The Victoria Police Yarra Ranges Road Safety Forum will be held next week as way to raise awareness about road trauma and safety for the eastern region.
With the Yarra Ranges marked as a high-risk area for road incidents, the Eastern Region Command intends to lead a discussion about the common causes of collisions, serious injury and fatalities over the last five years, as well as specific age groups, gender type of road users and locations.
“Police accept that we play an important part in mitigating trauma on the roads,” Yarra Glen Sergeant Roger Willems said.
“However, road safety is everyone’s responsibility and as such everyone has an important role in working with Victoria Police and key partners to provide a holistic approach.”
There will be time for questions from the community to open the discussion further, as well as allowing concerns to be raised with police to inform their response.
“Victoria Police, despite our proactive measures, is extremely concerned regarding the level of trauma we continue to see daily on our roads,” he said.
“This is a unique opportunity for the community to participate in discussions with senior members from Victoria Police and key road partners to raise questions and their concerns respectfully.
“If there’s something that the local people say is a real issue, then it’s the place to bring it up and discuss what can be done about it.”
The forum will be held at the Yarra Valley Racing located at Armstrong Grove, Yarra Glen from 7pm to 9pm on Monday 16 September.
The booking is essential to attend the forum at eventbrite.com/e/yarra-ranges-road-safety-forum-tickets-966911467227
