Boost for Regional Trainees and Apprentices

The NSW Government has announced a new $250 Regional Apprentice and University Student Travel Card.

Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman said the Travel Card is a budget-boosting initiative to help ease cost of living pressures in the bush where young people face long distances to get to and from work or training.

“I’m pleased to announce from today that more than 51,000 regional apprentices and trainees, aged between 16 and 66, can apply to save $250 on fuel and public transport to help with the cost of traveling to work or study,” Mrs Tuckerman said.

If you’re an apprentice or trainee you can apply for the $250 Regional Apprentice and University Travel at your local Service Centre, and it will be sent to you within weeks.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the card was a win for apprentices and trainees hard at work in restaurants, childcare centres and on farms and construction sites across regional NSW.

“It’s a $250 boost that will ease the cost of filling up the tank or catching transport to work or class for thousands of people working towards their future career,” Mr Toole said.

“This is not just an investment that is putting fuel in the tank of apprentices and trainees now. This is an investment that is fuelling the training of the workforce our regional businesses need for the future.

“Our Regional Seniors Travel Card has proven successful, delivering more than one million cards and injecting $196 million into regional economies since its launch in 2019, and we believe this card will be just as successful.”

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