RYDA Australia Limited

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concise annual report
2010
Making Our Roads a Safer Place
Founding Partner
Rotary Clubs in ACT, NSW, QLD,
SA, TAS & WA
Rotary Clubs Fostering
Youth Driver Awareness
Founding Sponsor
Table of Contents
Directory
1
About RYDA
2
Road Trauma in Focus
4
Executive Chairman’s Report
6
Report of the Directors
8
A Year of Strong Growth
12
RYDA Venues
13
Commitment to Quality - Program Review
14
Future Directions
18
Rotary and RYDA
20
Student Participation
22
Financial Report
24
Sponsors & Supporters
28
The RYDA Team
33
RYDA History
34
Directory
The Company
RYDA is a not-for-profit community initiative comprising a road
safety education program for youth which is delivered by
professional facilitators and assisted by Rotary Clubs in Australia.
RYDA is a registered authority holder under the Charitable
Fundraising Act 1991.
RYDA Australia Limited (RYDA) is incorporated under the
Corporation Act 2001 as a company limited by guarantee.
The constitution of RYDA requires that not less than one half
of all members of RYDA and one half of the Board including
the chairman, must be members of Rotary International in
Australia.
National Program Office
Level 2, 10A Julius Avenue
North Ryde
NSW 2113
Directors
at the date of this report
A T Birss, Executive Chairman
Geoffrey McIntyre AM Lead Independent Director
John Loughlin
Paul Pixton
Jennifer Scott
Executive Directors
Director of Policy and Research
Greg Cantwell
Director of Program Development
Greg Rappo
Bankers
ANZ Banking Group Limited
Macquarie Bank Limited
Auditor
Storey Blackwood
Level 4
222 Clarence Street
Sydney, NSW
Website: www.ryda.org.au
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The core objectives of the RYDA Program are to:
• Supply an informative road safety education resource to
secondary schools to be used in conjunction with, and as
assistance to, the school curriculum;
• Establish in students a positive attitude to responsible motoring;
• Create awareness in students of the causes of road crashes
and supply practical strategies for avoiding involvement;
• Create an understanding through the school community to the
broader community that road safety is a community problem
and that we have an individual and collective responsibility for
the safety, health and security of each other.
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Concise Annual Report 09-10
About RYDA
My Life : My Choices
RYDA Australia Limited (RYDA) is a not-for-profit
company that has developed a road safety
education program specifically designed for
youth in our community. The program is facilitated
in partnership with Rotary and presented by
professionals.
The RYDA Program
The RYDA Program was developed in response to
the tragic loss of young people in road crashes.
The program is a community road safety initiative
structured to deliver practical road safety
information targeting “attitude and awareness”
of young drivers and passengers.
The RYDA Program is targeted at high school
students (16-17 years old) and assembles in a
coordinated presentation, community road
safety experts to deliver sophisticated, integrated
and powerful road safety education to young
people at the beginning of their driving lives.
The RYDA Program was developed in consultation
with road safety authorities, state departments
of education and the police – it is designed
to complement and supplement the school
curriculum and government road safety messages.
Facilitators are all approved by RYDA and include
Driving Instructors and Police Officers.
The program was initiated in the northern suburbs
of Sydney in the year 2001 and has now rapidly
spread to venues across NSW and interstate to
Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and Perth
in Western Australia. The first RYDA Program was
also recently conducted in the ACT and plans
have advanced to introduce it into Victoria. In
2009/10, more than 38,000 students attended
RYDA at 49 venues located across Australia and
more than 150,000 students nationally have now
attended the RYDA Program. The RYDA Program
is expanding nationally at over 20% per year with
approximately 300 program days scheduled to
be conducted in 2010/11.
With the over-arching theme, ‘My Life : My
Choices’, the one day RYDA Program includes
six interactive sessions, delivered to small student
groups that cover a broad range of topics
including a broad range of topics including
hazard perception, distraction management,
vehicle safety, stopping distances, fatigue, and
experiences from a crash survivor - all aimed
at influencing the attitude of young people as
passengers and/or novice drivers.
The Role of the National Program Office
• To liaise with National and State bodies of road
safety education organisations.
• To research and produce the RYDA Program
and ‘Facilitator’s Manual’.
• To support and train Rotary Clubs and
Facilitators to deliver a consistent, professional
product across Australia, providing all support
materials and resources.
• To set policy for working with young people.
• To maintain a quality assurance Program.
• To seek National sponsorship.
• To produce resource materials to promote the
Program.
• To provide accounting support and annual
audited financial reports based on local
geographic areas.
The Role of Rotary
• To assist the RYDA Program locally through
volunteer members in accordance with the
documentation and content provided by the
National Program Office.
• To contribute or obtain funding from Rotary
Clubs and other local resources to help support
the affordability of the Program.
• To liaise locally with schools, councils and
facilitators to encourage participation.
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the
Road Trauma in Focus
Leading Cause of Death and Injury of Youth in Australia
There has been a steady decline in the total
number of fatalities from road crashes over the
last 40 years or so. Changes in legislation such as
school speed zones, the compulsory wearing of
seatbelts and improved road design all play their
part in the reduction on road related fatalities.
More recently, changes to licensure such as
the Graduated Licensing Scheme (GLS) and
improvements to car design with greater emphasis
on safety features such as ABS brakes and airbags
are making their mark on youth road trauma. And
yet, young people, both as drivers and passengers
of young drivers are over represented in crash
data.
Drivers aged 17-25 years make up 25% of the
total of all road fatalities, although this group
only represent 15% of all road users. In 2009, 361
people, aged 17-25 were killed on Australian
roads; or one young person every day. 1
Although there has been a reduction in overall
youth road fatalities, there has also been
an increase in serious road crashes requiring
hospitalisation. This has a long term ripple effect
on the quality of life of the survivor, their family
and community.
In financial terms the effect is substantial. In
relation to brain injury alone, according to the
2009 Report ‘The Economic Cost of Spinal Cord
Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury in Australia’ for
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the Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative, the lifetime
costs per incident case of Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI) is estimated to be $4.8 million for each severe
TBI, across Australia.
Recent research cites a range of reasons for the
over representation of young people in crash
data, including brain development, lack of
experience and peer group pressure.
Young males are most at risk, experiencing higher
rates of death and hospitalisation as a result of
vehicle crash. 2
Young drivers (and their passengers) are at
greater exposure of risk immediately following
the awarding of a probationary (P1) licence
as outlined in adjacent graph for the first 6-12
months.
