MORE than 1,200 football and netball clubs across Victoria will eventually support a new initiative for the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and AFL Victoria Road Safety Round.<\/p>\n
For the 30th year of their partnership with AFL Victoria, the TAC spread their message of eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the roads to more than 400,000 Victorians involved in sporting clubs.<\/p>\n
The Band Together campaign features St Kilda coach and AFL legend Brett Ratten, who lost his son Cooper to a road accident in 2016, alongside a mother, local shop owner, police officer, local club captain and coach, who have each had an experience with road safety.<\/p>\n
On the blue armbands is a QR code, which houses video content of reasons why road safety matters to the ambassadors.<\/p>\n
The TAC is asking everyone to not only wear the band, but also their own story on social media in the hope that it will inspire others to be better on the roads.<\/p>\n
Officially launched over the weekend of August 6-8, the initiative will see club captains, players, and their communities wear a blue armband to represent their commitment to eliminating deaths and serious injuries on Victoria\u2019s roads.<\/p>\n
As community sport was cancelled last weekend due to lockdown, AFL Victoria is encouraging regional Victorian clubs to wear their blue armbands this weekend, with metropolitan Melbourne clubs to join in at the first opportunity.<\/p>\n
Following a year that saw community sport cancelled, TAC chief executive officer Joe Calafiore said the 2021 Road Safety Round was about bringing the community together to change attitudes around road safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year we wanted to focus on the idea that being safe on the road is the responsibility of every driver, and that we all have a role to play in making our roads safer for our communities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTragically, we\u2019ve already lost 92 Victorians on the road this year, so let\u2019s band together to reduce the amount of accidents on our roads.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through the TAC Club Grants program, clubs that get involved with the campaign can use their contribution as part of their application for a $10,000 grant.<\/p>\n
\u201cRoad Safety Round brings together the communities that surround Victoria\u2019s grassroots football and netball clubs to help us stop trauma on our roads,\u201d Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis work doesn\u2019t only happen during Road Safety Round; Victoria\u2019s sporting communities support and encourage their members year-round to make safe decisions on the roads.<\/p>\n
\u201cFootballers and netballers travel hundreds of kilometres every year for games and practices and we want them to have road safety front of mind during every journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, head to the TAC website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MORE than 1,200 football and netball clubs across Victoria will eventually support a new initiative for the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and AFL Victoria Road Safety Round. For the 30th year of their partnership with AFL Victoria, the TAC spread their message of eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the roads to more than 400,000 […]<\/p>\n