7.30-9.00
Registration

TUESDAY 30 September 2008

9.00-10.30

Opening session

Chair: Gary Liddle, VicRoads CEO

Welcome: The Hon Tim Pallas, Minister for Roads & Ports

Sponsor's Remarks: Barry Borzillo, CEO, Tenix

Keynote Addresses
Reducing Road Trauma: NSW Integrated Approach
- Dr Soames Job, Director, NSW Centre for Road Safety, Roads and Traffic Authority

The Local Perspective
- Michael Kennedy, CEO, Mornington Peninsula Council

Questions and Discussion

10.30-11.00

Morning Tea

11.00-12.30

Plenary session
Chair: Cr Beth Davidson, President VLGA, Councilor Surf Coast Shire

Road Safety Partners' Presentations
- George Mavroyeni, Executive Director, VicRoads
- David Healy, Senior Manager Road Safety, TAC
- Supt Kevin Casey, Victoria Police
- Brendan Facey, A/Director, Infringement Management and Enforcement Services, Department of Justice

Moderated Discussion

12.30-1.30

Lunch

1.30 -3.00
Concurrent sessions

Data and Information –
Understand the Problem

Protecting Young Passengers

Speed and Speeding

Older Road User Safety

Chair: Peter Schofield
Room: Ballroom 1

Elizabeth Hovenden, VicRoads

Crash Analysis Techniques: Local Government Focus

Heather Bishop,
VicRoads

Impact of Legislative Changes on Early Childhood Programs

Brendan Facey,
Department of Justice

Modifying Driver Behaviour:
The Role of Road Safety Cameras

Ron Medson and Margot Busch, RoadSafe Barwon

Making Older Drivers Safe and Mobile

Greg Lambert,
Victoria Police

Enforcement Collision Analysis Overlay

Thanuja Gunatillake, RACV

Child Restraints: A Campaign Promoting the Importance of Keeping Older Children Safe

Graz Starc, VicRoads

Evaluation of the 40km/Hr Strip Shopping Centre Program

Carmel Boyce, Jenny Donovan and Vicki Shelton, City of Greater Geelong

Safer on Road Gopher Travel Dreaming

Daniel Mustata and
Robin Marston,
VicRoads

Crash Analyser for Rapid Diagnosis

Barbara Minuzzo,
RCH Safety Centre

Engaging CALD Communities

Dr Jan Garrard, Consultant to Safe Speed Interest Group

Safe Speed for all Road Users: Promoting Safe Cycling and Walking by Addressing Traffic Speeds in Australia 's Urban Environment

Colin Lill,
VicRoads

A Whole-of-Community Approach to Older Driver Events

Lynne Galanti, Hume City Council

Local Government: Expanding the Reach

David Healy, TAC

Intelligent Speed Assist

Anne Harris, RACV

Mobility: The Impact of Not Driving on Different Non-Driver Subgroups

3.00-3.30

Afternoon tea

3.30-5.00
Concurrent
Sessions

Railway Level Crossing Safety

Local Government
Strategies

Motorcycle Safety

Driver Fatigue

Brendan Facey Department of Justice

Trains Always Have Right of Way at Level Crossings

Leah McGuinness, City of Whitehorse

Safe and Sustainable: Integrating Road Safety with Environmental Programs

Shenagh Macrae, TAC

Motorcycle Safety Marketing Strategy

Philip Swann, VicRoads

Real Time Continuous Fatigue Risk Management for Drivers

Kevin Taylor, Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB)

Improving Road User Safety at Australian Level Crossings

Lucy Midolo and Alison Wilson,
City of Wyndham

Wyndham's Road Safety Program

Wendy Taylor, RoadSafe Inner Melbourne

Motorcycle Route Safety Review

Peter McPhee, RoadSafe Goulburn Valley

Are You Prepared? Fatigue in the Heavy Vehicle Industry

Ken Hall, VicRoads

Improving Safety Through Engineering Solution

Meg Selman and Stefan Mitrik,
City of Port Phillip

Streets for Living

Mike Hull, City of Hobsons Bay

Towards Motorcycle Safety

Alan Briggs, SES

Driver Reviver Program

Terry Spicer, Department of Transport

Railway Crossing Safety & Lessons From Deploying the Australian Level Crossing Assessment Model (ALCAM) in Victoria

