Road Safety Levy Funded Projects 2032 Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Program (RYDA) Description The Government made an election commitment to provide Rotary Tasmania with $300,000 from road safety levy funding, over four to support the ongoing delivery of the RYDA program in Tasmania. RYDA involves grade 10 students participating in road safety education sessions organised by volunteers from Rotary Tasmania. The sessions are conducted State-wide. RYDA is a one day course presented to students in mostly off-campus facilities. Students participate in six 40 minute sessions. The topics covered are; Stopping Distances Hazard Distractions and Risk Plan B: Alcohol, Medicines, Fatigue and Driving Police You choose the choice is yours – – Accidents do happen Personal stories from accident victims – My Wheels Choosing and maintaining a safe vehicle – Status Milestone Schedule Milestone Progress Date Date September September Funding released - $75,000 for 2014/15 Complete 2014 2014 July 2015 Funding released - $75,000 for 2015/16 July 2015 Complete July 2016 Funding released July 2016 Complete July 2016 Funding released June 2017 Currently Rotary Tasmania requires $100,000 each year ($75,000 approximately of which is funded from the Road Safety Levy) to conduct RYDA state-wide. In addition to the Government’s funding, Rotary Tasmania has previously attracted funding from RACT and MAIB. As a result of the Government’s funding, Rotary Tasmania has agreed to work in partnership with the State Growth to review and evaluate how the program is organised and conducted within the state in order to achieve greater sustainability into the future. Budget ($) Total allocated budget for project 300,000 Total Expenditure to date 229,250 Current Balance 70,750 Forecast total expenditure on completion (2017/18) 300,000 Forecast balance remaining on completion 0
Road Safety Levy Funded Projects 2032 Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Program (RYDA) Description The Government made an election commitment to provide Rotary Tasmania with $300,000 from road safety levy funding, over four to support the ongoing delivery of the RYDA program in Tasmania. RYDA involves grade 10 students participating in road safety education sessions organised by volunteers from Rotary Tasmania. The sessions are conducted State-wide. RYDA is a one day course presented to students in mostly off-campus facilities. Students participate in six 40 minute sessions. The topics covered are; Stopping Distances Hazard Distractions and Risk Plan B: Alcohol, Medicines, Fatigue and Driving Police – You choose – the choice is yours Accidents do happen – Personal stories from accident victims My Wheels – Choosing and maintaining a safe vehicle Milestone Schedule Milestone Progress Date Date September 2014 Funding released - $75,000 for 2014/15 September 2014 Complete July 2015 Funding released - $75,000 for 2015/16 July 2015 Complete July 2016 Funding released July 2016 Complete July 2016 Funding released June 2017 Status Currently Rotary Tasmania requires $100,000 each year ($75,000 approximately of which is funded from the Road Safety Levy) to conduct RYDA state-wide. In addition to the Government’s funding, Rotary Tasmania has previously attracted funding from RACT and MAIB. As a result of the Government’s funding, Rotary Tasmania has agreed to work in partnership with the State Growth to review and evaluate how the program is organised and conducted within the state in order to achieve greater sustainability into the future. Budget ($) Total allocated budget for project 300,000 Total Expenditure to date 229,250 Current Balance 70,750 Forecast total expenditure on completion (2017/18) 300,000 Forecast balance remaining on completion 0
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