The grants of up to $5,000 will see 22 community road safety events held across WA between 14-21 May.
In announcing the successful grant recipients, Minister for Road Safety the Hon. Paul Papalia said each of the events will promote one of the seven daily themes of National Road Safety Week, which focus on how to make every journey safe.
The City of Wanneroo will host a series of free ‘Buckle up for National Road Safety Week’ workshops with Kid Safe WA helping parents and caregivers to choose and use the right child car seats. In Perth’s south, Manning Primary School will host a ‘Ride to School Breakfast’ to launch newly mapped safe walking and riding routes for students.
More than half the event grants were awarded to organisations in regional WA from the Great Southern to the Pilbara. The Shire of Kent will share road safety resources with locals and tourists alike as they enjoy the Pingrup Silo Art while the Ngarliyarndu Bindirri Aboriginal Corporation will educate the community of Roebourne on safe driving.
With fatigue known as the silent killer on WA roads, a number of events are designed to highlight the dangers of driving tired including the Quairading Outdoor Movie Night, Gascoyne Driver Reviver and the Wongan-Ballidu ‘Drive to Stay Alive Community Jive’.
Access Plus WA Deaf Inc will host an Auslan Road Safety Pilot program at their Wembley offices to enable the deaf and hard of hearing community access to road safety information.
For a full list of all grant recipients and planned events, visit communityconnect.rsc.wa.gov.au.
Image by Perth is OK! courtesy of RAC
