ENERGEX a long time supporter of Fatality Free Friday
As part of ENERGEX’s commitment to driver safety in and out of the workplace, the Queensland’s leading electricity and energy supplier has renewed its support of Fatality Free Friday (FFF) by again sponsoring the 2011 event on 27 May. Full story.
Suncorp renews support of Fatality Free Friday
As part of Suncorp’s new “Must-Have Safer Queensland Roads” campaign, the insurer has renewed its support of Fatality Free Friday by sponsoring the 2011 event on 27 May. Full story
Stop Fatalities - Take the Pledge
The Ipswich Crime Prevention Unit in partnership with, the Department of Transport and Main Roads and the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service will promote Fatality Free Friday a National Road Safety Campaign supported by CALTEX, SUNCORP Insurance and Monroe Shock Absorbers at Darcy Doyle Place, encouraging drivers to consider road safety by making a commitment to take the pledge. Full story
Jacobs Well Police supports Fatality Free Friday The Jacobs Well Police Beat on the Gold Coast is getting right behind Fatality Free Friday (FFF) 2011 and staging its own Road Safety event in the lead up to FFF on 27 May. Full story.
Australia’s Leading Karters Take The Fatality Free Friday Pledge
A number of Australia’s leading karters have taken the Fatality Free Friday Road Safety Pledge. Leading the way for the cause by signing the pledge and committing to driving safely and taking extra care on the roads next Friday May 27, are three prominent figures in the CIK Stars of Karting Series. More...
Queensland’s Future Drivers Stand Up For Road Safety
Representing the number of deaths on Queensland roads in 2010, 247 senior Springfield College students gathered today to mark the official launch of the United Nations' (UN) first ever "Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020". The organiser of today's student display, the Brisbane-based Fatality Free Friday Road Safety Foundation (FFRSF), is a registered supporter of the UN Decade of Action. More...
Australian Learner Drivers Set Unofficial World Record
197 learner drivers throughout the nation participated in simultaneous driving lessons, setting an unofficial world record for the largest driving lesson ever staged as well as raising awareness about road safety. The learner drivers and their instructors participated in simultaneous driving lessons at 10 locations across Australia including Adelaide, Brisbane (two venues), Canberra, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Mackay, Newcastle and Townsville. More...
Fatality Free Friday Road Safety Foundation Proudly Supports The Decade Of Action For Road Safety 2011 - 2020 The United Nations General Assembly has declared the first ever “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020” providing an opportunity for global action to reduce the number of road fatalities around the world. The Fatality Free Friday Road Safety Foundation (FFFRSF) has recently registered with the FIA Foundation and is proud to support the UN Decade of Action. More...
Fatality Free Friday in the spotlight at the Australasian Road Safety Conference Fatality Free Friday founder Russell White was one of the conference speakers at the Australasian Road Safety Conference held in Canberra between August 31 and September 3, 2010. Speaking on the origins and successes of the Fatality Free Friday program, Russell addressed delegates from a wide range of industries and organisations including motor vehicle manufacturers, government agencies, road engineers, educators, emergency services and medical experts. More...
Grace and Jessica’s Road Smart Day Fatality Free Friday is delighted to support the work of Road Trauma Services Queensland Inc and their new initiative Grace and Jessica’s Road Smart Day on September 12, 2010. The day marks the birthday of the Sunshine Coast twins who, along with their grandmother, were killed in a four car crash at a notorious black spot. This year Grace and Jessica’s family with the support to Road Trauma Services will hold a series of events on the Sunshine Coast. More...
Melbourne 'Empty Shoes' Display
FFF Patron Bev Brock, also Patron for Road Trauma Services in Victoria, racing car driver Mark Winterbottom, Victorian Roads Minister Tim Pallas and Deputy Police Commissioner Ken Lay were the speakers as 1500 pairs of shoes signified lives lost in a Fderation Square, Melbourne display. More about the Melbourne event.
Townsville 'Empty Shoes' Display
Fatality Free Friday was marked in a big way in Townsville with the city becoming the first regional centre to hold an 'empty shoes' display on Fatality Free Friday. More...
Fatality Free Friday 2010
From one end of the country to the other, community organisations used Fatality Free Friday to encourage better and safer driving on Australia’s roads. More...
Brisbane 'Empty Shoes' Display
Dozens of volunteers worked from before dawn to prepare the Fatality Free Friday ‘empty shoes’ display at Brisbane’s Reddacliff Place. More than 1500 pairs of shoes, representing the lives of men, women and children cut short through road crashes in Australia last year, provided a graphic reminder of the human cost of road trauma. More about the Brisbane event. Further coverage to come about displays in Victoria and Townsville.
Central Queensland Mining Company On Pledge Drive
Employees at Bowen Basin miner BMA Coal got ready for Fatality Free Friday yesterday with a call to take the pledge in their seven mines and Hay Point Terminal near Mackay. FFF has been promoted by safety officers throughout BMA and its parent BHP Billiton since 2009.
VicRoads Adds To FFF Sponsors VicRoads - Victoria's lead government agency for road transport - has joined Fatality Free Friday as a Gold Alliance Partner.
