Translink is giving Queenslanders an extra two chances to win free travel for a year with its Golden go card giveaway extended for a further two weeks.
The giveaway was initially scheduled to run through June to support the Property Council of Australia’s Fridays in the City initiative, to get more workers back into city centres.
However, more than 33,500 entries so far have highlighted the popularity of the competition and prompted a two-week extension.
Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey said he was pleased another two South-East Queensland commuters would win free travel on public transport for a year.
“We’ve been overwhelmed by the number of competition entries in the four weeks since the giveaway was announced and that’s why we decided to extend it by another two weeks,” Mr Bailey said.
“The promotion is just part of a wider push to get more workers back into the central business districts and supporting small businesses there.”
He said patronage on public transport was sitting at around 70 per cent of pre-COVID levels “and we want to see more commuters jumping on board”.
Mr Bailey said encouraging more people into city centres was a key part of the Government’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan.
“The first three winners have said the free travel will enable them to visit family members more frequently, travel to and from work every day for free, or allow them to see more of the great sights in South-East Queensland,” he said.
Translink’s Golden go card giveaway entry details can be accessed at this PS News link.