RYDA is the only national road safety education
program that is totally focussed on delivering
practical road safety information for our most at
risk drivers.
1. Commonwealth Government of Australia. Department of
Infrastructure and Transport Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport
and Regional Economics.
2. NSW Department of Health 2010
Crash Profile of New Drivers
Source: “Going Solo”, Monash University
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Executive Chairman’s Report
Terry Birss
I am pleased to present the 2010 Concise Annual
Report which records significant achievements
and significant growth in students attending the
RYDA Program.
During 2009/10 a total of 38,200 students attended
a RYDA Program – an increase of 10,000 students
or 35% over the previous year. Annual student
attendance at RYDA has doubled over the past
three years and in June 2010 the total attendance
since inception passed the significant milestone
of 150,000 students.
The number of RYDA venues increased from 32
to a total of 49 venues in five states and the ACT.
With increasing support from Rotary Clubs around
Australia RYDA is now operating in 17 of the 22
Rotary Districts in Australia.
To cope with this level of operations and at
the request of the Board, I took up the role of
Executive Chairman (part-time) continuing my
role as a Director on a voluntary basis. At that
time Geoffrey McIntyre AM was appointed Lead
Independent Director. RYDA is indeed fortunate
to have the calibre of Mr McIntyre’s counsel and
I thank him especially for accepting this role.
Following my appointment, up to the date of this
report, organisational changes were made: Greg
Cantwell was appointed, Director of Policy and
Research, a new position, whilst Brooke O’Donnell,
our longest serving staff member, was promoted
to National Operations Manager. Our accounts
were brought in-house with the appointment
of a part-time Senior Accounts Administrator.
These changes are designed to strengthen the
management team and increase RYDA’s ability
to support its growth as it continues to make the
Program more available to senior high school
students across Australia.
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On behalf of the Board I express profound
appreciation to our Founding Sponsor, BOC
which continues its substantial financial support.
The RYDA Program and brand will be further
enhanced by an Australian/New Zealand regional
approach adopted by both RYDA Boards. This
collaboration is currently focusing on the RYDA
Program and the BOC relationship through BOC’s
concurrent support of the RYDA Program in New
Zealand.
This year we welcomed two new RYDA partners:
In Queensland, the financial services group
‘Suncorp’, and Laing O’Rourke one of the world’s
largest construction companies which has a
special interest in the Hunter Valley NSW and WA.
Toyota Australia has also come onboard as a
sponsor and with them we anticipate developing
the Southern Metropolitan area of Sydney and
Victoria.
All of our stakeholders have a strong interest in
assisting RYDA in its quest to reduce road trauma
amongst young Australians.
Rotary Clubs fostering youth driver awareness:
Rotary’s support of RYDA across most districts of
Australia, has once again demonstrated Rotary’s
motto of “Service Above Self”. Hundreds of
dedicated Rotarians through their tireless volunteer
efforts have helped facilitate the affordability of
the Program. RYDA is a major project for Rotary
across Australia. On behalf of our Directors, all of
whom are Rotarians, thank you Rotary!
Education is a community responsibility with all
elements of society, schools and their communities,
corporates and philanthropic organisations and
of course governments having an important
role to play. We at RYDA have demonstrated an
Schools can be confident that by investing the
time in providing the RYDA Program to their
students at any one of our 40+ venues nationally,
they will be exposing their students to a rigorous,
well researched and expertly delivered program
that will provide information that can save lives.
Rotary can be confident, that their road safety
education program has the endorsement of road
safety education professionals and the support
of government departments. This was recently
illustrated by the Queensland Police Service
endorsing the RYDA Program for police support
throughout that State.
Governments can be confident that their road
safety messages will be delivered in a highly
professional, innovative and engaging way to
get optimal response from students, so the road
safety education message “sticks”.
ability to bring these sectors of society together
to provide senior high school students a research
and evidence based education program, year
in and year out. As a ‘not-for-profit’ organisation,
we rely very substantially on the support of this
community. This year it was pleasing that the then
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett announced the
provision of annual funding for the RYDA Program
whilst in Queensland, the Minister of Transport
Rachel Nolan announced RYDA as a winner of
the 2009 Road Safety Awards.
RYDA continues to emphasise that young
Australians deserve a fair-go - the right to receive
the best education that we as a community can
provide before they are subject to the penalties
for breach…. whether from enforcement or
tragically loss of life or serious injury. The RYDA
Program is designed to give young people as
both drivers and passengers the opportunity to
make their decisions from a base of knowledge
and consequence.
2010 has marked a significant milestone in the
history of RYDA as we welcomed the most
important advancement of the Program since
inception with the release of the new RYDA
Program. Extensively researched and widely
consulted, the new RYDA Program has developed
a product in which the community can have
confidence will deliver for our young people.
On first glance, the subtleties of the RYDA Program
can be missed. No longer are competent
road safety education programs simply about
providing information and improving knowledge,
but are concerned with engaging with students to
provide them with not only the skills and capacity
but also the motivation for behavioural change.
The simplicity of the RYDA Program belies the depth
of research that is required to ensure the Program
is up to date and appropriate. I am conscious
of the significant resources required to develop
and maintain a road safety education program
that is worthy of the support of schools and road
safety education professionals. On behalf of the
Board I express particular appreciation to senior
management for their extraordinary efforts over
the past two years in consulting, researching and
developing the content for our revised Program,
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics,
RYDA’s target market will trend downward, by
some 5% over the coming seven years, which
will have some impact on RYDA’s future growth.
We plan to consolidate past growth, broaden the
company’s financial foundations and implement
our policies and procedures for the roll-out of the
new Program.
Our sincere thanks go to all of our stakeholders.
RYDA’s success is a product of this support and
its dedicated Directors and staff. Together, they
have developed plans and produced the results
contained in this report. As I have said before,
whilst the management team is small in number,
it is huge in heart. My thanks go to them and to
my fellow directors for their contributions and
valuable support throughout the year.
December 2010
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Introduction
The Directors are pleased to present the financial
report for RYDA Australia Limited (RYDA) for the
period ending 30 June 2010. The financial report
comprises the financial statements and the notes
thereto being the Income Statement, Balance
Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and notes thereto.
Principal Activities
The principal activities of RYDA during this fiscal
period were the provision of a road safety
education program for youth which is delivered
by professional presenters and facilitated by
Rotary Clubs in Australia. RYDA is a registered
authority holder under the Charitable Fundraising
Act 1991.
Change in State of Affairs
During the financial period there were no
significant change in the state of affairs of RYDA
or of its principal activities except as set out in this
report and in the financial statements and notes
thereto.
