NEW minimum top up amounts are being introduced for Opal card holders topping up automatically and online.
From July 3, automatic and online adult top ups will be reduced from $40 to $10 while concession/child card top ups are changing from $20 to $10.
Gold Senior/Pensioner Opal card holders will be able to top up $5 instead of $10.
Transport Minister Andrew Constance said people were not topping up online or automatically at the moment because the current minimum values were too high.
"We want to make it the norm for people not to have to worry about queueing to top up their Opal Card. Reducing the minimum top up amounts will hopefully go a long way to encouraging the switch," Mr Constance said.
"We know people want to control where their money goes, so now we're offering even more flexibility and convenience for topping up your Opal card online."
