Update Newsletter July + December 2015
Update July and December 2015 Double Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE
- 20 Projects Approved in Round 16
- 10 Projects Approved in Round 17
- Towards Zero
- Update for the Community Road Safety Grants Program
- New Email Address for Reporting and Enquires
Round 16 Approved Projects
The TAC received 32 applications in Round 16, totalling more than $600,000. Of the 32 applications received in Round 16, the TAC has approved 20 projects, totalling around $400,000 in grants. Local councils, primary schools and community groups were well represented, along with registered road safety groups.
Round 17 Approved Projects
The TAC received 13 applications in Round 17, totalling more than $250,000. Of the 13 applications received in Round 17, the TAC has approved 10 projects, totalling around $180,000 in grants. Local councils were well represented, along with community groups and registered road safety groups.
The Community Road Safety Grants team encourages more community groups to consider applying for funding in 2016 in order to address their local road safety issues. Groups are encouraged to discuss their projects and seek assistance, if required, from the CRSG team to continue developing high quality and well researched applications and increase their chance of success. Applicants can email the Community Road Safety Grants Team at crsg@tac.vic.gov.au if they have any questions relating to the program or an idea to address a road safety issue in your community.
In the seventeen rounds of the grants program, the TAC has now:
- Received over 500 applications
- Approved more than 330 projects and
Committed funding totalling around $6.5 million in grants.
Round 16 Approved Projects | ||
Community group | Project focus and description | Grant |
Banyule City Council | Review and update of a Road Safety Strategy. | $25,000 |
Cardinia Shire Council | Review and update of a Road Safety Strategy. | $20,900 |
City of Melbourne | Speed Reduction Feasibility Study – St Kilda Road. | $25,000 |
Yarra City Council | Purchase of a VMS trailer to help control speeding on local roads and inform of road hazards. | $21,032 |
Communities That Care Ltd. | Reducing late adolescent risk for young adult alcohol misuse. | $29,700 |
Community RoadSafe Mildura Inc | Banners to promote the use of protective motorcycle gear in the Sunraysia area including Mildura. | $15,002 |
Forrest Primary School | The production of signage encouraging drivers to slow down in the town of Forrest - particularly close to the local primary school. | $1,000 |
Good Cycles Ltd | Cycling sessions demonstrating legal and preferred behaviours for CALD communities. | $18,898 |
Hobsons Bay City Council | Purchase replacement VMS to support local road safety initiatives. | $24,636 |
KidSafe Victoria Inc. | Research into Victorian parents' attitudes towards and use of ISOFIX compatible child restraints. | $25,000 |
Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Purchase of two VMS trailers with speed detection devices to be used to improve drivers' awareness. | $25,000 |
Melton City Council | Pilot of ACTIVEpaths way-finding stickers at four schools within Melton that have been identified as having risky routes to school. | $17,600 |
Melton City Council | Purchase of a VMS trailer to deliver relevant road safety messages to targeted hotspots. | $25,845.60 |
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council | Purchase and installation of four portable VMS boards for use around schools and local streets where speeding is an issue. | $15,083 |
Ocean Grove Toy Library Inc. | Pilot program using a variety of Road Safety Toys for the Ocean Grove Boorai Playgroup and Boorai Centre as part of an interactive demonstration to promote road safety education. | $3,000 |
RoadSafe Central Victoria Inc. | Funding to provide training to 100 motorcyclists and rural first responders in the correct trauma treatment for motorcycle or other motor vehicle accidents. | $22,300 |
Rotary Club of Carlton Inc. | The purchase and installation of three breathalyser units in licenced venues. | $18,750 |
Rotary Club of Dandenong South East | Purchase and installation of three breathalyser units in licenced venues. | $18,750 |
South Gippsland Shire Council | Purchase of a VMS trailer to extend speed management projects in areas of low speed compliance. | $22,000 |
St Francis De Sales Primary School | Bike education training for staff. | $1,320 |
Surf Coast Shire | Review and update of a Road Safety Strategy. | $25,000 |
The Squeaky Wheel Productions Ltd. | Creation of an online digital map to track accidents involving cyclists and the locations where riders feel unsafe. | $24,255 |
Round 17 Approved Projects | ||
Community group | Project focus and description | Grant |
Cardinia Shire Council | Purchase a SAM trailer to utilise the Not So Fast program to target speeding on local roads. | $24,852 |
Melbourne City Council | The second stage of an evidence-based behavioural change initiative. It involves the Cities of Melbourne, Yarra and Port Phillip working with the Victorian Taxi Association (VTA) and Victoria Police to trial a 'package' of initiatives to reduce the incidence of cyclist car door collisions. | $25,000 |
City of Port Phillip | An innovative approach to local road safety issues using short term tactical design intervention to influence driver behaviour and enhance the feeling of safety on the street. This will take place near the South Melbourne Market. | $21,890 |
