Finalists announced for premier road safety award

The Australasian College of Road Safety has released the list of finalists for the 2016 3M-ACRS Diamond Road Safety Award.

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.

The award will be presented at the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2016) Gala Dinner to be held in Canberra on Wednesday 7 September.

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 2016 ACRS Fellowship Award will also be presented at the Gala Dinner.

This year’s finalists are:

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

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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