Last month,the Sun-Herald reported 86 cards from the original Opal launch were still in use today. Dozens of readers wanted to know if theirs was one of them.
Ticket prices will rise on average by 3.7 per cent as part of annual changes for NSW’s public transport system.
The NSW government has delayed a decision on an annual hike in public transport fares as it considers changes to the Opal ticketing system.
The deactivation of Opal machines from 3pm to 7pm on weekdays puts unions on course for another major confrontation with the state government.
The state government has received legal advice suggesting the new industrial action to completely shut down Opal readers at train stations is illegal.
Rail staff who are union members say they will leave the gates to the train network open for three weeks beginning on Saturday.
The annual fare hike is less than the rate of inflation but double the size of the increase last year.
With a decision on Opal fares imminent,Transport Minister David Elliott sought to assure commuters that ticket prices for the next 12 months would be considered with “their hip pocket in mind” amid surging inflation.
More than 250 Opal cards loaded with $200 credit will be offered to Ukrainian refugees beginning new lives in NSW after fleeing the Russian invasion.
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Varol Ak,who avoided jail,used most of the cash he stole to make mortgage repayments but the funds were repaid to Transport for NSW.