Opal cardholders warned to use it or lose it as government sets deadline to claim dormant credit balances

Unused money on old or lost Opal cards could be soon used to fund future NSW transport projects. Opal cardholders have been ...

If you haven’t used your Opal card for a while, you’re about to lose your balance

The NSW Labor government will recover the unspent balances of millions of Opal cards which have not been used since the start ...

Millions of dollars to be wiped from Opal cards with unspent balances

Millions of Opal cards that have not been used since the start of the pandemic will be wiped of remaining balances.

Huge new government crackdown on e-bikes

There are currently 17 million unused or unregistered Opal cards across the city, with an estimated value of $70m of unused ...

NSW government to take $70 million from unused Opal cards

Up to $70 million is set to be wiped from unused Opal cards as the NSW government looks to recover the unspent funds to ...
Gold Coast Sun

‘We apologise’: Credit card outage causes pain on Sydney’s rail network

Commuters began reporting the issue late on Friday afternoon, when Opal was unable to top up payments for card readers. This spread to tapping onto the network, with both top-up machines and card ...

Sydney Metro: Opal data reveals more people are crossing the bridge to dine out

Sydney’s newest Metro is breaking down the traditional Harbour Bridge barrier, driving a customer boom for restaurants on ...