Subsequent Events
There has not been any matter or circumstance,
other that referred to in this report and the
financial statements and notes thereto, that has
arisen since the end of the financial period, that
has significantly affected, or may significantly
affect the operations of RYDA, the results of those
operations, or the state of affairs of RYDA in future
years.
Operating Result
The deficit from ordinary activities is $47,239 (last
year deficit $83,125). $47,239 was transferred from
Reserves (last year $83,125).
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Information on Directors and Meetings
Directors
(a)
Qualifications
and
experience
Directors
of
of
Albert Terence Birss CA(NZ),
FCIS,
PNA
–
Executive
Chairman
Mr Birss was appointed
Executive Chairman (part
time) in May 2010. He is also an
accountant in public practice
specialising in the provision of
business and financial advice.
Mr Birss’ experience includes
corporate reconstruction and recovery, the
establishment of new businesses and commercial
dispute resolution. His background includes
corporate acquisition and consultancy for a
Fortune 500 company and extensive experience
in the finance industry during which time he
held senior positions in corporate lending, risk
assessment and internal audit. Mr Birss is a director
of several private companies and also holds the
position of Deputy Chair of RYDA in New Zealand.
Mr Birss is a Rotarian and is a trustee of the RYDA
Foundation.
In his role as Executive Chairman Mr Birss reports
to the Board by way of the Lead Independent
Director. He is remunerated on terms and
conditions approved by the Board. Mr Birss
exercises separately in his personal capacity as a
volunteer, his authority as the Chair of the Board
of Directors. Board meetings are chaired by the
Lead Independent Director.
Geoffrey McIntyre AM, PSM
(S’pore), FAICD, F.Fin. – Lead
Independent Director
Mr. McIntyre was appointed
Lead Independent Director
in May 2010. Formerly the non
executive Chairman of the
Bank of China Australia Ltd
Mr. McIntyre retired from his
banking career in January
2010 having also held senior executive positions
in Australian and Singaporean banks. He is a
Past President of Alzheimers Australia NSW and
has been on that Board for over eight years. He
joined the Rotary Club of Sydney in 1984 and
was President in 1998/99 and made a Paul Harris
Fellow in 2000. He was made a Member (AM)
in the General Division of the Order of Australia
in January 2005 for his service to business and
finance, to the promotion of international relations
and to the community. McIntyre is the Chairman
of trustees of the RYDA Foundation.
John Loughlin
Mr Loughlin is the Managing
Director
of
a
building
contracting
company
specializing in the construction
of sport and leisure facilities
for
community
groups
including schools. He has
wide experience in business
including quality assurance,
environment and safety policy, marketing and
costing and project management. Mr. Loughlin
was instrumental with others in establishing the
RYDA Program, contributing to policy formulation
and implementation in such areas as program
content, research, risk assessment, quality
assurance and sponsorship and liaison with
government and government authorities.
Mr
Loughlin is a Rotarian.
Paul Albert Pixton Dip FP,
Certified Financial Planner, JP
Mr. Pixton was managing
director
of
a
Financial
Planning Practice which has
been in business for over 20
years in the Hills District of
Sydney.
He specialised in
advice in the superannuation
and retirement fields for both
corporate and individual clients. He recently sold
this business and is now the managing director of a
general insurance company. Paul is also involved
in charitable works and is a local business leader.
He has long involvement with road safety and
was one of the founders of the RYDA program.
Mr. Pixton is a Rotarian and a Past President of the
Rotary Club of Dural.
Jennifer Scott BA, BLegS, LLM,
MDR
Ms Scott was admitted in 1980
as a Solicitor in New South
Wales and was previously a
partner and director in law
firms in metropolitan west
Sydney working in the areas of
commercial law, environment
and local Government law for
councils, public interests groups and developers.
As part of her legal practice, over the past 15
years she has undertaken in various jurisdictions
in excess of 1,500 mediations and conciliations as
well as over 600 arbitrations. Between 1996 and
1999 Ms Scott worked as senior adviser to the
Federal Minister for the Environment and Heritage,
Senator Robert Hill. She retired from legal practice
in 2005 to focus on her practice, ScottADR, which
provides dispute resolution services to private
and government organisations and to the courts.
Ms Scott is a Rotarian having held the position of
District Governor in 2007/08. She is on the boards
of the Australian Rotary Foundation Trust and
Rotary Down Under and is a trustee of the RYDA
Foundation.
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continued
George Papallo OAM., JP. BSc., Dip Tech(Sc).,
MEd(Admin)., Cert IV TAA., FAITD
Mr Papallo formerly held the position of Chief
Executive Officer of Macquarie Community
College. He spent 15 years as a teacher and a
further 10 years with NSW Department of Education
as head of the Training Unit, responsible for the
professional development of the teachers and
executives in the Northern Region of Sydney. Mr
Papallo received his OAM for services to Adult
Education and the Community of Ryde. He is a
Rotarian and holds the position of District Governor
for District 9680 in 2010/11.
Qualifications and experience of the Executive
Directors
(b) The following Directors held office as follows:
• A T Birss, Chairman appointed on incorporation
• John Loughlin appointed on incorporation
• Paul Pixton appointed on incorporation
• George Papallo appointed 1st May 2007:
resigned 31st July 2009
• Geoffrey McIntyre appointed 25th September
2007
• Jennifer Scott appointed 19th June 2008
Greg Rappo B.Sc.Agr. (Hons.), FAICD
Mr Rappo was appointed to the position of
Director of Program Development in January
2008. He has a background in sales and marketing
that has included a range of senior management
positions with multi-national corporations including
Chevron, Abbott Laboratories and Sumitomo.
Greg is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors; an active member of the
State Emergency Service (SES); Past President of
the Rotary Club of St Ives and a current Assistant
Governor in Rotary District 9680.
(c) Attendance at meetings
During the financial year, eight (8) meetings
of Directors were held (six meetings in the prior
period). The number of meetings attended is as
follows:
2010 2009
• A T Birss
8
6
• John Loughlin
6
6
• Paul Pixton
7
5
• Geoffrey McIntyre 8
5
• Jennifer Scott
6
4
• George Papallo
0
5
(Resigned 31/07/09)
Greg Cantwell BA (Soc Sci)
Originally appointed to the position of Director
of Operations in December 2007, Mr Cantwell
was appointed Director of Policy and Research
in September 2010. Greg has worked extensively
in the not-for-profit and health sectors. This
has included developing and implementing
innovative health education and research
programs targeting high school students. He is
also a company director.
