03 Jul 2008
MEDIA RELEASE - 3 JULY 2008
Victorian community groups and local councils have been given more resources to tackle road trauma in the local community.
Minister for the TAC, Tim Holding, today announced the first successful projects to be funded under the TAC’s new $4 million community road safety program. The 41 projects will receive a total of $704,000 to make Victoria’s roads safer.
“Local communities are often best placed to identify opportunities to reduce road accidents in their neighbourhoods,” Mr Holding said.
“These grants will give them the chance to take action to make our roads safer for all road users.”
Mr Holding said the successful projects targeted a wide range of issues including speed, pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists, drink driving and driver education.
The TAC encourages community groups, including local councils, to prepare applications for projects that target a specific road safety problem.
Funding is available for community-based projects conducted by not-for-profit groups that identify a problem and provide a solution.
The next round of applications will be accepted up until Friday 12 September 2008.
Grant application guidelines are available at www.tacsafety.com.au or by contacting the TAC Community Road Safety Grants Officer on (03) 9664 6954.
See attached details of the successful projects to be funded under the TAC’s new Community Road Safety Grants program.
| TAC Community Road Safety Grants Program Rounds 1 and 2 | |||||
| Organisation | Focus | Grant | |||
| Adult Multicultural Education Services | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $19,865 | |||
| Banyule City Council | Assisting reduction of risk taking behaviour in cars in local community | $19,997 | |||
| Bendigo Regional YMCA Youth Services Inc | Increasing awareness of driver distractions in community settings | $20,000 | |||
| City of Darebin | Addressing hoon behaviour and road safety for cyclists and child pedestrians | $10,500 | |||
| City of Greater Dandenong | Reducing speed in 50 km/h local streets | $10,000 | |||
| Raising awareness of 40 km/h speed limits | $20,000 | ||||
| City of Stonnington | Targeting 30+ year olds to reduce drink driving | $19,800 | |||
| Colac RoadSafe - Ian 'Titch' Burnett Memorial Driver Reviver | Improving to driver reviver site near Colac to encourage more drivers to rest | $12,500 | |||
| Improving driver reviver program | $7,500 | ||||
| Community Connections (Vic) Pty Ltd | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $18,496 | |||
| Cycling Promotion Fund | Providing on line educational clips to help cyclists avoid key crash risks | $20,000 | |||
| Diversitat (Geelong Ethnic Communities Council) | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $20,000 | |||
| Footscray Football Club trading as Spirit West Services | Volunteer-supported bicycle edcuation program | $20,000 | |||
| Frankston City Council | Reducing drink driving on weekend nights | $20,000 | |||
| Greater Shepparton City Council | Reducing drink driving on weekend nights | $20,000 | |||
| Hampton Primary School | Creating safe access to school for all road users | $20,000 | |||
| Heathdale Neighbourhood Association | Reducing speed in local streets | $16,550 | |||
| Hobsons Bay City Council | Developing a new road safety strategy | $5,000 | |||
| Latrobe Community Health Service Inc | Increasing the safety of older bicyclists with support of volunteers | $18,060 | |||
| Lead-On Australia (Ballarat) | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $20,000 | |||
| Lions Club of Dookie Inc | Improving pedestrian safety on rural roads | $17,545 | |||
| Maribyrnong City Council | Supporting newly arrived migrants to be safe road users with support of volunteers | $20,000 | |||
| Maroondah City Council | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $19,815 | |||
| Melbourne Anglican Benevolent Society inc. | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $20,000 | |||
| Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League Inc | Reducing drink driving and raising road safety awareness | $20,000 | |||
| Mount Eliza Secondary College | Developing materials for the community program targeting Learner drivers | $20,000 | |||
| Mt Martha Primary School | Increasing pedestrian safety and reducing traffic congestion at school drop off and pick up times | $18,194 | |||
| New Hope Migrant and Refugee Centre, Frankston | Volunteer supported driver education program | $18,760 | |||
| Northern Grampians Shire Council | Reducing speed and run off road crashes on rural roads | $14,580 | |||
| Translating road safety information for international professionals and students | $4,595 | ||||
| RoadSafe Mildura Inc | Improving road sharing by cyclists and drivers | $15,400 | |||
| Development of road safety strategy and actions through community consultation | $11,946 | ||||
| RoadSafe Wimmera | Reducing drink driving culture in sporting clubs | $15,480 | |||
| Shire of Yarra Ranges | Raising awareness of and increasing compliance in school speed zones | $20,000 | |||
| Surf Coast Shire | Reducing youth drink driving and drink walking | $20,000 | |||
| The Association of Hazaraz in Victoria Inc (AHV) | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $19,865 | |||
| City of Greater Geelong | Safe and legal motorcycling by young people | $19,965 | |||
| UnitingCare Moreland Hall | Providing road safety information to young people affected by alcohol and drugs | $20,000 | |||
| Warrnambool City Council | Educating local community about BAC levels to reduce drink driving | $17,180 | |||
| Whittlesea Community Connections | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $20,000 | |||
| Wonthaggi Neighbourhood Centre at Mitchell House Inc | Volunteer-supported driver education project | $9,420 | |||
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