[VIC] Free Public Transport on Christmas Day & New Year’s Eve (Trams, Trains, Buses)

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[VIC] Free Public Transport on Christmas Day & New Year’s Eve (Trams, Trains, Buses)
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tightarse on 21/12/2024 - 14:07 miragenews.com (162 clicks)
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Hey guys. Wishing you and your loved ones a safe & happy festive season 🧑‍🎄🎄😊

The Allan Labor Government is making it easier for families to celebrate the festive season with two days of free public transport across the network.

Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams today announced public transport will be free on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve across all metro and regional trains, trams and buses.

On Christmas Day, metropolitan and regional public transport will run to a regular Sunday timetable and will be free from 3:00am Wednesday, 25 December until 3:00am on Boxing Day.

V/Line passengers on reserved services still need to book their Christmas Day and New Year's Eve travel and will be issued a ticket free of charge. No ticket is required for regional bus travel.

To bid farewell to 2024, catching a train, tram or bus is your best ticket for the night with free travel from 6:00pm on New Years Eve. V/Line long distance passengers on services that arrive in Melbourne after 6:00pm will also enjoy free travel.

Victorians can celebrate well into the night, with extra services to operate and free travel until 6:00am on New Year's Day.

For V/Line passengers, the first service from Melbourne to all regional destinations on New Year's Day will also be free, regardless of whether it departs before or after 6:00am.

This New Year’s Eve, all City Loop stations will operate until 3:00am to provide more options and to minimise crowding at Flinders Street and Southern Cross stations.

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  • NexERO on 21/12/2024 - 14:16
    +5

    Free transport on Christmas and NYE…
    But fare increase from NY Day
    https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/2024/12/20/p…

    • Fuzor on 21/12/2024 - 14:22
      -2

      Only up about 60 cents this year.

      • eggboi on 21/12/2024 - 15:56
        +4

        "only". In Qld, the entire fare to go anywhere is 50c. Except the airport. But even that fare's come down from $22 to $11.

        Half the time, the buses don't even have the smartcard readers switched on cos the drivers would rather get going than wait for everyone to tap their card. Have not seen a single transit cop since the 50c fares came in either.

        • freefall101 on 21/12/2024 - 16:18
          +8

          As a Melbournite, what's this public transport to the airport you talk about? Wouldn't that eat into the insane profits of Transurban and airport carparks?

          • eggboi on 21/12/2024 - 16:39

            @freefall101: Haha, well I believe it's a joint private-public venture, hence the fare halving, as the corpos weren't feeling as generous. But it is pretty great. You can go all the way from Bris airport to the Gold Coast without having to change trains.

            • Fuzor on 21/12/2024 - 16:48

              @eggboi: I just looked it up as I thought your fares are going up by 50 cents but its actually 50 cents overall… Not sure how that is possible! I imagine having an Aussie simply process the myki ticket payment systems would cost train travellers more than 50 cents each

              • Ryan-H on 21/12/2024 - 18:20

                @Fuzor: Yes, fares are a flat 50c (for the current government) thanks to the previous Miles government that introduced a trial.

                It’s unlikely that the ticketing system is even paying for itself. Queenslanders are still waiting for the second version of the electronic ticketing to roll out in full.

                It’s working quite well, lots of more people now using PT now that it’s a bit more cost effective.

      • hopper on 21/12/2024 - 17:47
        +1

        Hand over your OZBARGAIN membership plz

      • dukeGR4 on 21/12/2024 - 17:54

        i start a new role next year in the city, 60 cents extra is a lot even for 3x per week.

    • JohnnyP on 21/12/2024 - 16:05

      Do they still have early bird special?

    • hopper on 21/12/2024 - 17:50

      You milk a cow only by feeding it grass

  • DEvok on 21/12/2024 - 14:33

    Also Sydney don't forget

    • impoze on 21/12/2024 - 14:35
      +6

      We might get strikes instead

      • DEvok on 21/12/2024 - 14:37

        Think aus government is encouraging people to see fireworks, it makes great revenue it's all about the transport and only way to get there, out our PM will find a solution like always.

      • runamuck on 21/12/2024 - 15:17
        -5

        Don't you just love Australia. If you are unhappy with your pay, rather then just quit and find a higher pay job, you threatened the government so you get a pay rise. I'm sure there are lots of people willing to take their jobs and not complain or even willing to get lesser pay just to have a job.

        • SydBoy on 21/12/2024 - 15:49
          +6

          Getting pay rise in line with inflation is fundamental right of everyone, the government is threatening the poor working class Australian that they must comply to their demands or they will cancel new year fire works and blame poor people.

          Remember Sydney water, current proposal is to raise water rates by 18% yes 18% which has nothing to do with inflation but government is okay for that to be submitted but argue on the wages of poor working class Australian..!

          • runamuck on 21/12/2024 - 16:09
            -6

            @SydBoy: I don't know the law so not sure if getting a pay rise is a right or not. When you sign the contract and accepted the job offer, I assume thats what you agreed to. So if the contract doesn't mention you will get a guaranteed pay rise then we can't expect any.