Adoption of Australian Equivalents to IFRS
As a result of the introduction of Australian
equivalents to International Financial Reporting
Standards (AIFRS), the company’s financial report
has been prepared in accordance with AIFRS
standards.
Auditor’s Independence Declaration
A copy of the auditor’s independence declaration
as required under section 307C of the Corporations
Act 2001 was submitted to the Australian Securities
and Investments Commission.
This statement is made in accordance with a
resolution of the Directors and is signed for and
on behalf of the Directors by AT Birss, Chair and P
Pixton, Secretary/Director, October 2010.
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“
The information and activities
provided at RYDA were all
extremely beneficial, relevant
and interesting. I’m really glad
that we had the opportunity
to participate in such a
great program.
(Student, Canberra, ACT)
”
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A Year of Strong Growth
Director of Program Development, Greg Rappo
During 2009-10 the RYDA Program has continued
to achieve strong growth as reflected by all major
indicators including student participation, number
of venues and geographic coverage.
Of course our key indicator of growth is student
participation – during 2009/10 we had a total of
38,200 students attend a RYDA Program. Student
attendance for the year increased by 10,000
students or 35% versus the previous year - in just
three short years, annual student attendance
at RYDA has doubled. In June 2010 the total
attendance since inception passed the significant
milestone of 150,000 students.
New South Wales continues to be the major
state for the RYDA Program in Australia with over
25,000 students attending RYDA in NSW during
2009/10 – this represents nearly 45% of total
Year 11 students in the state. Importantly with 32
venues strategically located across NSW we are
making the RYDA road safety education program
accessible to the majority of senior high school
students.
Queensland has been a great success story
for RYDA in 2009/10 with student attendance
increasing more than four-fold to over 7,000
students. Our new venue at Chandler in Brisbane
has proven to be a great success with over 3,000
students attending during the year. An additional
nine new venues were established in Queensland
regional centres during 2009/10 including four on
the Sunshine Coast plus at Cairns, Toowoomba
and the Gold Coast. During the year we were
very pleased to receive formal endorsement from
the Queensland Police – this includes approval
for Police Officers in Queensland to present and
promote the RYDA Program.
Tasmania had a very successful year with
attendance from over 4,300 students – this
represents strong growth of around 25% versus the
previous year and a participation rate of nearly
70% of the eligible student population. Growth of
RYDA in Tasmania has been driven by generous
financial support provided by the Tasmanian
Government – in addition the state government
has endorsed RYDA as an integral component of
the education curriculum in all Tasmanian high
schools.
RYDA continues to achieve good steady growth
in Western Australia and South Australia with plans
for the establishment of several new venues in the
year ahead. During the year our first program
was also conducted in the ACT with students
attending from Canberra Girls’ Grammar School
in June 2010. Planning is well advanced to
conduct the first RYDA program in Victoria in early
2011 – this will complete our national coverage
and confirm RYDA as the largest national road
safety education program for senior high school
students in Australia.
Nationally during 2009/10 we established an
additional 17 RYDA venues taking the total to 49
venues. With increasing support from Rotary Clubs
around Australia we now have RYDA operating in
17 of the 22 Rotary Districts in Australia.
We remain committed to providing young adults
with the best possible road safety education
program and to help make our roads a safer
place for all in our community.
RYDA Venues
2009-10
ACT
Canberra
New South Wales
Armidale
Bathurst
Bega
Central Coast
Cowra
Dubbo
Eurobodalla
Homebush
Illawarra
Kempsey
Leeton
Macksville
Maitland
Narrabri
Nelson Bay
Orange
Penrith
St Ives
Taree
Wagga Wagga
West Wyalong
Woolgoolga
Yamba
Young
Queensland
Airlie Beach
Ayr/Home Hill
Cairns
Caloundra
Chandler
Gold Coast
Gympie
Hervey Bay
Kingaroy
Mackay
Nambour
Noosa
Toowoomba
South Australia
Barossa Valley
Clare
Gawler
Salisbury
Tasmania
Devonport
Hobart
Huon Valley
Launceston
Queenstown
Smithton
Western Australia
Perth
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Commitment to Quality
RYDA Program Review
The much anticipated
new RYDA Program
was piloted in early
2010 and rolled out
across venues from July.
Following
extensive
review and research,
the new RYDA Program
delivers road safety
messages using a broad
range of strategies and
approaches to better
engage with young
people.
Using a mix of presentations, small group work,
interactive discussions, DVD’s, media clips and
poster work, the RYDA Program seeks to provide
students with information so they can make
informed decisions and develop strategies to
make good choices.
A significant change in the Program was to shift
from Presenters to the more appropriate role of
Facilitator. This allows for better engagement with
all students who are often at different points in
their driving careers. By having students come up
with their own solutions, rather than be just given
the information, it allows them to test their own
understanding in a supportive and encouraging
environment.
Close attention has been paid to ensure that
the RYDA Program is well supported by research
and literature. RYDA has adopted a number
of strategies and focus points in line with this
research. These include:
• evidence-based content developed in
consultation with a Health Program and
Education consultant
• update of content to include current
government messages
• experiential learning strategies, engaging
students as “critical thinkers”
• more interaction to maintain attention and
improve learning outcomes
• a variety of learning styles and environments
between each session
• materials that reflects the sub-text of the
Program: ‘My Life : My Choices’
• material designed to evoke a strong
emotional response from students rather than
explicitly shock with graphic images
• more focus on passengers and their role in
road safety
RYDA worked with many organisations and
individuals who gave generously of their time
and expertise in the development of the
new program material.
These included the
Departments of Transport and Roads (& Road
Safety), Departments of Education (including
Catholic & Independents), Driving Instructors,
Police, Students and Teachers. All aspects of the
new Program content and educational strategies
were rigorously pilot tested and evaluated.
RYDA entered into 2010 and beyond with an
exciting and well developed program that set
a new benchmark in road safety education,
providing learner and novice drivers with a unique
and valuable learning experience.
“
I had always viewed any
loss of my teaching time as
very frustrating but having
participated in this program, I
view it as essential learning
(Teacher, Homebush, NSW)
”
Engaging Students as Active Learners
Do We Shock them into Submission?
Research shows that passive involvement
in lessons, that is listening to an instructor or
reading, generally leads to a limited retention of
knowledge as outlined in the ‘Cone of Learning’
(below) and that by adapting the way in which
we present material to students, we can create
an environment in which knowledge retention is
significantly increased. One of the best methods
is to use an ‘active learning’ approach.