Mark Hennessy, Hennessy Services P/L

Local Government Approaches to Road Safety in Victoria:
Findings from the 2007 Saferoads Survey

Chris Brennan, VicRoads

A Strategic Approach to Motorcycle Safety in Victoria

5.30-8:00

Cocktail Reception and TAC Road Safety Awards Presentation

8.00-9.00
Registration

WEDNESDAY 1 October 2008

9.00-10.30

Plenary session

Chair and Welcome: Bill McArthur, Golden Plains Shire

Keynote addresses
Driving Whilst Disqualified or Suspended: Cars, Crime and Creative Solutions
- Prof Arie Freiberg, Chair, Sentencing Advisory Council
Engaging the Community
- Iain Cameron, Executive Director, Office of Road Safety, Western Australia

Questions and discussion

10.30-11.00

Morning tea

11.00-12.30
Concurrent sessions

Engaging with the Community to Improve Outcomes

Vehicle Safety

Safe System

Alcohol and other Drugs

Gerri Layh, VicRoads

Community Engagement: What’s It All About?

Lauchlan McIntosh, ANCAP

ANCAP

Shane Richardson and Maxwell Shifman, Dvexperts Intl P/L

Improving Road Safety: A Forensic Engineering Viewpoint

Senior Sergeant Andrew Tait,
Traffic Drug and Alcohol Section, Victoria Police

The Practical Application of Roadside Driver Drug Testing in Victoria

Bob George, Bomaur Partners P/L

Community Car Connection - Working with Refugees for Improved Road Safety Outcomes

Dr. Stuart Newstead, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University Accident Research Centre

Used Car Safety Rating

Cameron Munro, Sinclair Knight Merz

The Impact of Vertical Separators on Compliance with On-Road Bicycle Lanes

Jessica Truong, TAC

Increasing Awareness is not Enough: The Challenge of Encouraging Drinkers to use CoinOperated Breath Test Devices

Liz Knight, TAC

Strategic Overview of TAC’s Community Road Safety Grants Program

Emma Mulholland, TAC

Delivering Results Through Strategic Marketing: Consumer Car Safety Campaign

Emily Mclean, RACV

Safer Roads Save Lives - Star Rating our Roads for Safety

Dean Rice, Vcfl

Victorian Country Football League: A Partnership Approach to Addressing Drink Driving in Country Victoria

Mike Hammer. Holden Innovation,
GM Holden

A Five-Phase Approach to Road Safety

Dr Jeffrey Potter, National Tranport Commission

Building a Safe System under the National Transport Plan

John Quiroga, Moreland Hall

Driving Straight Drug Driving Education Resource

12.30-1.30

Lunch

1.30-3.00
Facilitated workshops

L2P Supporting Disadvantaged Young Drivers

Pedestrians and Cyclists

Safer Roads and Roadsides

Speed

Robyn Seymour, VicRoads

Strategic Overview of L2Ps Program

Rayoni Nelson, DPCD and Leigh Snelling, Bicycle

Victoria Ride2School program - A Role for Local Government

Con Stasinos and Bill Bui, VicRoads

Victoria's Safer Road Infrastructure Program: What Is It?

Ken Hall, VicRoads

Strategic Overview of Speed Limits in Victoria

Leah Mcguinness, City of Whitehorse

Follow the Green Man

Chris Davis, City of Mildura

Safer Roads and Roadsides Package

Inspector Tom McGillian, Victoria Police

Hoon Driving

Denise Leonard, RoadSafe Inner South East Inc.

RoadSafe Accredited Schools Program

Christopher Quinn, Shire of Golden Plains

Motorcycle Safety Program in a Rural District

Nino Occhietti, City of Casey

Hoon Hotline

John Lockie, VicRoads

Central Victorian LGA Gravel Roads - Crash Investigation

3.00-3.30

Afternoon tea

3.30-4.30

Moderated Panel Discussion

Chair: Peter Schofield

Implementing of the Arrive Alive 2008 - 2017 Strategy in Local Communities: Whose Responsibility is This?

Discussants:

• James Holgate, Director of Safer Roads, VicRoads
• Noel Perry, Chair, RoadSafe Central Highlands
• John Bennie, CEO, City of Greater Dandenong
• Cr Jackie Fristacky, City of Yarra

4:30 – 4:45

Closing and Thanks
Peter Schofield, VicRoads