An exhibition of personal items belonging to people who were either killed or seriously injured on Victorian roads is touring regional centres across the State.
The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and Road Trauma Support Services Victoria (RTSSV) exhibition and campaign, Left Unfinished, tells the story of seven Victorians who either lost their lives or had their lives permanently changed due to road trauma.
Head of Road Safety at the TAC, Samantha Cockfield said it was important to take the Left Unfinished exhibition and campaign’s message to regional Victoria after its initial launch and housing at Melbourne Museum last year.
“Regional Victorians are overrepresented in the number of fatalities we see and, tragically, the majority of those deaths are local people on roads close to their home,” Ms Cockfield said.
“Each replica exhibition item is accompanied by the story behind them – either told by a loved one of a person who lost their life, or a person who was injured that recounts their personal story,” she said.
Speaking from Geelong, Ms Cockfield said exhibition visitors could learn the emotional, real-life, stories behind the items on display and those who couldn’t attend could view a virtual augmented reality experience of the exhibition online.
“Far too many people in Geelong and regional Victoria have a ‘left unfinished’ story, and this poignant campaign lays bare seven very personal and emotional stories about how lives can change so dramatically when the unthinkable happens on the roads,” she said.
Ms Cockfield said the exhibition would run until 2 May, with visits to Warrnambool; Ballarat; Geelong; Bendigo and Shepparton.
The exhibition’s virtual augmented reality experience can be accessed on the TAC and RTSSV’s Left Unfinished website at this PS News link.