If all we had to do was to shock young drivers with
graphic footage of road carnage to change their
attitude to road safety it would all be very simple;
indeed we could show them repeated clips from
accident reports on the nightly news.
Quite simply, ‘active learning’ is involving students
directly and actively in the learning process
itself. This means that instead of simply receiving
information verbally and visually, students are
participating and doing. By engaging students
in doing something besides listening to a lecture,
helps them not only learn, but apply the crucial
messages of the RYDA Program. Every session is a
conversation or inclusive demonstration designed
so that students can explore and experience their
current sense of truth and knowledge and test the
formula with new knowledge and experiences.
RYDA’s learning is for life. The more we challenge
the brains of our students, the more they will retain
and draw on in real life situations.
After two weeks
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remember....
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20% of what we hear
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50% of what we
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Learning’ adapted
from Edgar Dale
“Audio-Visual
Methods in Teaching,
Holt, Rinehart and
Winston
looking at an exhibit
watching a demonstration
seeing it done on location
giving a talk
doing a dramatic presentation
simulating the real experience
doing the real thing
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70% of what
we say
In a recent research paper (Lewis et al 2007), it is
highlighted that viewers have become resistant
or numbed to shock as a tactic to change
behaviour. Shock tactic advertising came into
our culture over thirty years ago however it soon
started to lose its impact. With the introduction of
computer games and advanced special effects
in films, audiences had been desensitised to the
graphic images. Importantly, the authors highlight
a number of shortcomings of using shock tactics
and warn that such negative approaches impact
on the effectiveness of the messages.
An evaluation of attitudinal driving workshops
which target 16-25 year old drivers was
conducted by the Review and Evaluation Unit
of the Queensland Police Service. Their findings
revealed that the personal, emotional stories are
more effective in persuading people to change
their driving attitudes.
The new RYDA Program encapsulates the ideas
contained in these research papers - it is an
emotional program that provides practical
and meaningful strategies for young people to
become better drivers and passengers, making
better decisions and being acutely aware of the
consequences of poor choices.
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continued
Commitment to Quality
A Snapshot of RYDA’s Six Sessions
Session 1: Stopping Distances
Through experiential learning, students have the
opportunity to compare what they think they
know about the distance it takes a vehicle to stop
with the actual stopping distance. Students are
shown the impact of differing speeds, reaction
time and vehicle traction on the length of time
that it takes to stop a vehicle. They are given
the opportunity to travel in a vehicle, driven by a
licensed driving instructor, as well as observe from
outside. The importance of the condition of the
vehicle is emphasised along with the impact of
road conditions.
Session 2: Crash Survivor
A powerful presentation by a crash survivor who has
a brain or spinal injury as a result of a vehicle crash.
The session features a short, interactive introduction,
designed to get students thinking about how a
permanent injury would directly effect their plans for
future career, travel and relationships. The ensuing
conversation with the survivor reinforces to students
that car crashes can happen to them and that such
crashes can leave permanent trauma for the survivor,
their families and the community at large.
Session 3: My Wheels
Being safe on the road involves more than just
attitude. It also concerns the types of vehicle
in which young people are travelling. At the
beginning of this session, students are given a blank
poster and an unlimited budget and are asked to
design their perfect car. The results almost always
include items such as neon lights, mag wheels
and stereos. Rarely do students design a car
with many, if any, safety features. In this session,
the facilitator leads a group discussion helping
students to identify what a safe car looks like, how
to research their options before purchase and
how to make sure that the car they are travelling
is in good condition.
Session 4: Police
An open discussion with a Police Officer, this session
gives students the opportunity to learn about the role
of Police in motor vehicle crashes, common traffic
offences , the penalties that come along with them
and the lasting effects of road trauma. The themes for
discussion are framed around a powerful film which is
shown at the beginning of the session. The film tells the
very real and raw story of a vibrant young woman taken
too soon, as told by family and friends still learning to
cope with the loss and make sense of her death. It is
hard hitting and unashamedly emotional and shows
the real consequences of road trauma, causing the
students to stop, reflect and to act.
Session 5: Hazards, Distraction & Risk
A high energy session aimed at familiarising
students with the most common crashes involving
young people and how to prepare to avoid or
minimise their impact. The session also focusses
on the important role of the passenger. Together,
students identify distractions that they can control
or remove in order to prepare them better for
circumstances outside their control. The session
is presented with the aid of video footage and
involves students taking part in several fun ‘hazard
perception’ tests.
Session 6: Plan B
An interactive workshop focusing on the impact that
alcohol, drugs and fatigue have on driving ability.
Through small group work and student presentations,
students identify planning strategies for travelling safely,
even when their original plans go wrong and they need
to implement “Plan B”. It is hoped that conversations
led by the students in this session will help to develop
a culture of pre-planning for unexpected situations
by challenging their ideas about the role of alcohol,
medication and/or fatigue in car crashes. By devising
workable strategies with their peers in a safe environment
ahead of time, young people are in a better position to
adapt and implement a safe option in an emergency
situation.
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Progress & Future Directions
Director of Policy & Research, Greg Cantwell
The next 12 months for RYDA is a special year
as we celebrate 10 years since the program
commenced in St Ives. RYDA Australia will mark
this occasion in an appropriate manner. Much
has been achieved in this time and is well
documented throughout this Concise Annual
Report. True to form, RYDA Australia continues
to be a forward looking organisation with much
more work to be done in keeping young people
safe on our roads.
Evaluation and Research
The most significant shift in the 10 year history of
the RYDA Program has been the development of
the new RYDA Program content. As part of the
review, the RYDA Program will undertake more
rigorous evaluation of Program content. Data will
continue to be routinely gathered from teachers
and students with an emphasis on measuring a
change in attitude, behaviour and knowledge
from attending students.
With almost 40,000 students attending the Program
annually, this creates an impressive dataset on the
experiences of young people in relation to road
safety education. RYDA will contribute to the
ongoing debate concerning youth road trauma
through attendance and presentations at industry
conferences, forums and specialist meetings.
Extending the Message
RYDA plays a major role in the Road Safety
education experience for novice drivers, but
we are only one part of a complex learning
environment. However, we are focused on making
the information from the RYDA Program stay with
the students. New initiatives will be explored to
further extend the learning from resources for
teachers to workshops for parents.
To date a Parents Program has been trialled in
Hobart providing parents with strategies and
information to support their new driver. This pilot
program was funded by the Motor Accidents
Insurance Board (of Tasmania).
