The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has launched a new program, encouraging local football and netball clubs across the State to help spread the road safety message in their community.
Minister for Road Safety, Ben Carroll said the TAC’s new Community Footy TAC Club Rewards Program gave clubs the opportunity to earn up to $10,000 in funding by promoting road safety to their community.
“This program is an exciting opportunity to reward the clubs that are passionate about road safety and dedicated to ensuring all of their members make it to and from the game safely,” Mr Carrol said.
Chief Executive of TAC, Joe Calafiore said the partnership was the ideal platform to speak directly to Victorians travelling hundreds of kilometres on rural roads every year to attend training and games.
“It’s an unfortunate reality that most grassroots football and netball clubs across the State have been affected by road trauma in some way,” Mr Calafiore said.
“It’s critical that we are in these communities to remind everyone of all the actions we can take to make our roads safe,” he said.
Mr Calafiore said that last year, 126 people died on regional Victorian roads, compared with the 85 lives lost in metro areas.
