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Surfside Buslines Bus Pass

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​You can apply quickly and conveniently online once submitted the form will be sent to Surfside Buslines for processing.

Alternatively, you can apply using a paper application form which is available from Safety-Net Travel Assistance and Distance-based Travel Assistance.  You can download the form by clicking this link

Eligibility for travel assistance

The student must be listed as a dependant on one of the following cards:

  • Health Care card (issued by Centrelink)
  • Pensioner Concession card (issued by Centrelink)
  • Veteran Affairs Pension Concession card.
  • Students who have a card issued in their own name, as well as students under a Care and Protection Order, issued by Department of Communities (Child Safety), may also qualify for safety-net assistance.  

To be eligible for distance-based travel assistance:

  • Prep students are eligible for transport assistance in their prep year
  • Primary school students (Prep – 7) must live more than 3.2 km† from the nearest state primary school
  • Secondary school students (8 – 12) must live more than 4.8 km† from the nearest state secondary school
  • Non-state school students must live more than the required distances from both the nearest state & non-state school (of type attended).
  • Students with special needs. Students enrolled in a special school or a special unit within a school will be considered irrespective of distance. Please note that the Department of Education and Training provides transport assistance for students with disabilities. 

Your child will need to apply for a new bus pass if they are:

  • Entering into Grade 7 OR repeating a grade
  • If your child has changed home address and/or school, you must notify your school immediately and arrange for a new application form to be completed and your old bus pass returned. This new form will be submitted to Surfside Buslines for assessment. 
Replacing a lost or stolen bus pass:

  • Providing the student has not moved schools or home, a replacement bus pass can be purchased from your bus driver for $20.00 payable in cash only.  Please complete the APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT BUS PASS FORM and hand to your bus driver with the $20.00.  The driver will issue a receipt for the $20.00. The receipt is to be used as a temporary bus pass until the replacement pass has been issued. The replacement bus pass will be sent to your School Administration for collection as soon as practicable.

 Useful links:

Apply for a bus pass online

Surfside Buslines Website

TMR website






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Last reviewed 15 November 2021
Last updated 15 November 2021