War Veterans / War Widows
This concession card is issued by the Metlink Central Pass Office
War veteran eligibility criteria
This concession card is available to war veterans residing in Victoria who have undertaken war/peacekeeping/peacemaking service overseas and are in possession of a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Gold or White Card. The applicant must supply documentary evidence of overseas service from one of the following theatres of war:
- World War 2 (3/09/1939 – 28/04/1952)
- Korea (27/06/1950 – 19/04/1956)
- Malaya (29/06/1950 – 30/09/1967)
- Vietnam (31/07/1962 – 29/04/1975).
OR
ADF / Peacekeepers: Association Papers as documentary evidence of related conflicts (but are not limited to) the following:
- Afghanistan (War on Terror and UNMCTT)
- Africa (Sierre Leone, Namibia, Somalia, Rwanda, etc)
- Cambodia
- East Timor
- Gulf War 1 and 2.
Holders of the following concession cards are currently ineligible for a War Veterans / War Widows Concession Card:
- Victorian Seniors Card
- Victorian Health Care Card
- Australian Pensioner Concession Card
- A Victorian Public Transport Free Pass, or
- Any other concession card valid for concession fares on public transport in Victoria.
War widow/er eligibility criteria
This concession card is available to War widows/ers residing in Victoria in possession of a DVA Gold or White Card. A photocopy of the DVA Gold or White Card should be attached to this application.
Holders of the following concession cards are currently ineligible for a War Widows Concession Card are:
- Victorian Seniors Card
- Victorian Health Care Card
- Australian Pensioner Concession Card
- A Victorian Public Transport Free Pass, or
- Any other concession card valid for concession fares on public transport in Victoria.
