Road

THE Hampton Park community can take a leading role in developing a road safety strategy for its town after a $20,000 grant from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) was awarded.
Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley announced the grant last week and said it would give residents the opportunity to investigate what sort of road safety program they needed and wanted.
Residents have expressed their desire for a road safety strategy, including pleas from young people for road safety education programs, since two fatal collisions in two weeks at the one intersection in the area.
Four young people lost their lives in the first crash at the corner or Ormond and Hallam Roads at Lynbrook in June and another woman lost her life at the same intersection about two weeks later, which also reignited calls for the duplication of Hallam Road.
Ms Graley said inspiration would be taken from those young people who have spoken out about the need for road safety education since the loss of some of their friends.
“They have said we need more support and people to be educated about how easy it is to have an accident and the tragic consequences that come from that,” Ms Graley said.
The strategy will identify local safety issues and barriers to improving road safety education and behaviour and involve the community in developing solutions.
“I congratulate the Hampton Park Progress Association and their project partner, Hampton Park Community Renewal, for this initiative.
“The residents of Hampton Park are taking ownership of their roads and are committed to making them safer.”