Speeder Beware - Town of Port Hedland - $19,761.60

The speed display trailer would be a great asset to the community because the target group of males aged 17-39 make up 45% of our town. We want to make our roads safety by keeping our vehicle speed at the appropriate posted speed limit. We will monitor speeds by collecting data and ensure media coverage of our results and informing the community of future activities. With the immediate awareness the speed displat trailer brings to a driver, it is an instant reminder to check their current speed.
We have a variety of events almost every month in diverse locations around the town and the community will find the speed display trailer attending almost every event. At these events there will be road safety information available to the public.
As discussed with the local police department, it is difficult for them to maintain proper traffic management. We believe that with a speed display trailer it would benefit not only the police but also the community. They will be able to use the speed display trailer in a variety of enforcement activities around the town or monitor speeds while collecting data for future evaluations.
We will also assist Main Roads Pilbara and allow them to use the speed display trailer when necessary. There are many road works and other events organised through Main Roads that will deem the sign very valuable.
There is not a speed display trailer within the entire Pilbara region. The Town of Port Hedland is willing to work with the surrounding local governments to provide them with the opportunity to use such a valuable device. We will be able to work out a support system where it is possible to share such a useful piece of technology and monitor whether it is effective or not in different areas. We look forward to this being a team effort from a variety of support groups and other local communities by trying to make drivers aware and keep them within the posted speed limits.

Shire of Lake Grace Speed Trailer Project - $15,708.00

The transportable radar speed display AD300 (TRSD) is a mobile radar speed display trailer that will be used within the Shire of Lake Grace. The Shire has a population of 1,456, consists of five individual towns (Lake Grace, Newdegate, Lake King, Varley and part of Pingaring) and covers 10,747 square kilometres. Lake Grace is on a major crossroad - Perth to Esperance/Norseman and the eastern states, and Albany to Hyden.
Main Roads statistics indicate that 55,968 vehicles per year pass through Lake Grace including travellers to and from Perth and Esperance as well as the Eastern States and the Goldfields. These statistics were recorded prior to the establishment of the mine at Ravensthorpe and do not include the many tourists and motorists travelling north south on the Albany-Hyden route. A recent traffic count conducted from April-May 2007 (33 days) at the east end of Stubbs St recorded 26,881 vehicles travelling east west.
Speeding on local roads within the Shire of Lake Grace is considered a problem for the community. Lake Grace RoadWise Committee has identified that speeding is an issue throughout the area that requires both enforcement and an education focus.
A TRSD unit is used to advise approaching motorists of their current speed, bringing to their current speed, bringing to their attention their current driving behaviour. The TRSD unit displays the speed to the approaching motorist via a LED display board, together with pre-set messages such as Too Fast - Slow Down flashing up. These pre-set messages can be set to match certain speeds and be changed within the TRSD unit to suit the environment and prevailing speed zones.
The TRSD unit is a valuable tool that can be used to reduce travel speeds by offering a visual message to the motorist to keep their speed at or below the posted speed limit and will be used in conjunction with community education initiatives and support the Office of Road Safety's Reducing Travel Speeds and Reducing Speeding campaigns.
Some of these activities include:
- High traffic road works to alert public to their speed within the work area;
- Utilisation at hot-spot and black-spot areas where problems have been identified in an attempt to reduce traffic speed and therefore reduce accidents in these areas;
- Work in conjunction with local police to alert traffic of their speed on high traffic volume roads.
The TRSD will be utilised in times of emergency and during hazardous weather or events such as the locust plague. In 2006, Lake Grace was severely flooded by rainfall from Cyclone Clare and the town site was cut off isolating locals and stranding travellers. The Lake Grace/Dumbleyung Rd (the main east-west route) was reinstated and opened to all traffic some 13 weeks after the flood. The event was declared a natural disaster. In the flood debriefing, Shire, Main Roads, police and emergency services staff and others identified lack of signage and problems informing people about road conditions as an issue to address.
The TRSD could also be itilised during major regional events such as the Newdegate Field Dates held every September. The two-day event attracts 14,500 people annually to the small town of Newdegate. Motorists travel long distances and from within the region and are accommodated at various places throughout the shire and district. Traffic increases significantly at this time, involving considerable police time in enforcement and prevention of speeding and drink driving limits and other traffic issues.