            • bigpoppa on 21/12/2024 - 16:14
              +4

              @runamuck: Bro you're not the capitalist you think you are. stop licking boots. you're a disposable peasant just like the rest of us

              • runamuck on 21/12/2024 - 16:25
                -3

                @bigpoppa: How is this licking boot or being a capitalist? So if U own a business and your workers strike as they are no longer happy with the pay, you just going to give them whatever pay rise they ask for??? Same concept.

        • pacificstorm on 21/12/2024 - 15:52
          -3

          Hear hear. 📣

  • Ashburtonian on 21/12/2024 - 14:34
    +1

    Victorian State Government - Taxing your taxes, like never before. Couldn't run a school canteen this mob.

    • Fuzor on 21/12/2024 - 14:39
      +3

      And the opposition? They're doing so well a job, do you even know the opposition leader's name?

      • Ashburtonian on 21/12/2024 - 14:40
        -3

        🎣

      • Clear on 21/12/2024 - 15:12
        +2

        Is it jv's all time favourite dodgy dan?

        • Fuzor on 21/12/2024 - 16:37

          I dont even know if JV is Victorian. He just randomly comes in here to talk sh*t. And I dont understand why people interstate care? Its got nothing to do with them. Victorians voted him in 3 times in a row, and thats a better record than even Trump, so that's all anyone needs to know.

      • Koffee on 21/12/2024 - 17:29

        Governments in Australia tend to get voted out, we are years away from an election, and how much media do you pay attention to?

      • MrSparkle on 21/12/2024 - 18:40

        Right now I'm willing to give the dog next door a try, given what has gone down here in the past few years. He couldn't do any worse.

  • QuickToThePointless on 21/12/2024 - 14:34
    +2

    Melbourne > Sydney

    • Craze on 21/12/2024 - 14:51
      +1

      Are you referring to public transport wise?

  • cerealsmok3r on 21/12/2024 - 14:34

    Let’s gooo

  • xreenberg on 21/12/2024 - 14:39
    -2

    Not a bargain, I pay too much for these services via land and payroll tax everyday.

    • otmshank on 21/12/2024 - 14:50
      +1

      I pay the Homer tax!

    • OZKap on 21/12/2024 - 14:54
      +7

      I'm gonna take public transport on those days just to make you personally pay even more.

      • liamisred on 21/12/2024 - 14:59
        +1

        If you think about it, the services are run at a loss anyway, so the subsidy per person would go up if you didn't go? (weird way of thinking I know but not going would make old mate pay more if you think about it)

        • jayel on 21/12/2024 - 15:43

          A sunk cost fallacy.

    • Ulysses31 on 21/12/2024 - 18:15

      Happy Festivus

  • asc on 21/12/2024 - 14:59

    And no free transport on boxing day!

  • seeknsearch on 21/12/2024 - 15:02
    +3

    Thank you to those working on those days.

    • QuickToThePointless on 21/12/2024 - 15:05
      -1

      Why - they are not unpaid volunteers, and many in our multicultural society don't even celebrate Christmas or the 1st of January?

      But many thanks to any volunteers volunteering to do volunteer work on those days!

      • Mike Nolan on 21/12/2024 - 18:43

        Not sure why you’re getting negged. You are 100% correct, these people aren’t doing back breaking labour or saving lives, they’re getting paid very handsomely in the way of penalty rates, and many don’t even celebrate Christmas anyway. They don’t deserve special praise for literally just doing their job.

  • Spets on 21/12/2024 - 15:21
    +1

    The government should thank YOU, the taxpayers for providing funds for free travel.

  • Frozensage on 21/12/2024 - 16:01

    How often r the trains on Xmas day?

    • syme321 on 21/12/2024 - 16:22

      "On Christmas Day, metropolitan and regional public transport will run to a regular Sunday timetable and will be free from 3:00am Wednesday, 25 December until 3:00am on Boxing Day."

    • Ulysses31 on 21/12/2024 - 18:15

      Enough to save an o

  • bargaino on 21/12/2024 - 16:02

    Any comments from WA?

    • trixieb on 21/12/2024 - 16:57

      Thanks OP :)

  • joerd102 on 21/12/2024 - 16:16

    No ones paying on those days anyways

    • Fuzor on 21/12/2024 - 16:44

      Yeah true. I actually never have seen anyone pay for tickets to the new years eve celebrations. And with the amount of frumpy people here on that night, it would take a very brave ticket inspector to enforce things without a classic king hit.

  • ialam99 on 21/12/2024 - 16:45
    +3

    Small correction: "The Allan Labor Government is making it easier for families to celebrate the festive season with two days of free public transport across the network after sending the state broke and hiking payroll and land tax"

    • Koffee on 21/12/2024 - 17:31

      Small Correction: State is already broke

      • Ulysses31 on 21/12/2024 - 18:16

        Broke & Brokerer 2: Electric Boogaloo

  • TheFIREnanceGuy on 21/12/2024 - 17:10

    Anything opened on christmas day worth using pt for? Not sure how useful it will be. Better if they made it boxing day for the sales

    • Ulysses31 on 21/12/2024 - 18:17

      Might sound weird, but it used to be fun to just go in & wander around.

      (80's kid, from the 'burbs)

  • Lizard Spock on 21/12/2024 - 17:20
    +1

    The Allan Labor Government

    Praise be to Allan

  • Nedkellyinthebush on 21/12/2024 - 18:38

    Victoria the broke woke lol. May as well run it free throughout the year

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