Breakfast Road Safety Seminar by FFF Alliance Partner
Fatality Free Friday alliance partners Olpac hosted a breakfast seminar on May 21 for Redland City Council Main Roads Depot to promote driver safety and Fatality Free Friday.The event is one of a series of activities undertaken by Fatality Free Friday sponsors and supporters to promote the national road safety day which takes place on 28 May 2010.
Olpac directors, Robert Cochrane and Glenn Robertson spoke on health and safety issues relating to seat belt use and alcohol use while Fatality Free Friday founder Russell White addressed the gathering about the Fatality Free Friday event. Local SES volunteers manned the barbecues for the morning for the cooked breakfast.
Fatality Free Friday Gets Bass Coast Support
In 2008, 32 people died and 363 more were seriously injured on Gippsland roads. Bass Coast Road Safety Committee has a long-term commitment to reducing the local road toll, introducing a number of innovative projects to help raise awareness and increase driving skills. These include the L2P and New Arrivals Driver Education programs. One of the most confronting and successful initiatives was the Crash Vehicle project, officially launched in September. Read their full statement of support for Fataility Free Friday here.
Fatality Free Friday in Townsville - 'Bigger than Texas'
That's how local Yokohama Tyre Business Development Executive Geoff Hansen describes Fatality Free Friday sponsor Tyres And More's FFF efforts in the Far North Queensland city.
In conjunction with Townsville's Graduate School of Motoring, they have secured Strand Park on the beachfront for a FFF event beginning at 7am. They'll have vehicles on display, a sausage sizzle, attendance by the Mayor and local TV and radio coverage plus a display of 331 pairs of shoes, one for each road fatality in Queensland last year.
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Entertainer Pens Song For Road Safety Robbie Dunn is a Dublin born singer-songwriter who now calls Brisbane home. After losing a good friend in a traffic accident, he penned a song to draw attention to road safety. Listen to it here.
Townsville Council To Launch Safety Program For Employees On Fatality Free Friday
Debut of driver safety training program for council employees will take place on 28 May 2010 to coincide with FFF. Manager Troy Greenwood says Council is one of Townsville’s largest fleet owners and program will train drivers in techniques to be better operators and reduce the incidence of other work related driver issues such as back and neck complaints and fatigue. Read PDF press release...
Children 'Disappear' In Road Safety Demonstration
On Friday 21 May 2010, children 'disappeared' in a dramatic demonstration of vehicle blind spots. In Queensland alone, 18 children have been run over and killed, and a further 196 have been seriously injured, in low speed vehicle incidents in the past five years. About 20 Brisbane children ‘disappeared’ in the demonstration at Suncorp Stadium. More...
Townsville To Stage 'Empty Shoes' Event For Fatality Free Friday Townsville is the latest city to join the Fatality Free Friday campaign on 28 May and is hosting its own “empty shoes” awareness event. This event is being hosted by the Graduate School of Motoring. More...
Newcastle Driver Trainer Brings FFF Message To Students
Newcastle road safety advocate and driver trainer Scott Holding is bringing the Fatality Free Friday message to Year 11 students at Warners Bay High School at 10.30am on Friday 28 May. More...
Victoria's TAC Joins Fatality Free Friday Effort
The Transport Accident Commission has joined with its Victorian road safety partners in supporting Fatality Free Friday on 28 May 2010 with the aim to make drivers consciously think about road safety and safe
driving every time they are out on the road. More...
Dramatic 'Empty Shoes' Displays in Two State Capitals The lives of 1500 Australians lost on the roads each year will be dramatically remembered with a special event taking place on Fatality Free Friday, May 28, 2010 in Brisbane and Melbourne. More...
NSW Member for Davidson Gets Behind Fatality Free Friday
MP Jonathan O'Dea assists with the World's Largest Dtiving Lesson at the Honda Australia Roadcraft Training Centre at St Ives and promotes FFF. Read his media release.
The World's Largest Driving Lesson
The launch event for Fatality Free Friday 2010 sets a new world record across locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, The Gold Coast, Brisbane, The Sunshine Coast and Townsville. More info to come...
'Shoe' Message To Spread Interstate
FFF Sponsor Suncorp Insurance will host a Brisbane CBD media call on 28 May - Fatality Free Friday - to draw attention to the number of lives lost on Australian roads.
New Gold Alliance Partner in Monroe Australia
Monroe Australia, the leading manufacturer and developer of shock absorbers, has joined Fatality Free Friday as a Gold Alliance Partner.
Sponsors' Networking Lunch
An alcohol-free event held at Mount Cotton, Queensland, on Thursday, 26 November 2009, this event brought together sponsors of Fatality Free Friday to review 2009 and look forward to the event in 2010.
LATEST NEWS
Celebrities take the Fatality Free Friday Pledge. Full story.
Fatality Free Friday continues to resonate with the Australian community and the efforts of this year’s campaign has reflected this. Full story.
CURRENT PROGRAMS
World's Largest Driving Lesson World Record Attempt: 4 May 2011
