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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ONE of Victoria\u2019s largest traffic management companies has called on the community to join it in helping to keep our roads safe this summer.
\nGo Traffic managing director Stuart Wickens said the approaching festive season was a timely reminder to stop and think about the impact of road trauma and what we can do to reduce it.
\nMr Wickens urged drivers to avoid becoming complacent as the year came to a close by taking care and driving slowly.
\n\u201cEvery year 1200 people are killed and 44,000 are seriously injured on Australian roads,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cTraffic injury is the biggest killer of Australian children under 15 and the second biggest killer of all Australians aged between 15 and 24.\u201d
\nThe recent National Road Safety Week \u2013 held from November 15 to 22 \u2013 invited drivers to pledge to play their part in reducing the statistics.
\n\u201cWe would like to help raise awareness and ask everybody to go to roadsafetyweek.com.au and make a pledge \u2018to drive so others survive\u2019,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cPut your mobile phone down and concentrate on the road ahead, particularly when you come to road worksites or see yellow or red and blue flashing lights.
\n\u201cWe are all someone\u2019s family member and we are on the road to make it safer for you to travel where you want to go.\u201d
\nMr Wickens said the group was also working on initiatives to help make the road much safer for their employees by trialling new methods of traffic control.
\n\u201cWe are trialling methods to reduce the amount of time our traffic controllers are on the roadway and are using barriers and boom gates to make the job safer,\u201d he explained.
\nHe said another big focus for Go Traffic was improving the economic and social prosperity of local regions and a staff recruitment drive was underway.
\n\u201cWe employ around 500 staff from the regions we operate in and are always looking for more great people to join our team,\u201d Mr Wickens said.
\n\u201cWe provide local procurement opportunities by employing locally and supporting local suppliers.
\n\u201cWhether you are a young person looking for your first job or a more mature person over the age of 50 with a load of life experiences, we would love to talk to you.\u201d
\nMr Wickens said all Go Traffic employees had excellent pathways for advancement throughout the business into administration, supervisor or management roles.
\n\u201cSo many of our employees began in traffic control and have worked their way up,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cAnyone who is willing to put in a bit of time, to learn and follow instructions, they really can make a career out of it \u2013 there are many opportunities.\u201d
\nThe advertised roles are suited to anyone looking for a career change and the necessary qualifications can be obtained through Go Traffic\u2019s training arm, Go Training.
\n\u201cOur affiliation with Go Training helps to provide a one-stop shop for our customers and anyone looking to get into the traffic management, visitation management or spotting fields,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cWe are lucky to have a great of employees supporting us. Please drive safely through our worksites so that they get to go home to their families each day.\u201d
\nIf you think traffic control is something you would like to do go to gotraffic.com.au\/recruitment and apply online. Anyone needing traffic control qualifications should go to Go Training gotrainme.com.au for further information.<\/p>\n
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ONE of Victoria\u2019s largest traffic management companies has called on the community to join it in helping to keep our roads safe this summer. Go Traffic managing director Stuart Wickens said the approaching festive season was a timely reminder to stop and think about the impact of road trauma and what we can do to […]<\/p>\n