Bus and train travelers leaving Milton Ulladulla for Sydney have the convenience for the first time of being able to buy an Opal Card from a local agent, for use on Sydney public transport.
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Senior travelers particularly are the beneficiaries, because it means they no longer have to cross the Princes Highway at Bombaderry to buy a card if they are transferring from a bus to the train.
Opal cards are now available from the Burrill Lake newsagency, a NSW Government Opal phone operator confirmed.
Seller Garry Ware said it was a convenience service and a good public relations exercise but with little reward.
“There is only one per cent of sales for the retailer,” Mr Ware said.
Previously, the next closest agents were at Batemans Bay and Wandandian.