Programs, projects and lessons
Information about initiatives in the area of Indigenous road safety is collected here. For information relating to evaluations and case studies of Indigenous road safety projects and programs , please refer to the lessons learned section.
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National
Clapham K (2004)
Injury prevention activity among Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples: Volume 2, Programs, projects and
actions.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
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report (PDF - 717 KB)
View website: Department of Health and Ageing
AusLink
AusLink represents the Australian Government's move towards
more cooperative transport planning and funding by federal
and state and territory jurisdictions.
Funding is allocated to multiple projects:
- National Land Transport Network
- AusLink National Projects
- Rail Grants to ARTC
- Local Roads
- Roads to Recovery
- Strategic Regional
- Black Spot
- Untied grants
- Other
Information about current projects and application guidelines
can be found on the AusLink website.
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more information
New South Wales
Bring the mob home safely
The ‘Bring the Mob Home Safely’ Aboriginal road
safety campaign of the Roads and Traffic Authority contains
a range of resources targeting drink driving, seat belts,
overcrowding, speeding, pedestrian and bicycle safety.
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Centacare driver licensing program
Centacare is running an eight-week program in Murrin Bridge
near Lake Cargelligo in western New South Wales to help Aboriginal
people gain their learner driver's licence.
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ABC news item
Kempsey Shire Council (2006)
Aboriginal Road Safety Awareness and Licensing Program Report
Kempsey: Kempsey Shire Council
View report (PDF - 62KB)
View website: Kempsey Shire Council
On the road - Lismore driver education project
This program was developed to assist Aboriginal people gain
a full Class C (car vehicle) licence. The program provides
access to computerised Driver Knowledge testing and outreach
licence testing in Aboriginal Land Councils; as well as driving
lessons and literacy and numeracy assistance for licence applicants.
The program can also offer driver mentoring, vehicle systems
and maintenance training; basic computer training and first
aid training.
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project information (HTML)
View
evaluation (PDF - 51KB)
This program has won an Australian Crime and Violence Prevention
award on 10 November 2005. (View
information)
View HealthInfoNet
case study
Northern Territory
Aboriginal Road Safety Program
The Northern Territory Aboriginal Road Safety Program
aims to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal People
involved in road trauma in the Northern Territory.
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website
Deadly Treadlies
This program is run by the Alice Springs Youth Accommodation
and Support Services. Young people are offered to build a
bike for themselves. Safe riding practices are taught, including
basic road rules and wearing a helmet.
Further
information
Remote Areas Driver Education and Training
This program is presented by Charles Darwin University and
was initiated to address driver-training needs of people in
rural and remote communities. Multiple driving courses are
offered, including a restricted Driver Instructor Endorsement.
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website
Road Safety Song Competition
Aboriginal bands were encouraged to come up with a Road Safety
song and compete in a play-off at the 2008 Barunga
Festival. A compilation CD of the 2006 festival has been released
featuring the winning road safety songs and other music from
Barunga. Contact the Road Safety Branch, ph: (08) 8924 7534
for further information.
View info CD (2006 contest)
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conference presentation
Further
information
Tracks are for trains
The Government has launched a public rail crossings safety
campaign in Darwin, specifically focussing on the Alice Springs
to Darwin railway. The campaign involves a series of radio,
television and newspaper advertisements to alert motorist
to rail safety.
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poster (PDF - 1.3MB - large file warning!)
Queensland
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Drivers Licensing
Program
A Queensland Transport and Whole-of-Government initiative
aiming to deliver driver licensing services to Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Queensland. The program
commenced as a project in early 2003, and intended to encompass
three sub projects, namely:
- problem identification;
- intervention development; and
- implementation and evaluation
The Centre of Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland
(CARRS-Q) undertook the first phase.
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further information
Task groups were created in the second phase and implementation
and evaluation took place during the third phase. The final
phase in 2006 involved the transition from project to program,
which will be ongoing until the licensing rate as the rest
of the total Queensland population has been achieved for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people.
- For further information:
- Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Drivers Licensing Program: Introduction
View document (PDF - 48KB) - Powerpoint presentation explaining the program
View presentation (PPT - 2.4MB - large file warning!) - Rumble N, Fox J (2006)
The Queensland Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples driver licensing program.
Paper presented at the ICPC Sixth Annual Colloquium: communities in action for crime prevention. 14 - 15 September 2006, Canberra, ACT
View presentation (PDF - 170KB) - Vick M, Avery D (2006)
The Queensland Indigenous driver licensing program: community-based education and lifelong learning.
Paper presented at the Pathways, pedagogies and partners: 4th international lifelong learning conference. 13 - 16 June 2006, Yeppoon, Queensland
View abstract (HTML)
View presentation (PDF - 112KB)
- Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Drivers Licensing Program: Introduction
Learner's Licence Training Project
This project consists of a series of resources designed
to increase comprehension of licensing questions. The project
started in 1996 in the Cherbourg community, and has grown
out to a resource which is being used by multiple agencies.