Annual Meeting for District Leaders
The annual two day meeting of Rotary District
Leaders of the RYDA Program was held at the
BOC head office. Representatives from 15 Rotary
Districts attended the meeting and experienced
the new RYDA Program first hand. An important
component of the meeting is awarding the
RYDA-BOC Champions Award to those Rotarians
who have contributed greatly to the growth
and success of the RYDA Program. Choosing
the champion is never easy and this year for the
first time saw the award split between two most
deserving winners, Peter Chivers from Rotary
District 9700 and Ken Patterson from Rotary District
9650.
Such meetings provide an excellent opportunity
to formally consult with Rotary about the direction
of the Program. Accordingly, such opportunities
will be extended in future years.
Corporate and Community Partners
RYDA is fortunate to have the support from many
corporate and community partners. Our Founding
Sponsor, BOC continue to provide unwavering
support of the RYDA Program providing significant
cash and in kind donations to RYDA. This support
extends to office and administrative support as
well as BOC employees attending RYDA Program
days as volunteer guides.
Suncorp CTP Insurance is a strong supporter of the
Program in Queensland. Apart from their financial
support, Suncorp have been providing substantial
numbers of volunteers across Queensland as well
as the production of a new promotional DVD.
A donation from Laing O’Rourke has allowed
RYDA to produce a new film for the Police Session.
The film, ‘Remembering Genevieve’, is now an
integral part of the RYDA Program. Donation
from Laing O’Rourke staff as part of their Christmas
collection was used in the printing production of
the highly valued RYDA Facilitator’s manual.
Toyota Australia, as part of their Community Spirit
Program is a recent addition to the growing stable
of corporate supporters. This partnership will see
the RYDA Program expand into areas in Victoria
as well as an excellent opportunity to develop
partnerships with local Toyota dealers.
The Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania (RACT)
has recently committed to supporting the
RYDA Program in Tasmania. Support from key
organisations such as RACT demonstrates the
quality of the program and the important role
RYDA plays in delivering road safety education.
RYDA will continue to engage with the corporate
and community sector so, together, we can make
a valuable and targeted contribution to reducing
youth road trauma.
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Founding Partner
Rotary Clubs in ACT, NSW,
QLD, SA, TAS & WA
The RYDA Program is facilitated in partnership with
Rotary; the world’s first service club organisation
with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs
worldwide.
Rotary club members are widely recognised as
volunteers who work locally and internationally to
improve health, provide education and promote
peace under the motto ‘Service Above Self’.
Rotary and RYDA
The active support and close involvement of
Rotary is a fundamental aspect in the success of
the RYDA road safety education program – there
are over 1,100 Rotary Clubs with some 34,000
members (Rotarians) located in communities
across all cities and rural towns in Australia.
Rotary provides the RYDA Program with access to
a vast volunteer support base and introduction to
many community groups including schools and
local business organisations.
Rotary
RYDA acknowledges the valuable contribution
made by way of donations and volunteer support
by Rotary District 9680 which it is pleased to
recognise as the ‘Founding Rotary District’. The
RYDA Program is an Approved Project of Rotary
District 9680.
Contact with high schools to arrange attendance
at a RYDA Program is generally initiated by a
local Rotary Club that often already has an
existing relationship with the school through
other Rotary youth programs. Across Australia
there are approximately 1,400 high schools with
around 175,000 Year 11 students. It is typical that
any particular Rotary Club would have 1-3 high
schools in their geographic area.
Rotary participates in RYDA by providing
volunteers and financial support through
donations – identifying the RYDA road safety
education program as the focus of club fundraising activity creates very good community
interest and support.
Rotarians play a vital role at RYDA days by
acting as guides for each of the student groups
participating in the six program sessions. Rotarians
with good organisational skills and availability for
a long-term commitment to the program also
assist by accepting a role as Day Manager at our
various RYDA venues.
RYDA and Rotary Clubs across Australia are
working together to help make our roads a safer
place.
“
There is no other Rotary
project that gives us the
opportunity to reach and
positively influence so
many young people in our
community
(Rotarian, Sydney, NSW)
”
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‘Graduates’
The RYDA Program has shown outstanding growth in student numbers since it started. 38,215 students
attended RYDA during 2009/10, taking the total number of graduates to 153,910 as of 30 June 2010.
Students participating in RYDA each year
09/10
08/09
07/08
Fiscal Year
06/07
05/06
04/05
03/04
02/03
01/02
00/01
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
RYDA ‘graduates’ - total students
0
10,000
00/01
30,000
01/02
50,000
02/03
70,000
03/04
04/05
90,000
05/06
110,000
06/07
07/08
130,000
08/09
150,000
09/10
40,000
Venues
The number of venues continued to show strong growth during the year.
RYDA Venues
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
00/01 01/02
02/03 03/04
04/05
05/06 06/07
07/08
08/09 09/10
Fiscal Year
RYDA Venues
Geographical Spread of
Participating Schools
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Financial Report
Income
The Annual Report which includes the Audited Financial Statements of the company is distributed to
members for adoption at the Annual General Meeting. Set out below is summarised financial information
including excerpts from the Audited Financial Statements.
Total income for the year was $1,330,671
1% 1%
11%
2%
34%
Schools
Rotary Donations
Grants (Government)
Grants (Councils)
Corporations (Cash)
Corporations (In Kind)
Program Fee
Interest
Other
40%
5%
4%
2%
Schools
Less discounts given (support from):
Community, including Rotary
Corporate (BOC)
Grants applied to school/student fees
Grants from Corporations (cash)
Program Fee
Rotary Donations
Grants (Government)
Grants from Corporations (in kind)
Grants (Councils)
Other
Interest
$1,253,035
-$
-$
-$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
448,410
324,255
33,032
532,985
149,882
70,357
56,231
28,900
26,489
10,946
7,543
94%
-34%
-24%
-2%
40%
11%
5%
4%
2%
2%
1%
1%
Financial Report
Expenditure
Total expenditure amounted to $1,378,000
1% 1%
11%
15%
Facilitators
3%
Venues & Catering
2%
Transport
Printing, Advertising & Pres. Materials
8%
16%
Communications & Travel
Employment/Contractors
Program Research, Maint. & Dev.
