Events

	"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." - William James 1842-1910 Psychologist and Author

Achieving the goal of Fatality Free Friday requires a community approach. We cannot do it alone. Fatality Free Friday spearheads an overall awareness campaign nationally.

We seek to collaborate with other events held around the country that are added to this page as they take shape.

Keep checking back for updates - or why not organise an event yourself?

Event: Fatality Free Friday Official Road Safety Convoy
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Date: Friday, 22 May 2009
Location: Movie World, Gold Coast, to Radacliffe Place, Brisbane CBD
Event Details: Under Queensland Police escort, an official Fatality Free Friday convoy will leave the car park of Warner Brothers Movie World on the Gold Coast and travel to Reddacliffe Place in the Brisbane CBD.

The convoy will travel via schools and community organisations en route to present and reinforce the Fatality Free Friday road safety message.

Event: 1600 Pairs of Shoes Show The Annual National Road Toll
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Date: 11.15am, Thursday, 14 May 2009
Location: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Event Details: Brisbane's News Talk Radio Station 1116 4BC hosts a graphic display of the national annual road toll - 1600 pairs of shoes, each pair representing one person who has died, set out in front of the Wally Lewis Statue. This is a media event staged with the assistance of 4BC, Lifeline, the Suncorp Stadium Trust, Suncorp Insurance and the NRL. Also demonstrating the support of the Queensland Government will be Neil Roberts MLA, Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services, who will attend. “It’s going to be a very dramatic and moving display that will help bring the humanity back the statistics we hear time and again,” says Russell White, founder of Fatality Free Friday.

Media outlets interested in covering the event should contact Fatality Free Friday or phone Russell White 0419 866 165 or Business Communications Management 0414 282 048.

Event: FFF Pledge Signing with Olympic Gold Medallist Natalie Cook
Date: Friday May 22, 10.00 -11.00am
Location: Keema Cars Springwood, 3517 Pacific Highway, Springwood
Event Details: People from the Logan community are invited to the Keema Cars Springwood dealership (3517 Pacific Highway) from 10.00 -11.00am on Fatality Free Friday to pledge their support for driver safety and the Fatality Free Friday campaign. Beach Volleyball Olympian and Gold Medallist Natalie Cook will be there to pledge her support and raise awareness about driver safety. Food and giveaways, and the opportunity to learn more about how we can make a real difference to saving lives on the roads. For further information contact Aimee Thomson 0432 717 693. Read full media release.

Event: Warner Brothers Movie World FFF Sticker Giveaway
Date: 11 - 18 May
Location: Warner Brothers Movie World, Gold Coast
Event Details: This major Gold Coast theme park will be giving away Fatality Free Friday stickers and flyers to park guests as they leave at the end of the day for the entire week of May 11 to 18. Movie World is also promoting Fatality Free Friday through its Hollywood Stunt Driver Show, displaying the FFF logo on the big screen.

Event: Fatality Free Friday Awareness Event
Date: 11.00am - 2.00pm, 22 May 2009
Location: A&G Insurance Building - Cnr Memorial Drive & Endeavour Blvd, North Lakes,
Pine Rivers
Event Details: In order to raise awareness of Fatality Free Friday, FFF Alliance Partner A&G Insurance will be hosting a free event from 11.00am to 2.00pm for the Pine Rivers community. Come face to face with the reality of road crashes with demonstrations from members of our Fire, Police and Ambulance forces. At 12.00pm, 100 balloons will be released as a sybolic gesture of those that lost their lives on Queensland roads. Gold coin donation BBQ and footage of Qld Transport Share My Story. Further information.

Event: Pledge Signing At The Karratha Shopping Centre
Date: Week of Fatality Free Friday
Location: Karratha Shopping Centre, Pilbara
Event Details: Roadwise Pilbara, which has supported Fatality Free Friday since its inception, is staging a pledge signing at the Karrtha Shopping Centre and giving away Fatality Free Friday stickers. Central to the road safety display will be an installation of shoes to represent those who have died on local roads in the last year. Organiser Karen Bell is also hosting an evening road safety awareness event that is to be attended by 75 Pilbara business leaders.

Event: Beat the Heat Off Street Meet
Date: Friday 22nd May 2009. Racing starts at 7pm
Location: Hidden Valley Drag Strip - Darwin
Event Details: Beat the Heat (NT) is the name of the Northern Territory Police Anti Street Racing strategy. The initiative is designed to encourage young drivers to race their cars at organised 'off street racing' events run by the Hidden Valley Drag Racing Association instead of engaging in the dangerous practice of illegal racing on public streets. This provides a legally sanctioned outlet for young drivers to explore their cars and gain the recognition they are seeking.

The strategy is also designed to break down barriers between authority figures (police) and young drivers through the police involving themselves in what many young drivers 'like to do' and build community alliances through the common interest of motor sport. More info can be found at http://www.hiddenvalleydrags.com/offstreet/

Event: RoadTek Breakfast Sausage Sizzle hosted by FFF Alliance Partner Olpac Training and Consulting
Date: May 8
Location: RoadTek Nathan Depot
Event Details: A Breakfast Sausage Sizzle with a presentation by Queensland Police Chief Superintendent Michael Hannigan on road rules and traffic policy that particularly impacts on professional drivers. Olpac provides training and consulting services to government departments and local government, as well as mining, construction, power, gas and oil companies. The company specialises in incident investigation, major incident management and machinery training courses. Director Robert Cochrane said Fatality Free Friday is a terrific vehicle to promote road safety in all its forms. "For us it’s about occupational health and safety,” he said. Read full media release.

Event: FIA Asia Pacific round of the World Rally Championships Interactive Zone
Date: Friday 8th May - 9.30am-12 noon
Location: Nambour Showgrounds
Event Details: As part of Queensland Rally hosting the FIA Asia Pacific round of the World Rally Championships on the Sunshine Coast, an Interactive Zone offers a range of activities for students to visit, undercover, at the showgrounds with the highlight being participation in Fatality Free Friday through the FFF Pledge.

Event: Road Safety Staff and Family Night
Date: 21 April
Location: Motorama 4x4xMore, Salisbury
Event Details: A pre-Fatality Free Friday road safety awareness evening for staff and family at the Motorama 4X4xMore Superstore at Salisbury, Brisbane, with participants hearing from driver safety expert and FFF founder Russell White.