In recognition of the gathering momentum to combat road trauma, 26 deserving finalists have been announced to be in the running for this year’s 3M-ACRS Diamond Road Safety Award, the premier road safety award for exemplary groups/projects across the Australasian region. The award is now entering its 6th year and is recognised as Australasia’s ultimate road safety achievement for the region’s most innovative, cost-effective road safety initiative/program which stands out from standard, everyday practice and delivers significant improvements in road safety for the community.
This year’s finalists are (in random order):
A compendium of front line road and workzone safety solutions
Boylan Group Pty Ltd
Team Leader: Mr Alan Hay
Country Roads Safety
Yass Valley Council
Team Leader: Mrs Melissa Weller
Young Drivers yrchoice Snapchat Campaign
Auckland Transport
Team Leader: Mrs Claire Dixon
Mobile Traffic Offender Deterrent System (MTODS)
Brisbane Motorway Services
Team Leader: Mr Brett Simpson
Green reflector marking of informal truck bays
Truckright
Team Leader: Mr Rod Hannifey
SAFE Fleet Program
Drivers around the world return home safely at the end of each day
Johnson & Johnson
Team Leader: Mr Andrew Houston
Herbert St Dandenong – Permanent Part-Time Road Closure
City of Greater Dandenong
Team Leader: Mr Daniel Przychodzki
Construction of Safety Measures Kennedy and Templeton Street Castlemaine
Mount Alexander Shire Council
Team Leader: Mrs Janice Smith
Mount Zero – Road Safety on Mountain Roads
Neighbourhood Watch Group
Team Leader: Ms Jo Ellice-Flint
2015 Queensland Road Safety Week
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Team Leader: Ms Jane Richards
Prevention of Numerous Deaths within Minutes
Personal Submission
Team Leader: Mr Leon Hain
Hoon Alert – Early Warning System
Fulton Hogan Industries Pty Ltd
Team Leader: Mr David Snape
bstreetsmart
Trauma Department, Westmead Hospital
Team Leader: Ms Julkie Seggie
RACV Safe Mates Program
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
Team Leader: Ms Rebekah Smith
Safe School Speeds Project
City of Wanneroo
Team Leader: Mr Ryan Gibson
Queensland Police Service community road safety engagement programs
Queensland Police Service
Team Leader: Senior Constable Sandy Atkinson
The ‘It’s Holiday Time’ children’s road safety campaign
Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation
Team Leader: Ms Michelle McLaughlin
Distracted…? Pedestrian Campaign
North Sydney Council
Team Leader: Ms Stella Stefan
PCYC – Braking the Cycle
Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association
Team Leader: Sergeant Linda Baade
Better Moves Around Schools
Moonee Valley City Council
Team Leader: Mrs Anna Psarras
Multicultural Learner License Program
Queensland Police Service
Team Leader: Sergeant Joanna Broughton
NSW Motorcycle CRASH Card
Hornsby Shire Council
Team Leader: Ms Lesley Tipping
Drive Drink Free for a Happy Ending
Auckland Transport
Team Leader: Mrs Claire Dixon
Motorcycle Hazard Identification Mapping
Southern Region Roads and Maritime Services
Roads and Maritime Services
Team Leader: Mr Robert Reynolds
Transforming the lives of Indigenous Territorians through a driver licence
NT Government Dept of Transport
Team Leader: Mr Wayne Buckley
Mobile in Moreton
Queensland Police Service
Team Leader: Sergeant Joanna Broughton
ACRS President, Lauchlan McIntosh AM, said “the high quality of this years’ finalists exemplifies the growing recognition across all sectors of society of the major role that all organisations and individuals can play in expediting road trauma reductions. The quality of submissions from these finalists is testament to the exceptionally high standard of innovation that is being implemented across the road safety spectrum, and I sincerely congratulate all finalists on this worthy achievement”.
The winning Team Leader will be presented with their award at the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2016) Gala Dinner to be held in Canberra on Wednesday 7 September 2016, in front of an anticipated audience of over 500 road safety professionals and advocates from across the region and internationally. The winner will receive a trip to the USA to attend the 47th ATSSA Annual Convention & Traffic Expo in 2016 to be held in Arizona, USA, and will also visit 3M Global Headquarters in Minnesota. The winner will also present their winning entry and USA trip at the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference.
Also to be presented on the night is the 2016 ACRS Fellowship Award, which is recognised as the Australasian road safety community’s highest honour, recognising an individual for their outstanding commitment and effectiveness in their efforts to reduce road trauma.