Catch ’em young for road safety

Some of Dandenong’s youngest residents will learn to be safer on local roads.
Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams announced on Monday 29 May that Dandenong West Primary School would receive $7800 to teach students how to be safer near roads and on their bikes.
The school will build an asphalt traffic course that three local kindergartens will use as part of their road and bike education programs.
The course will have road conditions that mimic real traffic, so children can learn about road safety in a simulated environment.
“Congratulations to Dandenong West Primary School for this exciting proposal to teach young children and families how to be safe on bikes and our roads,” Ms Williams said.
“I encourage local community groups and organisations with an idea to promote road safety, to apply for the next round of the TAC’s community grants program.”
The funding is part of the Transport Accident Commission’s Community Road Safety Grants Program, which provides up to $25,000 to community and not-for profit groups to promote road safety.
Dandenong West Primary was among 20 Victorian recipients in the latest funding round.