Road safety in the Cook electorate will be boosted thanks to the rollout of the 2018 Community Road Safety Grants.
More than $708,000 will be shared between 49 Queensland schools, community groups and not-for-profit organisations to improve road safety in their local areas in the next three years.
The 2018 Community Road Safety Grants round had two funding streams: for one-off projects and also for three-year programs, to cater for longer-term youth road safety education and learner mentor driver programs
The Palaszczuk Government is also funding a further $4.2 million worth of Community Road Safety Grants over the next three years.
In the Cook electorate, the Mareeba State High School will receive a grant to assist the BRAKE program that aims to educate senior secondary students in years 10, 11 and 12 in Driver Awareness.
Member for Cook said the grants were a great example of the Palaszczuk Government working with community-based groups on the important and life-saving issue of road safety. “We all have a role to play in keeping our roads safe, and the successful recipients of the Community Road Safety Grants 2018 funding round are to be commended for their efforts and continued interest in road safety,” she said.
“I would like to congratulate the Mareeba State High School for securing a Community Road Safety Grant that will educate senior secondary students in driver awareness.” Ms Lui said.
“Road safety is everyone’s responsibility, and when we work together we all reap the benefits.”
More information and a full list of grant recipients will be shortly available at www.tmr.qld.gov.au/roadsafetygrants
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