Programs

Program officers in the Local Government Partnerships Team work with road safety groups across the state, and other grass roots organisations with an interest in safer, greener and more active travel by providing advice on road safety and behaviour change. Groups can apply for grants through the Community Grants Program to undertake projects and initiatives that improve road safety.

Contacts:

Margaret Howard
Manager, Community Programs
margaret.howard@sa.gov.au
8402 1919

Dawn Kanofski
Regional Project Officer
dawn.kanofski@sa.gov.au
8762 8044

Cycle Instead is one of the Section’s newest programs and is currently in development. The first of these projects, Cycle Instead @ Work, was launched in February 2011 and provides a workplace bicycle for some selected workplaces (must undergo an application process) with the aim of increasing cycling for workday travel.

Contact:

Chelsey Key
Project Officer, Bike Ed & Tour Down Under
chelsey.key@sa.gov.au
8402 1923

The Local Government Partnership Program is designed to build collaborative working relationships with South Australian Councils to deliver programs that reduce car use through safer, greener and more active travel initiatives and projects. This program uses an approach which supports councils to deliver on stated strategic actions.

Contacts:

Belinda Halling
Coordinator, Travel Behaviour
belinda.halling@sa.gov.au
8402 1916

Kate Deverix
A/Project Officer
kate.deverix@sa.gov.au
08 8402 1924

A resource for communities, individuals, families and friends that provide more information about transportation and driving options for older drivers.The kit is comprised of a series of eleven information sheets, available to download from the program’s website, as well as a facilitators guide and information about holding group workshops and is designed to be ‘self-managing’ at the local level.

Contacts:

dtei.movingrightalong@sa.gov.au

The smarter travel @ work program works with Councils and workplaces to achieve a reduction in car use for travel to/from work and/or for workday travel, while contributing to targets on safer, greener and more active travel.Workplaces work with DPTI and Council to make incremental reductions in workplace travel through the delivery of intiatives and small scale projects over a two year timeframe.

Contacts:

Matthew Mayes
Project Officer, TravelSmart
dtei.TravelSmartSA@sa.gov.au
8402 1925

Kate Deverix A/Project Officer
kate.deverix@sa.gov.au
8402 1924

The TravelSMART Grants are available to community groups and organisations to deliver travel behaviour change initiatives that focus on one or more of the following objectives:

• substitute some car trips with another option e.g. walking, cycling or Public Transport
• use the car smarter and more efficiently e.g. carpooling or combining trips
• reduce the distances travelled by car e.g. encouraging the support of local shops, services and activities
• elimin/ate the need for some journeys e.g. by working from home, doing banking, bill paying etc. by phone or internet.

Contacts:

Kate Deverix
A/Project Officer
kate.deverix@sa.gov.au
8402 1924

The Households program engages residents in a specific target area to identify some of their specific transport issues and work collaboratively to develop a possible solution, with the objective of also reducing overall personal car use.Individuals are provided with a few options, and any necessary tools (e.g., journey plan), and are followed up on their progress throughout the project.

Contacts:

Belinda Halling
Coordinator, Travel Behaviour
belinda.halling@sa.gov.au
8402 1916

Samara Farrell
Program Officer
samara.farrell@sa.gov.au
8402 1921

Bernhard Sayer
Project Officer
bernhard.sayer@sa.gov.au
8343 2757

ur choice (previously Driver Intervention Program) is a 90 minute interactive workshop that addresses the high incidence of road crashes involving young drivers.

Drivers aged 16 – 25 years who have had their learner’s permit or provisional driver licence disqualified are required by law to attend a ur choice workshop.

At the workshop you will discuss the reasons why young drivers are involved in crashes. You will explore how road crashes affect individuals, families and friends and have the opportunity to think about strategies that could make you a safer driver.

For further information email dpti.urchoice@sa.gov.au or telephone (08) 8223 1780.

Way2Go is an innovative program to get more students safely walking, riding and using public transport for school travel. Way2Go provides schools and councils with resources, strategies and ideas to make school travel safer, greener and more active at no cost to the organisation.

Contacts:

Narelle Thomas
Coordinator Schools Programs
narelle.thomas@sa.gov.au
8402 1719

Dan Crane
Education Consultant
daniel.crane@sa.gov.au
8343 2088

Vicki Clonan
Education Consultant
vicki.clonan@sa.gov.au
8402 1918

The 'Your Turn teacher resource for safer, greener and more active travel' is for all middle years teachers and students in South Australia. It focuses on developing a practical understanding of the factors that are inherent in influencing decision making around road use as young people, whether they are travelling independently or as passengers with other people.

Contact:

dtei.way2go@sa.gov.au