Further
information (PDF - 172KB)
Linked skilling for Indigenous communities in Queensland
The Remote Communities Services Unit, Department of Main
Roads, provides training to the Indigenous communities throughout
Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands. The main aim of the
training is to increase the skill level of council employees,
which will increase the council's capacity to undertake infrastructure
maintenance in their own community.
Further
information
Rural and remote road safety collaborative study:
research and intervention to reduce economic, medical and
social costs of road crashes in North Queensland
This is a research program from CARRS-Q, in cooperation with
James Cook University. This prospective research aims to identify
factors related to the occurrence, in rural and remote areas,
of serious traffic incidents which cause persons to be killed
or hospitalised, and to the factors related to the immediate
and subsequent trauma suffered by victims.
Further
information
Trip characteristics and over-representation of rural
and Indigenous populations in road crashes
This is a research program from CARRS-Q, aiming to identify
and validate factors contributing to serious traffic related
injuries in Indigenous drivers and passengers.
Further
information
South Australia
Aboriginal people travelling well
This study aims to assess the impact of the lack
of access to safe and reliable transport in Aboriginal communities
as a factor in the acceptance of high-risk behaviours.
This study has received a road safety grant for 2005-2006
from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
- For further information:
- Helps Y, O'Donnell K (2005)
Aboriginal people travelling well: a participatory action research work in progress [powerpoint presentation].
Retrieved 10 January 2006 from http://som.flinders.edu.au/
View presentation (PDF - 263KB) - Helps Y (2006)
SA transport safety project targets Aboriginal communities.
Injury Issues Monitor;35:1,3
View issue (PDF - 1.4MB - large file warning!) - Project brief, February 2007
Reproduced here with kind permission of Kim O'Donnell
View project brief (PDF - 48KB)
- Helps Y, O'Donnell K (2005)
Tasmania
'First Gear' road safety course
This program has been developed by the Department
of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, and aims to assist
Tasmanian community members who experience difficulty in acquiring
a Learner Driver Licence because of low literacy levels or
learning difficulties. Though not specifically developed for
the Aboriginal population, it has been used at Tasmanian Aboriginal
Centres.
Further
information (PDF - 18KB)
Western Australia
Aboriginal Road Safety
Since 2006 the Office of Road Safety and Goolarri media have forged a strong working partnership to deliver Indigenous specific road safety messages to the people of the Kimberley. Goolarri Media was recognised in 2006 & 2007 by winning AVPA (Australian Video Producers Awards) for their drink driving television commercials. Advertising is written and produced by Aboriginal people for Aboriginal people. Goolarri Media is a not-for-profit media and events organisation based in Broome Western Australia. This nationally recognised organisation produces and delivers television and radio services to the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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For further information, contact the Office of Road Safety.
Awareness campaign on travelling in load spaces
From 1 January 2006 it is illegal in Western Australia for
passengers to ride in any load spaces. This includes the back
of utes, trucks or panel vans, even if the vehicle is fitted
with a rollover cage. The Office of Road Safety has developed
brochures, posters and a culturally appropriate television
and radio campaign to make people from Aboriginal communities
aware of the changes.
For further information, contact the Office
of Road Safety.
Community Road Safety Grants Program
The Government of Western Australia through the Road Safety Council has made funds available from the Road Trauma Trust Fund to assist in the development of road safety projects which foster widespread community support and participation throughout the State to prevent road crashes causing serious injury and death. Grants are available for projects that focus on key behaviours or risk factors that are the major contributing factors to road crashes in WA and align to the key classes of initiatives described in Arriving Safely, the WA Road Safety Strategy 2003-2007.
Grants are available on a monthly basis with applications closing on the first Friday of each month and determined on the third Friday of the same month.
Local Government and Community Road Safety Committee
Grant Guidelines
How to apply
Speed Display Trailer Applications
Sponsorship Grants Applications
Evaluations and Acquittals
Evaluation reports
Indigenous Unlicensed/Drink Driving Project (IUDDP)
This project has been established by the Office of
Road Safety (ORS) to identify and progress initiatives to
reduce the incidence of drink driving and unlicensed driving
amongst Indigenous Western Australians, particularly those
living in rural and remote areas.
View
project brief (PDF - 36KB)
For further information, contact Kylie Olney, ph: (08) 9222
8767, fax: (08) 9325 2817, email: kolney@dpc.wa.gov.au
Project .05: Port Hedland and Newman community alcohol
related road trauma project
Drink driving has been identified as an important factor
in fatal crashes in the Pilbara region. Project .05 focused
on four key elements including education, enforcement, environment
and evaluation.
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evaluation report (PDF - 4.5MB - large file warning!)
For further information, contact the Office
of Road Safety.
Further information on programs and projects can be found
in the lessons learned section.
Resources used for the implementation of these projects and
programs can be found in the resources
section.
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