Accounting & Compliance
1%
IT, Equip., Depreciation & Office Costs
Program Fee
8%
Insurance, Interest & Fees
Other
31%
Employment/Contractors
Venues and Catering
Facilitators
Program Fee
Printing, Advertising and Presentation Materials
Program Research, Maintenance and Development
Communications and Travel
IT, Equipment, Depreciation & Office Costs
Accounting and Compliance
Transport
Interest, Insurance and Fees
Other
3%
$428,241
$224,292
$205,375
$149,882
$109,199
$116,298
$ 38,926
$ 44,603
$ 28,381
$ 12,042
$ 11,928
$ 8,833
31%
16%
15%
11%
8%
8%
3%
3%
2%
1%
1%
1%
25
Income Statement
For the Year Ended 30 June 2010
2010 $
2009
$
REVENUE FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
PROGRAM VENUES
667,630
470,533
NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE
663,041
545,267
1,330,671
1, 015,800
TOTAL
EXPENDITURE
PROGRAM VENUES
NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE
TOTAL
629,798
475,311
748,202
623,614
1,378,000
1,098,925
PROFIT/(LOSS) FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE
(47,329)
INCOME TAX 0
NET PROFIT/(LOSS) AFTER INCOME TAX (47,329)
(83,125)
0
(83,125)
Excerpts from the Audited Financial Statements
Balance Sheet
As At 30 June 2010
2010 $
2009
$
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
173,415
317,340
Trade and other receivables
197,249
122,609
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
370,664
439,949
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Investments RYDA Foundation
1,100
0
Property, Plant & Equipment
17,778
7,704
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS
18,878
7,704
TOTAL ASSETS
389,542
447,623
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables
118,267
157,235
Short Term Provisions
37,499 26,400
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
155,766
183,635
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long Term Provisions
27,077 9,990
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
27,077 9,990
TOTAL LIABILITIES
182,843
193,595
NET ASSETS
EQUITY
Reserves
206,699
254,028
254,028
337,153
Current Earnings/(Loss) (47,329)
(83,125) TOTAL EQUITY
206,699
254,028
Excerpts from the Audited Financial Statements
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Founding Sponsor
BOC
Why does BOC support RYDA?
There are no higher priorities for BOC as an
organisation, than the health and safety of their
employees, customers, suppliers and the broader
community. As part of this genuine commitment,
they provide their employees with internal safety
schemes, such as the BOC Healthy Choices
initiative and the benchmarked BOC Driver
Safety programme, which promotes safe driving
behaviour 100% of the time.
The RYDA Program therefore has great synergies
with BOC’s own safe driving culture - and this
is why they have been keen to support the
development of this Youth education initiative for
younger drivers.
About BOC
BOC is a member of the world leading gases and
engineering company, The Linde Group, with
more than 51,000 employees working in around
70 countries worldwide. For more than a century,
BOC gases and expertise have contributed to
advances in many industries and aspects of
everyday life.
BOC’s product range includes gases and
mixtures which are used for steel-making, refining,
chemical processing, environmental protection,
wastewater treatment, welding and cutting, food
processing and distribution, glass production,
electronics and health care.
Further information about BOC’s products and
services can be found at www.boc.com.au.
BOC became the founding sponsor of the RYDA
Program in 2004 when it was a small yet growing
program. Through the sponsorship money BOC
have contributed, RYDA have been able to
expand the program from being a local NSW
initiative to venues across NSW and interstate
to Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and
Western Australia.
Pictured (above): Managing Director of BOC South Pacific,
Colin Isaac meets with RYDA District Leaders
(top of page): BOC employees Paul Stathers and Graham
Stevens with students from MacKillop Catholic College, NSW
and RYDA’s Greg Cantwell
Major Sponsors
Suncorp Insurance CTP is
a proud and committed
supporter of the RYDA
Program in Queensland.
Apart from a significant financial contribution,
Suncorp provides staff volunteers to assist on
Program Days at venues throughout the State and
every student in Queensland receives a Suncorp
P Plate protector. This year as a major sponsor
of RYDA, Suncorp Insurance CTP funded a RYDA
promotional DVD to encourage greater student
participation. The DVD delivers an engaging, first
hand view of the program activities and student
feedback. The DVD aims to boost support from
schools and parents, with the ultimate goal of
increasing the number of students completing
the RYDA program.
Suncorp Insurance CTP provides millions of dollars
through CTP claims but also commits to the human
side of the equation by supporting road safety
education providers such as RYDA and working
with injured people and their families.
About Suncorp
The Suncorp group of companies offer a range
of financial products and services in banking,
general insurance, life insurance, superannuation
and investment products across Australia and
New Zealand. The Suncorp group has more than
16,000 employees and relationships with over 7
million customers and is a top 25 ASX listed business
with over $95 billion in assets.
Often, the expression
‘sustainability’ refers
to the environment
only and concentrates on reducing carbon
footprints and greenhouse gas emissions. Laing
O’Rourke has embraced a sustainability agenda
that covers a much broader spectrum. In 2008,
we launched EPIC, a sustainability program
focusing on Environment, People, Industry and
Communities. The RYDA Program meets Laing
O’Rourke’s objective of leaving a positive legacy
in the communities in which they operate, through
a commitment to youth training which is why
Laing O’Rourke are pleased to have supported
RYDA Australia.
About Laing O’Rourke
Laing O’Rourke is one of the world’s largest
construction companies with offices across
Australia, the UK, South East Asia and the United
Arab Emirates. Laing O’Rourke is 100 per cent
privately owned, with more than 18,000 employees
worldwide.
Toyota Community Spirit, Toyota
Australia’s
corporate
citizenship
program,
develops
partnerships
that share Toyota’s skills, networks,
expertise and other resources with
the community. The program provides
opportunities for Toyota to participate in
issues and activities that are important
to the Australian community. Toyota Australia are
proud to be associated with the RYDA Program
and to work with RYDA to expand the program
into Victoria.
About Toyota
After over 50 years in Australia, Toyota has grown
to be one of Australia’s leading automotive
companies. Toyota Australia is a leading
manufacturer, distributor and exporter of vehicles,
with a market share of 21 percent as at the end of
the 2010 calendar year.
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Other Sponsors & Supporters
Every RYDA venue relies on the support & involvement of local Rotary Clubs, businesses and community organisations.
Please see venue pages at www.ryda.org.au for a comprehensive list of local sponsors and supporters.
