Companion Card

Companion Card promotes the rights of people with a disability who require a companion to fair ticketing at events and venues. A companion card is a national program administered by the state in which you live.

Benefits

The card offers the carer of the person unique benefits to be able to support the person to live life.

These include:

free entry for the carer when accompanying the person to participating venues and events, without paying for a second ticket. It could be entry to the Melbourne Zoo, AFL, participating Ticketmaster events, Village Cinemas, Arts Centre events, and more
free travel for the carer on trains, trams, and buses in Victoria at all times, Statewide, as long as you are accompanying the person you care for
the opportunity to apply for an Additional Companion Sticker to enable a second companion to join you with free entry to events and on transport, or to enable both you and the person you care for free entry into events.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Victorian Companion Card, the person must:

be a permanent resident of Australia, residing in Victoria
demonstrate that they have a significant, permanent disability
demonstrate that, due to the impact of the disability, they would be unable to participate at most community activities without attendant care support
demonstrate that the need for this level of attendant care will be life-long.

Further Information and to Apply

For more details read the blog: What is a Companion Card?

Apply here.

Phone: Victorian Companion Card Information Line, 1800 650 611

Email: companioncard@dhhs.vic.gov.au

Website: www.companioncard.vic.gov.au

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