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TDSA bulletin April & May 2012

This email bulletin is just one Organisation News Training and Resources way for people, trying to Network meeting work developmentally about Thanks to those of you who made contact transport issues in their local enquiring about Committee responsibilities The March Brisbane network meeting community or regions can: and we hope these enquiries result in new went very well with much discussion a) keep up to date about additions to our Management Committee. between attendees. what is happening 'out there'; and

We’re still interested in hearing from The sessions TDSA was permitted to b) register their need for video will be on the members-only help, training or support anyone interested in joining our Board. and someone will respond section shortly, once learning how to and provide some input. Additional representation from regional use the new software to transfer the Who can get this email? would also be ideal. If you’re video occurs. The bulletin is ONLY interested contact Jenny [email protected] The next Brisbane network meeting is AVAILABLE IN EMAIL - so if you want to give it to 25th July, so note that in your diary Training and Resources someone without email, print please! it out and pass it to anyone Information & Advice you choose to give it to. 42 enquiries were received in March: “Legal & Financial Aspects of • 17 were for information What if I don't want to get Volunteers” this email? • 15 were for transport development Workshop Simply send an email to: • 5 were for policy and research goes to Ayr/Home Hill [email protected] and your • 5 were for TDSA organisation reasons 30th May, 2012 name and email address will be deleted from the list.

Website Stats In response to a local agency’s In the month of March, TDSA’s website willingness to convene this session, Contact: Jennifer Leigh had 168 visits of which 105 were new & TDSA has on offer the above workshop Phone/Fax: unique visitors and 63 were returning in Home Hill/Ayr. (07) 38494193 visitors. Mobile: 0400505943 This 1/2-day workshop will cover: 1st Advertiser on website PO Box 489  General Legal Risks of volunteers Lawnton 4501 TDSA welcomes Transcord Community  Specific legal risks eg. WH&S,

Transport Inc as its first advertiser on the Privacy Act etc Email [email protected] website. Please go to www.tdsa.org.au  Risk Management Approach and click on the Transcord advert to view  Financial risks of volunteers www.tdsa.org.au what it has to offer. Workshop flyer is the last page of this Bulletin editor: If you’re interested in advertising on Bulletin. Register and pay online via Jennifer Leigh TDSA’s website contact our Business paypal @ TDSA website: Manager requesting a copy of our ww.tdsa.org.au ABN 57852535967 Marketing and Advertising Prospectus via [email protected] Other TDSA work

It was with great pleasure that TDSA was 17th July training event - contracted in the past month to: DIY Risk Management • facilitate an organisation’s Strategic TDSA’s next training event in Brisbane will Plan; and be 17th July, 2012 – book it in your diary!! • conduct an education session about

transport concessions and subsidies

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April & May 2012

Policy and Research Transport Development

Qld Government Ministries ASSISTANT MINISTERS • Lisa France Assistant Minister for Natural CABINET MINISTERS Resources and Mines • Tim Mander Assistant Minister for Sport and • Premier and Cabinet Racing • Jeff Seeney Deputy Premier and Minister for • Chris Davis Assistant Minister for Health State Development, Infrastructure and • Gavin King Assistant Minister for Tourism Planning • Steve Minnikin Assistant Minister for Public • Tim Nicholls Treasurer and Minister for Trade Transport • Minister for Health • Rob Molhoek Assistant Minister for Child • John-Paul Langbroek Minister for Education, Safety Training and Employment Ian Walker Assistant Minister for Planning • David Gibson Minister for Police &Community Reform Safety • Deb Frecklington Assistant Minister for • Jarrod Bleijie Attorney General and Minister Finance, Administration and Regulatory for Justice Reform • Scott Emerson Minister for Transport and • David Kempton Assistant Minister for Main Roads Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs • Minister for Housing and Public • Saxon Rice Assistant Minister for Technical Works and Further Education • John McVeigh Minister for Agriculture, • Robert Cavallucci Assistant Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Multicultural Affairs • Andrew Powell Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection • Andrew Cripps Minister for Natural Resources TRANSPORT: Post election news and Mines th • Mark McArdle Minister for Energy and Water Since the State election on the 24 March here Supply is a round up of what is known about relevant • David Crisafulli Minister for Local Government portfolios: • Tracy Davis Minister for Communities, Child • Mr Michael Caltabiano has been appointed Safety and Disability Services Director-General of Main Roads and Transport • Minister for Science, IT, Innovation • Due for implementation after Premier st and the Arts Newman’s 1 budget – free travel after 9 • Steve Dickson Minister for National Parks, journeys Recreation, Sport and Racing • More frequent Ferny Grove services – • Jann Stuckey Minister for Tourism, Major expected to begin later 2012 Events, Small Business and Commonwealth • New CEO for TransLink has arrived – Neil Games Scales (excerpt source: 28 Courier Mail , 2012) • Jack Dempsey Minister for Aboriginal & . Torres Strait Islander & Multicultural Affairs and Assisting the Premier