Federal & State Governments
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
Dept of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources, Tas
Disability South Australia
NSW Offices of Fair Trading
Office of Road Safety, WA
Police authorities in all States
Primary Industries and Resources of SA
Queensland Transport
Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW
School, Drug Education & Road Aware, WA
State Departments of Education
Local Government
The RYDA program enjoys strong support from local
councils at many venues. Significant, ongoing,
financial support has been provided by the following:
Bathurst Regional Council
Baulkham Hills Shire Council
Gosford City Council
Shellharbour City Council
Wyong Shire Council
Educational and Community Groups
Australian Independent Schools Association
Brain Injury Association of Australia
Brain Injury Association, NSW
Brain Injury Association of Tasmania
Catholic Education Commission NSW
Headway, Wollongong
Paraplegic Benefits Fund
Illawarra Volunteers in Policing
Tasmanian Acquired Brain Injury Service
Think Twice, Westmead Hospital
Tocal College Campuses (Paterson & Yanco)
YouthSafe
Corporations, Clubs and Foundations
Bananacoast Community Credit Union
Bathurst Truckie’s Ball Committee
Bega Valley Motors
Bendigo Bank (various locations)
Black Toyota, Toowoomba
BlueScope Steel
Bloomfield Hospital
Brian Hilton Motor Group
Camp Clayton Management
Clare Sports Club
Coastwide Driving School
Coates Hire (various locations)
Coporations, Clubs and Foundations (cont)
CMT Queenstown
Cowra Antique Car Club
Cowra Gun Club
Cullen Holden, Taree
Dubbo City Toyota
The Epping Club
Flexihire - Airlie Beach
Gary Crick Autos
Grand Prix Mazda (Aspley)
Hampel Woodards
Hillis Ford
The ‘House With No Steps’
Illawarra Toyota
Ken Mills Toyota
Klosters Group
Logan Diggers
McDonalds (various locations)
Mackay Motor Traders - MTAQ
MMG Rosebery
Motors Group Tasmania
Motorsports Tasmania
Moruya Jockey Club
Moruya Nissan & Kia
Noosa Classic Car Club
NRMA Motoring Services
NSW Rural Fire Services
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Performance Automobiles
Primary Industries & Resources of SA
Redlands RSL Club
Rooty Hill RSL Club
Royal Automobile Association of SA
Royal Automobile Club
Royal Hobart Show Society
Sapphire Coast Kart Club
State Emergency Service (various locations)
Smiths Mid North Motor Co
Stadiums Queensland
Steinborner Holden
Sunshine Coast Turf Club
Sydney International Regatta Centre
Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
Taree Race Club
Tas Motor Accident Insurance Board (MAIB)
Trent Driving School
Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club
Westpac Bank, Nambour
Wilkinson Bus & Coach Service
Wyong Race Course
RYDA thanks all sponsors & supporters
“
RYDA showed me that
my decisions about driving
have a huge affect on
my life and the lives
of others around me.
(Student, Central Coast, NSW)
”
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“
I learnt things at RYDA
that I’ll remember for the
rest of my life.
(Student, Illawarra, NSW)
”
The RYDA Team
Terry Birss, Executive Chairman
(Part Time)
Mr Birss was appointed Executive Chairman in May
2010 to manage the affairs of the company. His
duties include implementation and management
of policy and strategic plans especially in
relation to program veracity, financial and risk
management and stakeholder relationships.
Greg Rappo, Director of Program Development
(Full Time)
Commencing in January 2008, Greg’s key
responsibility is to expand the RYDA Program on
a National basis. Greg works closely with Rotary
Clubs and other stakeholders to establish new
venues and provides general marketing support
to promote continued growth of the RYDA
Program.
Greg Cantwell, Director of Policy & Research
(Part Time)
Commencing in December 2007, Greg has
recently moved into this newly created role. Greg
is responsibly for maintaining and evaluating the
RYDA Program content, developing company
policy and liaising with sponsors.
Brooke O’Donnell, National Operations Manager
(Full Time)
Brooke joined RYDA in January 2006 and currently
oversees the operations of the company.
Brooke supports the operation of all Programs,
including training and recruitment of facilitators,
quality control of content delivery and financial
management of venues.
Michael Cullen, State Manager, Queensland
(Full Time)
Michael joined RYDA in May 2008 and has
responsibility for establishing, expanding and
supporting the RYDA Program throughout
Queensland.
Liane Leslie, Sydney Venue Co-ordinator
(Part Time)
Liane joined RYDA in February 2009, taking on
the responsibility for some of RYDA’s largest
metropolitan venues. Liane is responsible for
booking schools, facilitators and venues and
attending each program day at these venues to
ensure their smooth running.
Jane Ward, Office Administrator
(Part Time)
Commencing in March 2010, Jane’s responsibility
is to administer Program resources (including Day
Books, student wristbands, posters, etc) to all
RYDA venues, Nationally. Jane also coordinates
correspondence to schools, confirming bookings
and Rotary Clubs in the Metropolitan areas,
advising of upcoming RYDA days.
Deborah Brown, Senior Accounts Administrator
(Part Time)
The newest member of the team, Deborah joined
RYDA in August 2010. Deborah’s role is to maintain
RYDA’s bookkeeping, and administer accounts
payable and receivable.
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2001
2003
2004
RYDA History
Snapshot
Expands to the
Central Coast
of NSW
RYDA receives
first ‘approved
project’ status
from Rotary
District 9680
RYDA Australia
Limited
incorporated
BOC become
Founding
Sponsor
Approved
RYDA Program
content
developed and
introduced
First Regional
RYDA Program
held in Dubbo,
NSW
First RYDA
Program
conducted in
Queensland.
First RYDA
Programs
conducted in
South Australia.
First major
grant awarded
through NSW
Roads & Traffic
Authority
2005
Second Sydney
Metro venue
opens at
Penrith, NSW
2006
First RYDA
Programs
conducted in
Tasmania.
2007
New
benchmark
in road safety
“Facilitator’s
Manual”
First program
conducted in
St Ives, NSW
New company
First Annual
name - RYDA
RYDA District
Australia Limited Leaders
meeting
conducted
2008
RYDA hosts
Third Sydney
75,000th student Metro venue
opens at
Homebush
First Brisbane
Metro venue
opens at Mt
Cotton
2009
RYDA wins
Queensland
Road Safety
Award
RYDA signs
Memorandum
of
Understanding
with Youthsafe
First RYDA
Programs
conducted
in Western
Australia
Tasmanian
Government
provides
funding for
every student to
attend RYDA
New corporate
sponsors:
Suncorp, Laing
O’Rourke,
Toyota
First RYDA
Program
conducted in
the ACT
RYDA hosts
150,000th
student
49 venues
established
Nationally
2010
ABN: 17 110 667 706
Level 2, 10A Julius Avenue, North Ryde NSW 2113
Phone 1300 127 642
Fax 1300 321 127
Email info@ryda.org.au
www.ryda.org.au

RYDA Australia Limited

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