can get a five to 15 percent discounts in Rendez-Vous shoes stores, I’m Siberian gift shop, Respublika book shop , ASOS online, Trend Brands fashion store, and Topshop.  

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Analysis: Gazprom Loss Shows Struggle to Fill EU Gas Sales Gap With China

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Gazprom logo and Russian flag in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files

By Vladimir Soldatkin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin-owned energy kingpin Gazprom, once Russia's most profitable company, could face a long period of poor performance as it struggles to fill the gap of lost European gas sales with its domestic market and Chinese exports.

The company recently announced an annual net loss of $7 billion, its first since 1999, following a steep decline in trade with Europe.

Gazprom's troubles reflect the deep impact the European sanctions have had on Russia's gas industry, as well as the limitations of Moscow's growing partnership with China.

The impact of international sanctions on oil exports has been easier for Moscow to absorb because Russia has been able to redirect sea-borne oil exports to other buyers.

Gazprom relied on Europe as its largest sales market until 2022, when Russia's conflict with Ukraine prompted the EU to cut Gazprom gas imports.

Russia supplied a total of around 63.8 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas to Europe by various routes in 2022, according to Gazprom data and Reuters calculations. The volume decreased further, by 55.6%, to 28.3 bcm last year.

That's compared to a peak of 200.8 bcm Gazprom pumped in 2018 to the EU and other countries, such as Turkey.

Mysterious blasts at Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines from Russia to Germany in September 2022 also significantly undermined Russian gas trade with Europe.

Russia has turned to China, seeking to boost its pipeline gas sales to 100 bcm a year by 2030. Gazprom started pipeline gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia in the end of 2019.

It plans to reach the 38 bcm annual capacity of Power of Siberia by the end of this year, while Moscow and Beijing also agreed in 2022 about exports of 10 bcm from the Pacific island of Sakhalin.

Russia's biggest hope is the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline via Mongolia, which is planned to export 50 bcm per year. But that has hit some pitfalls due to the lack of agreement over pricing and other issues.

"While Gazprom will see some additional export revenues when all those pipelines will be up and running, it will never be able to offset completely the business it has lost to Europe," Kateryna Filippenko, a research director on gas and LNG at Wood Mackenzie, said.

CHINESE PIPEDREAM?

Russia has also struggled so far to establish a gas trading centre in Turkey, an idea first floated by President Vladimir Putin in October 2022. No significant development has been reported since.

Even if Gazprom can get its pipeline supply to China up and running, sales revenues will be much lower than from Europe.

According to Moscow-based BCS brokerage, Gazprom's revenue from gas sales to Europe in 2015-2019 averaged at $3.3 billion per month thanks to monthly supplies of 15.5 bcm.

Taking into account a price of $286.9 per 1,000 cubic metres, as reported by the Russian economy ministry, and Gazprom's gas exports of 22.7 bcm last year, the total value of the company's gas sold to China could have reach $6.5 billion for the whole of 2023.

Gazprom did not reveal its revenue from sales to Europe or China for 2023 separately.

Dr Michal Meidan, head of China Energy Research at Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, said China is unlikely to replace Europe for Russia as a highly profitable gas export market.

"China gives Russia an outlet but at much lower prices and revenue than Europe," she said.

In 2023, Russian pipeline gas was sold at $6.6 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) to China and slightly lower than that in the first quarter 2024 at $6.4/mmBtu.

That's compared to an average price of Russian gas in Europe of $12.9/mmBtu last year.

According to a document seen by Reuters last month, Russia expects its gas price for China to continue gradually declining in next four years, while a worst-case scenario does not rule out a 45% fall to $156.7 per 1,000 cubic metres (around $4.4 per mmBtu) in 2027 versus 2023.

It didn't say what might drive prices down, but Russia is facing rivalry from other pipeline gas suppliers to China, such as Turkmenistan, as well as sea-borne liquefied natural gas.

The financials of Gazprom, which also include its oil and power units, showed that the revenue from the natural gas business more than halved last year, to just over 3.1 trillion roubles, while oil and gas condensate sales amounted to 4.1 trillion roubles, up 4.3%, according to BCS brokerage.

Alexei Belogoriyev of Moscow-based Institute for Energy and Finance said it would be impossible for Gazprom to restore profitability relying solely on its gas business.

He said strategic shift to production and export of ammonia, methanol and other gas processing products for Gazprom is possible, but it will not give a quick return.

"At the same time, the prospects for the Power of Siberia 2 remain vague: China most likely won't need for so much additional imports in 2030s due to the likely slowdown in demand growth and high domestic gas production rates," he said.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; additional reporting by Oksana Kobzeva in Moscow and Nina Chestney in London; editing by Nina Chestney and David Evans)

Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters .

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