Keeping our regional communities safe
From local sporting teams to the CFS in country South Australia centres, these groups all play a role in keeping regional communities safe.
This year, 14 regional community organisations have received more than $78,000 in funding for vital safety projects thanks to RAA’s Regional Safety Grants.
The funding will help progress initiatives such as new road crash rescue equipment, safety netting, road safety campaigns and first-aid training.
The latest regional Safety Grant recipients include the Angaston Football Club who’ll use the funding for netting behind the goals on their junior oval and the CFS Williamstown Brigade for a new forcible entry tool.
Helping the CFS save lives
CFS Williamstown Brigade Captain Steve Elliot says the forcible entry tool will help them free people trapped in vehicles or houses.
“This tool will make our lives so much easier and safer on rescue jobs,” Steve says. “In the past we’ve used other tools, and they’ve slipped on us, and you’ve got to readjust your balance, which is dangerous in rescue situations.
“This new tool will make the situation significantly safer when physically exerting ourselves with heavy equipment.”
Encouraging swimming
Beachport Surf Lifesaving Club received funding for its Silver Salties program encouraging people aged 60-plus to take part, and Ceduna Community Children’s Centre received a grant for a road safety awareness project.
RAA Insurance Chief Executive Tara Page says RAA’s Regional Safety Grant has provided more than half a million dollars in funding to about 200 organisations since its inception in 2013.
“We had some outstanding applications encompassing areas such as road safety, water safety, first aid, education and security – and each recipient is very deserving of their grant,” Tara says.
“These grants will help create safer communities in country South Australia.”
This round’s recipients span several regional areas in South Australia including Clare, Kangaroo Island, Ceduna and Beachport.
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