Volunteers, government and the wider community joined forces to launch the Toll Driver Reviver road-safety initiative at the Mundoonen Rest Area Southbound, Yass, on Friday, September 30.
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The launch comes in time for the Labour Day long weekend.
The initiative calls for drivers to wake up this long weekend to reduce fatigue-related incidents.
Fatigue is one of the biggest causes of fatalities on our roads, causing 20–30% of fatal road accidents in Australia with this number increasing in rural areas.
“Towns and cities in the Southern Highlands are popular tourist destinations, particularly at this time of the year. We all know that this will mean increased traffic, which is why we are pleading with motorists to use the fantastic Driver Reviver sites on our roads, including the one at Mundoonen,” Member for Goulburn Pru Goward said
Managing Director of Toll Group Brian Kruger said he believed all injuries are preventable and everyone has the right to get home safely.
“The Driver Reviver program is strongly aligned to these values,” he said.
“Our host site at Mundoonen Rest Area is an outstanding example of different groups from the community working together to make a difference,” National Director of Toll Driver Reviver Mr McCormac said.
Sites around the country are staffed by volunteers committed to supporting drivers and their families to arrive at their destinations safely.
Volunteers are from various organisations, including Lions Clubs, the SES, Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) and the Rural Fire Service (RFS).
“I have no doubt that the volunteers operating this site have saved many lives, having been visited by 270,000 vehicles, served around 600,000 people over 525 days of operation,” Mr McCormac said.
Yass Valley Mayor Rowena Abbey said she thanked the great work and support from the community.
“The Driver Reviver really does make a difference. I thank the volunteers and in particular Toll for making this program happen. I wish you all a wonderful and safe long weekend,” Ms Abbey said.
Since 1990, the program in various sites across Australia has served more than 23 million cups of tea and coffee, boiled more than five million litres of water, and provided around 27 million snacks.