Collie's SAM (Speed Alert Mobile) - Shire of Collie - $14,980.00

Deploy the SAM on roads throughout the Collie Shire to promote safe driving practices.
Educate community through deployment at major community events such as Collie Show, Griffin Arts Festival, Christmas Street Parade, Rock n Coal Festival, Country Music Roundup.
Provide speed monitoring and driver education during sporting events in Collie such as Speedway, Motorplex, Motorcross, Trots and Racing days and other major sporting carnivals.
Deploy during road works undertaken on Shire roads to warn drivers of conditions and promote safe driving practices in adverse conditions associated with road works.
Work with RoadWise and Police in joint promotion of public education initiatives.
The Shire of Collie will consider all requests from locally based community groups and business/industry groups for deployment of the SAM and will agree to deployment that does not conflict with the established schedule of use for the SAM and hich fits within the guidelines for deployment and the grant agreement guidelines.
While it is anticipated that the SAM will be fully deployed within the Shire of Collie, requests for deployment by neighbouring Shires will be condisidered for special events on a per case basis.

Reducing Incidents of Speeding in the Shire of Cranbrook - Shire of Cranbrook - $17,050.00

The Shire of Cranbrook would like to purchase a speed alert display trailer for use on the roads in the Shire. Over the past few years there has been an increase of major road accidents within the Shire. The local police and emergency services volunteers have been called out to a lot more road accidents that could have been avoided. The speed alert trailer would be used by the Shire as reinforcement to motorists of the speed limits on local roads. Since the closure of the Cranbrook Police Station in July 2007, there has been only limited police presence throughout the Shire. By having the speed display trailer on hand it can be used as a tool to try to reduce incidents of speeding in the Shire.
The speed alert display trailer will be useful for road construction projects for the Shire as the trailer is a  large visible reminder of the reduced speed for the road construction area. Having the trailer at the road construction site will help in reducing the chances of incidents occurring where lives of the public or the Shire's outside staff could be endangered.
The trailer would also be used on roads where there is a high frequency of speeding particularly in town centres. In the roads around the local primary schools, the speed alert trailer could be used over a period of time on school days between the hours of 7.30am to 9am and 2.30pm to 4pm to remind drivers of the 40km speed zone.
Cranbrook has the Great Southern Hwy running through the middle of town where travellers who are just passing through without stopping have a tendency to not slow down to the 60km speed zone. Frankland River has the same problem as has the Wingebellup Rd which is the main route to and from Bunbury. Both of these main roads have quite a number of trucks that travel along them at high speed. By placing a speed display trailer on the entrances to these towns it will reinforce the speed limits.
Another example of the way that the speed trailer will be used by the Shire is in emergency situations such as fires and road accidents. The speed display trailer would be able to be used as a visual warning to motorists that there is an oncoming hazard on the road that may cause delays. Community organisations will be able to use the speed alert trailer when holding community events to promote any RoadWise campaigns includgin speeding, drink driving, seatbelts etc. An example of this would be the local Apex club would use the speed display trailer when they do their driver reviver campaigns.
The Shire of Cranbrook is actively involved in trying to reduce speeding and are willing to contribute $7,000 towards purchasing the speed display.

Tertiary Alcohol Project - UWA Health Promotion Unit - $3,190.00

The Tertiary Alcohol Project (TAP) was established at the University of Western Australia in 2003. The TAP program hinges on the input and participation of student members of the UWA community and support from external agencies to develop and disseminate information regarding alcohol use on campus. A combination of population, group and individual level interventions are currently being implemented. One of the focus areas for the project in 2008/09 will continue to be alcohol and drink driving.
The TAP program has always had success in using merchandise and resources to engage students. Evaluation has demonstrated strong and ongoing support for the Skippers Program that was piloted in 2005.
Due to high participation rates for these events, the project is seeking funding for merchandise, prizes and advertising material to be used as part of the 'Skippers in the Tavern' program. The merchandise will also provide a take away message for students that will have a potential flow on effect. The skipper prizes will create an enthusiasm and reqards for positive behaviour skills in tertiary students, which should build organisation around drinking and driving and assist in reinforcing the mesages of 'don't drink and drive'.

Sponsorship grants

Inglewood P & C Quiz Night - Inglewood Primary School P & C - $500.00

Kulin Bush Races - $1,500.00

'Road Works' Artists Imterpretations of the Great Eastern Hwy - Mundaring Arts Centre - $1,500.00