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Policy and Research

Please help us promote this event through your networks…

Make public transport accessible for everybody!

Come to the All Aboard campaign launch

11:00am, Tuesday 17 April 2012

In front of Parliament House, Spring St, Melbourne

We are fighting for trains, trams and buses that everyone can get on; stations and stops that are accessible, safe and comfortable; and information that everyone can find and use.

Inaccessible is unacceptable! www.facebook.com/allaboard4access

The All Aboard Action Network is a collaborative initiative between accessibility advocates, community sector organisations and local government to raise concerns about the level of access provided by Victoria’s public transport system.

You can help us by: · Circulating this email among your networks, supporters, members or clients · Attending the Campaign Launch on Tuesday, 17 April, and bringing your friends · ‘Like’ our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/allaboard4access · Distributing copies of the All Aboard Campaign Launch Flyer · If you are connected to an organisation, consider endorsing our All Aboard Campaign Statement as a supporter · If you’d like to get involving in organising the campaign, join the All Aboard Action Network and attend our monthly meetings.

Please find attached a copy of the flyer for the Campaign Launch, and the All Aboard Campaign Statement. For more information, please contact Llewellyn at the Victorian Council of Social Service call (03) 9654 5050 or [email protected] (Thanks to Sandy for this item)

Receiving this email does not mean you are a member.

To support TDSA’s work contact

[email protected] for a membership form

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Policy and Research Transport Development

Issue raised in response to Courier Mail CarCare article – “Card Rort Burns charities” An inspiring example of community mindedness On the 20th March the Courier Mail had an item - CarCare is a community-focused initiative that aims "Card rort burns charities". to bring hope to individuals & families by offering assistance with a variety motor vehicles related TDSA contacted the author to raise the issue for one issues. CarCare is based at The Salvation Army Lake agency whereby its clients have been issued with Community Church Forest Lake. agency registered go cards. When stopped by police there have been times when the cards have been For the past 5 years CarCare has been facilitated by scanned and the police allege they’re stolen, volunteers who are passionate about bringing life resulting in a time in the watch house until it is all and hope to those in the local community via: sorted out. - offering free or low-cost vehicle maintenance and repair to those with reduced financial resource TDSA is still in the throes of linking the agency that - donating restored vehicles to individuals in need raised this issue with TDSA to the Courier Mail - providing a space for members of the community reporter for her to pursue the issue further. to journey life together while working on a project Did you know? - building worth into individuals as they gain skills In the lead up to the recent State election, Premier and work toward completing a project Bligh in a radio interview with Steve Austin on the 7th - offering existing businesses the opportunity to March said that; “3/4 of the price of a public donate to projects and support their local are transport fare is subsidised by governement” For more on this agency visit their website: Makes the oft spruiked comment that non-mass, http://salvos.org.au/lakesalvos/community/carcare micro transit should somehow operate at a profit a nonsense given mass numbers of people can’t make TDSA’s newest strategic publication it a commercial venture overall. Point of View What’s new on the website for In the coming months you will begin receiving members-only occasionally a 1-page document TDSA has titled Point of View. Members only will find a new resource on the Tools page in the members-only section: Each Point of View is focused on one issue and is Risk Map of Transporting Clients meant to be easy to read, thought provoking.

This short one-pager was developed by Corporate TDSA believes its Point of View is a way to present Synergies Australia with access to copyright by TDSA. policy issues in bite-sized pieces. To date we’ve developed 10 topics and titles. To view this document go to Tools, Kits & Forms tab in members-only: The first one is scheduled for release in the week of th http://www.tdsa.org.au/members-only the 30 April, title being – “It’s more than the trip”. Let us know what you think of them.

