Justice and Community Safety Directorate
ACT Road Safety Fund (including the 2016-17 ACT Community Road Safety Grants Program)
The ACT Road Safety Fund was established in July 2015 to provide a continued source of funding for road safety projects and initiatives following the cessation of the NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust.
Recipient | Project Purpose | Amount |
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Motorcycle Riders’ Association - ACT | Mature Age Skills Training for Experienced Riders (M.A.S.T.E.R.S) program - Deliver a program to improve training and road safety skills of returning motorcyclists in the ACT. | $5,000 |
Kidsafe ACT | Child Restraint Checking Service - Provide a subsidised child restraint installation service and free child restraint checking services to ACT residents. | $71,500 |
Transport Canberra and City Services | Events Traffic Control Training Program – Develop a nationally accredited program delivering traffic control training for community events in the ACT. | $16,445 |
Council of the Ageing | Street Smart Seniors - Review and update the Street Smart Seniors information session for older ACT road users. | $46,300 |
Transport Canberra and City Services | Speed Detection Signs in Residential Areas - Trial the use of speed detecting signs on residential streets where motorists travel at relatively high speeds and/or use them as short-cuts (rat run) to other destinations. | $40,000 |
Transport Canberra and City Services | Chevron marking pilot project - Trial chevron line marking on arterial roads where tailgating is known to be a problem and there is a history of rear-end type crashes. | $40,000 |
Chapman Primary School Parents and Citizens Association | Junior School Road Safety - Deliver a pedestrian and cyclist road safety education program for students. | $15,000 |
Motorcycle Riders’ Association - ACT | ‘Joe Rider’ Motorcycle Awareness Campaign - Deliver the “Joe Rider” motorcycle awareness campaign during Motorcycle Awareness Week to encourage road users to look out for motorcycles. | $10,000 |
Mr Samuel Hardwicke | Cyclabilities - Establish a pilot program for teaching road safety and cycling skills to children with additional needs. | $60,000 |
Eurobodalla Shire Council | Kings Highway Road Safety Campaign - Refresh the public awareness campaign, focusing on speeding, targeted specifically at ACT drivers on the Kings Highway between ACT and Batemans Bay. | $12,210 |
ACT Policing | Vehicle Road Safety Messaging - Design, produce and install vinyl stickers for ACT Policing traffic vehicles. | $12,000 |
Legal Assistance
Recipient | Project Purpose | Amount |
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Aboriginal Legal Service | Provide and coordinate justice related support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people involved in the criminal justice system in the ACT. | $450,000 |
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) | To improve access to legal advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the ACT. | $95,454.55 |
The Environmental Defenders’ Office | Community legal assistance services and law reform work to facilitate effective and efficient community participation within the legal system in relation to environmental decision-making and increased access to justice for related public interest matters. | $52,615.36 |
Canberra Community Law | Grant for funds to rent premises for Community Legal Centre (CLC) Hub - CLC Hub Accommodation. | $300,000 |
Domestic and Family Violence Assistance
Recipient | Project Purpose | Amount |
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Tara Costigan Foundation Ltd | To support the establishment of the Tara Angels Service. | $18,181.82 |
Sponsorship
Recipient | Project Purpose | Amount |
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Australasian Road Safety Conference | Early Career Professional Event Sponsorship. | $9,176.79 |
Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) | The annual ANCAP membership subscription. | $10,685 |
Australasian College of Road Safety | The annual corporate membership subscription (Bronze). | $500 |
Our WATCH Limited | ACT membership of Our WATCH for the 2016-17 financial year. | $701 |
Human Rights Commission
Recipient | Project Purpose | Amount |
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ACT HRC Human Rights Law Prize – Australian National University | Annual prize awarded to the student achieving the highest mark in human rights law subject. | $200 |
ACT HRC Human Rights Law Prize – University of Canberra | Annual prize awarded to the student achieving the highest mark in human rights law subject. | $200 |
Survivor Network ACT | Support meeting accommodation costs at Griffin Centre. | $500 |