LaTrobe City Council | Purchase of a VMS in order to monitor speed zones and advise of changed road or traffic conditions particularly during severe fog conditions. | $22,200 |
Leopold Football Club | The development and evaluation of a manual/guide that will outline the key ingredients for sporting clubs to create a leadership focussed environment for their communities by implementing programs and role modelling behaviours that raise awareness and set standards for road safety issues. | $15,650 |
Taylors Lakes of Lions Club | Replacement of traffic lights at the Brimbank Bicycle Education Centre which conducts Road Safety and Bike Ed Programs for pre-schools and primary schools in Brimbank and surrounding areas as well as for a number of special needs groups. | $5,000 |
Melton City Council | A pilot initiative to promote active transport in Caroline Springs. This will include a Walkability Audit, wayfinding and key locations map and pavement stickers. This will also promote cycling tracks to remove cyclists from the road. | $17,030 |
Moreland City Council | Analysis of the road safety needs of all schools (primary and secondary) within Moreland. This report will then be used to develop and distribute a targeted ’Road Safety Around our Schools‘ brochure to the 10 primary schools most in need. | $14,600 |
Road Trauma Support Services Victoria Inc | Literature review to identify the impact on people retelling their stories of road trauma, as well as the effect the storytelling has on their audience. The outcomes of the review will be used to inform the engagement of road trauma survivors in their future road safety programs. | $24,242 |
Rotary Club of Warrnambool Central | The purchase and installation of a breathalyser machine in a licenced hotel in Warrnambool. The community have requested an improvement of education around the effects of alcohol on drivers as well as the provision of tools for drivers to make the decision to not drive from a venue. | TBC |
Towards Zero
Towards Zero is a vision for a future free of deaths and serious injuries on our roads.
It acknowledges that as humans, we make mistakes. But when those mistakes happen on our roads we come off second best, because our bodies aren't designed to absorb high impact speeds. They never have been and never will be. That's why we need to ensure we have a safe road system in place. We need a system that protects us from our own mistakes and those of others.
One of the most important aspects of Towards Zero is that it recognises that road safety is a shared responsibility. Community groups can do their part to contribute to road safety through advocating safe speeds, safe roads, safe vehicles and safe people in their local area. This may include identifying and reporting risks; approaching their local car dealership about promoting safe vehicle technology, such as AEB; and being a road safety champion for their local area.
With all Victorians working together in road safety we can achieve zero deaths and serious injuries and save thousands of families from the pain associated with road trauma.
More information about Towards Zero can be found on the web at www.towardszero.vic.gov.au and a Towards Zero eLearning module can be accessed online at www.tac.vic.gov.au/road-safety/towards-zero/safe-system-learning-module
Update for Community Road Safety Grants
The TAC is changing the face and structure of the Community Road Safety Grants Program. The grants program has been running in its current format since 2007 and so it is time for a change.
Round 18 (closed April 15, 2016) will be the last round of Community Road Safety Grants that will be run using the original format.
The Grants team are working hard to simplify and update the program to make it easier for Community Groups and Councils to get access to funding for the projects and programs that will help address their local road safety issues.
Past (and future) grant applicants are welcome to provide feedback and suggestions about what you would like to see in the new grants program. Feedback and suggestions can be sent through to the Community Road Safety Grants email inbox at crsg@tac.vic.gov.au Further information about the change in the grants program will be provided as soon as it becomes available.
Through shared responsibility and community support we can all play our part in reaching Towards Zero.
Email Address for Reporting, Invoices and Enquiries
The Community Road Safety Grants program has gone digital with a new mailbox email at crsg@tac.vic.gov.au. This is the best way to make enquiries, send invoices and submit reports.
The creation of the CRSG Mailbox will speed up the answering of enquiries and processing of payments as it can be accessed by all members of the CRSG team.
When submitting a report for projects you are no longer required to post a hard copy if you submit electronically. Progress reports and invoices can be received through the CRSG mailbox. However, any final reports need to be printed and signed, then scanned and emailed to the CRSG mailbox.
Successful applicants should ensure that they are using the most up-to-date reporting template files available for download from www.tac.vic.gov.au/crsg.
Current and new applicants can email any questions or concerns about their road safety projects to the Community Road Safety Grants Team at crsg@tac.vic.gov.au
Applicants can still contact the grants officers at 5225 7517