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Transport Development

Introduction to Vehicle Options Subsidy What’s new in TDSA’s bookshop? Scheme (VOSS)

Workplace Vehicle 1st Aid Kit On the 17th February 2012, the announced a vehicle modification Slim compact design for easy storage, this subsidy scheme to support people with a disability multipurpose First Aid kit is suitable for delivery vans, being independent and involved with their company vehicles and light utilities and covers communities. The scheme is due to be operational workplace duty of care. Always be prepared to treat from 2 April 2012 and subsidies will be offered multiple injuries you may encounter. Durable towards the cost of a range of vehicle access portable attractive red carry bag with zip close options, including the cost of vehicle modification compartments. & a detailed assessment by an allied health professional. Size in cm: 18H x 30W x 9.5D Code: 677402 Through this training we aim to introduce the scheme including who is involved with the process, Cost: how to access the funding and where to go for TDSA Member $ 92.56 further information. Non-Member $122.56

This free training is essential for health To purchase go to: professionals and rehabilitation engineers who www.tdsa.org.au are interested in accessing vehicle modification funding for clients. Remember these kits are useful ways to Learning Objectives: use any unexpended funds ...... and • gain an understanding of the Vehicle Options that time of year is approaching fast Subsidy Scheme (VOSS) criteria and processes • become familiar with the term “Registered Laughter tonic VOSS Prescriber (RVP)” & with rego process • be aware of where to access further information about the scheme and registration

Timeframe: 1 hour Cost: Free Access the training via Webinar •Tuesday 3rd April 2012 •Wednesday 18th April 2012 •Monday 30 April 2012 th •Thursday 10 May 2012

For more information contact: Jenny Velkovic, Ph: 07 3552 9000 email: [email protected]

(Thanks to Denise for this joke)

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In Print

Quickie bike licence puts lives at risk Learner drive puts teenagers on road to A loophole in the state’s motorcycle licensing laws work which allow new riders to obtain a licence in as little Up to 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander as 24 hours is putting young riders in peril, according teenagers are on the road to getting their licences – to experts. and jobs – thanks to a new program launched on the Sunshine Coast. Q-Ride academics which have been operating since 2001, are private businesses offering practical “Murris on the Move” backed by federal and state training and assessment courses...... around governments and local sponsors, will provide financial 95% of all riders use Q-Ride as a means of obtaining and organisational support for indigenous students in their licence...... Year 12 to get behind the wheel.

CARRS .... said there was pressure on Q-Ride Indigenous Pathway co-ordinator Jason Carr said the providers to get learners on the road quickly. initiative would assist students from Caboolture, (Excerpt Source: Courier Mail 17-18 March, 2012) Sunshine Coast and Gympie......

Fatigue a proven killer Mr Carr said sponsorship would pay for their learner ...... Meanwhile new research shows young licence fee and they would also be offered five motorists, truck drivers and shift workers are the lessons at ½ price ($30). most likely to fall asleep behind the wheel, (Excerpt Source: Courier Mail 3-4 March, 2012) according to experts from the CARRS-Q research centre...... 20% of all fatal an severe crashes are Watchdog to consider fuel discount run the result of fatigue, with young adults being over- Shopper docket discounts for fuel may be banned as represented in these types of accidents. a result of a new investigation by Australia’s Excerpt Source: Courier Mail 5 March, 2012) consumer watchdog. The ACCC is looking into the impact of the discounts on independent service Card rort burns charities stations with a view to cracking down on the practice. Employment agencies and charities that hand out (Excerpt Source: Courier Mail 13 March, 2012) unregistered go cards to clients have become the unwilling victims of a rort. The time wasted by ambos at our hospitals – Q Rail says people are cashing in go cards provided 2 Million Minutes by such agencies to help the person get to job It’s the figure that must be fixed by whichever party interviews, medical appointments or home...... win government on March 24...... In the past financial year, ambos waited a total of 1,894,912 A TransLink spokesman said the scam highlighted minutes at Queensland’s 27 major emergency the risks of unregistered go cards. “These departments. organisations should consider registering cards with a representative from the agency”. That’s more than 3 years worth of wasted time for (Excerpt Source: Courier Mail 20 March, 2012) some of the state’s most valuable workers. (Excerpt Source: Courier Mail 7 March, 2012)

Bringing Queenslanders together to develop responses to community's needs for transport, access and mobility

Bringing Queenslanders together to develop responses to community's needs for transport, access and mobility