'Please slow down consider our kids' Bin Sticker Project - City of Belmont - $3,800.00

Reducing speeding in our local community especially around schools through targeted education and awareness is probably one of the most powerful incentives to reduce road trauma and can be done at a very low cost.
Research suggests that as speed increases:

• Road users are less able to react to others' actions or detect road hazards;
• Stopping distances increase and manoeuvres become more difficult which result in the loss of vehicle control; and
• Severity of crash increases.

In an effort to reduce the incidence of speeding within 40km/h zones, the bin sticker project has been recognised as a successful campaign in changing attitudes and raising awareness of the effects of bad behaviours of drivers on our roads.
The bin stickers are self adhesive signs that can be attached to the side of a rubbish bin facing oncoming vehicles. When bins are out on garbage collection days, the visual impact of repetitive stickers is exceptional.
It is hoped by engaging the parent and child groups at various local schools, they can give ownership to the project in localosed areas and parents themselves can act as responsible speed setters.

Fatal Vision Goggles - City of Bunbury - $1,800.00

The South West region has seven RoadWise Committees and active local government community development in the 16 shires in the region. Currently drink driving awareness education, displays and presentations are provided throughout the region and fatal vision goggles are borrowed from RoadWise head office for this purpose which is often inconvenient. The use of a full set of goggles retained in the region will enable all groups to provide a substantial impact with the purpose of minimising the incidents of drink driving through the provision of a practical education component. These sessions will contribute to minimising the harms associated with alcohol and other drug use throughout the region.

Roadworx - Wheatbelt Area Consultative Committee Inc - $1,831.50

Roadworx aims to provide a wholistic approach in the foundations of driver responsibility and car ownership by offering hands on experience and age-appropriate information to young to be drivers (aged 15-24 years) within the Wheatbelt region.
Roadworx will offer a flexible and tailored approach in delivery and design, developing skills and knowledge in road safety, basic first aid, crash prevention, car legislation, car ownership and driver responsibility. The program uses a community-based framework by seeking support and ownership by local bodies and resources in providing interactive workshops to youth in their own region. Participating youth have opportunity to share learned knowledge as mentors to their peers through means of reproducing information and contributing in an optional project (sustainable) activity.
Achieved in the following steps:

• Adopt-a-Car Experience (ACE)
  Youth participants will 'adopt-a-car' dusing workshop which will be the central point or all activity, providing hands on experience and assisting with simulating scenarios/situations;
• Local and Community-Based 'Expert' Knowledge
  Embracing local and community-based knowledges, expertise and resources (i.e. Police, education bodies, emergency services, driving instructors etc) and initiating a nonbiased sharing of knowledge, information and experiences; and
• Project Activity (optional)
  Shares and reproduction of program information through educational and creative means.

Sponsorship Grants

Inaugural opening of the ROSS markets, Albany - Great Southern ROSS markets Inc - $1,000.00 - Drink Driving

The Calympic Games - Calingiri Parents and Citizens Association - $500.00

Dunsborough Primary School Fete - Dunsborough Primary School Parents and Citizens Association - $500.00

WGWA Provincial Event - Moora Lakeview Golf Club - $500.00

Midwest Show and Shine 2007 - Midwest Show and Shine Inc - $1,500.00 - Restraints

3rd International Road Safety Conference Grants

38 individuals funded from areas including local government, health, police, private business and community - $28,157