A year after the tragic car accident at Buxton, the entire Wollondilly community is feeling the enduring impact of losing five young locals.
As part of an ongoing response, Wollondilly Shire Council has partnered with Southern Highlands PCYC to offer a free safer drivers course for local young people.
The course is available to 16-25-year-old residents of the Wollondilly Shire who are on their learner drivers licence, and at the completion of the course they can take 20 hours off their log book.
The free offer will run over 10 months until June 2024 with spaces available for 12 participants each month.
Council’s initiative will cover for the $140 cost of the two module five-hour course; part of the Local Government road safety behavioural program.
“As we acknowledge the first anniversary of the tragic accident at Buxton and remember the five young local lives that were lost, we understand the importance of doing everything we can to make sure our young people are safe,’’ says Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould.
“We want to provide our learner drivers with essential skills and knowledge that will cultivate a culture of responsible and confident driving and ultimately help to prevent accidents on our roads.
“The safer drivers course offers strategies to help participants become proactive, safe drivers, as well as giving them a head start towards obtaining their provisional licences.”
As an accredited provider of the Transport for NSW safer drivers course, PCYC will help students gain a greater understanding of how to be safe P-plate drivers.
The course highlights on-road decision making and hazard identification and includes a practical coaching session.
Spaces are limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Participants are required to have obtained their learner driver licence and have completed 50 hours on their log book before they do the course.
Bookings can be made by direct email through Southern Highlands PCYC, southernhighlands@pcycnsw.org.au
