Program funding outcomes

The Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance (the Alliance) received program funding applications from 37 of the 48 registered community road safety groups totally approximately $2.9 million to implement targeted and effective local road safety programs 2011-2012. VicRoads has a budget of approximately $1.7 million available for distribution to registered groups for effective community road safety programs.

Following an extensive assessment of all program funding applications the Alliance made broad recommendations to VicRoads on programs and budget. VicRoads reviewed the recommendations and made final program and funding approvals.

The table below provides a summary of program approvals for year one 2011 -2012 to registered community road safety groups. The information is correct as of 30 June 2011.

Victorian Community Road Safety partnership Program
Approved programs and funding 2011-2012 - Effective as of 30 June 2011

Registered Group	Road Safety Program Focus	VicRoads Funds $ (incl gst)
Statewide
Hawthorn Community Education Project Inc	Older Drivers	11000
Amy Gillet Foundation		25000
Victorian Country Football League	Drink and fatigue driving	25000
Fit to Drive Foundation Incorporated	Young drivers and speeding	25000
Vision Australia Limited	Pedestrian safety	12700
Communities That Care Ltd	Drink driving/Young drivers	30000
Berry Street	Road user safety	40000

Eastern Region
RoadSafe Gippsland Community Road Safety Council	Motorcyclist safety, drink and /drug driving, young drivers	118500
Bass Coast Road Safety Committee	Older road users, cyclists	28800

North Eastern Region
RoadSafe North East Community Road Safety Council Inc	Motorcyclist safety, cyclist safety	62000
City of Greater Shepparton	Young drivers	10000
City of Wodonga	Young pedestrians	27000
Roadsafe Goulburn Valley	Older road users, drink driving, heavy vehicle safety	66000

Northern Region
Roadsafe Central Murray Incorporated	Young drivers, drink and drug driving, speed and & fatigued driving, older drivers, young drivers	65500
Roadsafe Central Victoria	Young drivers, drink and drug drivers, speed and fatigue drivers, motorcyclists, older road users	74000

South Western Region
Warrnambool City Council and Shire of Moyne	Young drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, road users	25000
Geelong Ethnic Community Council Inc Trading as 'Diversitat'	Safer road users	27500
RoadSafe Western District	Drink driving, cyclists, motorcyclists, young and older drivers.	43000
Barwon Community Road Safety Council	Young drivers, older road users, vulnerable road users and driver compliance	50500
RoadSafe Colac	Driver fatigue, young drivers, cyclists, child restraint safety, young and older road users, drink & drug driving	39300

Western Region
Roadsafe Central Highlands Inc	Drink driving, young drivers, older drivers	54000
Mildura Community Road Safety Council Incorporated trading as Roadsafe Mildura	Safer road users, vehicle safety, safer roads and roadsides	58500
Roadsafe Wimmera	Driver safety, young drivers, drink driving, safer road users	47000

Metro North West Region
Djerriwarrh Employment and Education Services	Young drivers	30000
Brimbank Active Transport Safety Group	Pedestrian and cyclists	35000
Migrant Resource Centre North-West Region Inc	Road safety awareness and road safety skills for migrants	27500
North West 4	Young drivers	40000
RoadSafe Westgate CRSC	Young drivers, older drivers, speeding	68000
Whittlesea Community Connections	Cyclist safety, Child passenger safety	10650
Road Safety Action Group - Inner Melbourne	Intoxicated pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and public transport	71000
Darebin City Council	Pedestrian safety	30000
Banyule Road Safety Committee	Older drivers, community road safety awareness	15400
RoadSafe Metropolitan North East	Young drivers, motorcyclists	70000

Metro South East Region
Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne) (MIC) - Road Safety for Newly Arrived Refugees and Migrants Partnership	Safer road users	29692
Yarra Ranges Shire and City of Casey	Young drivers, motorcyclists	23800
RoadSafe South East	Young drivers, older road users, pedestrians, motorcyclists, drink driving, vehicle safety,	151600
RoadSafe Eastern Metro	Drink and drug driving, young drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists, pedestrians, vehicle safety	152200

In comparison, VicRoads provided a program funding allocation of approximately $960k for the development and delivery of community road safety programs across Victoria for 2009-2010 under the previous model.

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