RoadSafe Otway

01/06/2026

Colac Driver Reviver will be open this Kings Birthday long weekend.
Please see flyer for further information.

🚙 If you are planning a road trip, please take care on the roads and remember to STOP, REVIVE SURVIVE. 🚙

25/05/2026

Our next RoadSafe Otway meeting will be held this Wednesday 27th May 2026 starting at 11:45am for a quick lunch ahead of the meeting at 12:15pm.

There has been a slight room change, with our meeting taking place in the Minor Hall at Colac Uniting Church with entrance via the Welcome Centre or Pollack Street.

Please see flyer for further information and how to RSVP.

24/05/2026

Little mistakes can have big consequences on the road.

Whether they’re walking, riding, scooting or driving for the first time, young people are some of our most vulnerable road users. Slow down around schools, crossings and busy local streets and expect the unexpected.

In Victoria, 52 pedestrians lost their lives on our roads in 2025, a timely reminder that the risk of death or serious injury rises rapidly when a vehicle is travelling above 30km/h.

A few simple things can help keep everyone safer:
🚸Slowdown in busy areas and around crossings.
🚸Double check before reversing or turning.
🚸Put the phone away and stay alert.
🚸Give young road users extra space and patience.

The little people in our community are counting on the big people to make safe choices. 💛

23/05/2026

22/05/2026

Today is National Walk Safely to School Day. The annual campaign encourages primary school children, parents, and carers to build healthy, active habits by walking safely to school together.

We are proud of our youngest volunteer who was reportedly super keen to join her school this week, getting up early and walking the 20 minutes (which included going past her school) to reach the meeting point before 8am. 😍👏

Congratulations to all our local schools, students and families who participated in this great initiative this week. 👏👏

22/05/2026

Today being Walk Safely to School day is a perfect time to talk about PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Did you know that children do not develop peripheral vision until around the age of 9 – this is just one reason why they are at an increased risk of injury as pedestrians.

Roads are designed with adults in mind, however children aren’t ‘little adults’. Child pedestrians are at an increased risk of injury because unlike adults, they are less developed physically (e.g. children have underdeveloped peripheral vision until age 9), cognitively (e.g. children are not as well equipped to tell where sounds are coming from) and in terms of their traffic experience.

Source - kidsafevic.com.au Kidsafe Victoria

20/05/2026

This week is a very important week for us, not only is it NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY WEEK, it is also NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK.

RoadSafe Otway would like to send a massive Thank you to all our incredible, selfless volunteers. 🙌
We have an array of volunteers from Driver Reviver who serve cuppas to weary drivers passing through our community, bike education volunteers, who assist with bike education in schools and our yearly bike ed competition, ONYA bike volunteers who travel to events providing engaging bike courses to the younger children, volunteers who assist with special events like safe plate days and all the behind the scenes volunteers who dedicate many many hours each week in to running and making RoadSafe Otway what it is..chairpersons, treasurer, media reps the list goes on.

Roadsafe otway is a not for profit organisation, run purely by dedicated volunteers, we would not exist if it weren't for you. We appreciate you and thank you for everything you do. 🙌🙌

If you are interesting in volunteering, please reach out, we would love to hear from you.

* This is only some of our amazing volunteers below.

18/05/2026

Pledge to drive so others SURVIVE!

18/05/2026

Weather your drive. An important message not just during this National Road Safety Week but all year round.

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