• 2015 News,  Mentors

    Gippsland Road Safety Forum 24 September 2015

    Gippsland Road Safety Forum 24 September 2015 Summary of Forum: “WHO’S WAITING FOR YOU TO COME HOME?” REDUCTION IN SPEED IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR REDUCING ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES Comparison at 21 September 2015 2014 FATALITIES 2015 FATALITIES Baw Baw: 3 Bass Coast / Sth Gipps: 7 Latrobe: 2 TOTAL = 12 Baw Baw: 1 Bass Coast / Sth Gipps: 2 Latrobe: 0 TOTAL = 3   2014 SERIOUS INJURIES 2015 SERIOUS INJURIES   Baw Baw: 75 Bass Coast / Sth Gipps: 65 Latrobe: 35 TOTAL = 175   Baw Baw: 34 Bass Coast/ Sth Gipps: 37 Latrobe: 35 TOTAL = 106   FACTS Drivers /passengers are 3 times…

  • 2015 News,  Mentors

    Road Safety Strategy “Towards Zero”

    Last year 249 people died on Victorian roads last year and more than 5,000 were seriously injured – some of these people will never make a full recovery. All of these people have family and friends whose lives have been affected by their crash. Despite improvements in the way roads and cars are built to make them safer, and improved driver education and behaviour, the number of people killed and seriously injured on Victorian roads has been similar for the last few years. The new Road Safety Strategy aims to include actions that will see death and trauma on our roads decline Towards Zero. Anyone can participate through this online…

  • 2015 News,  Mentors

    Mentor Gathering 24 May 2015

    Mentor Gathering 24 May 2015 1. Beth’s Speech Hello and welcome all, Thank you for coming tonight. I think it’s important to get together and share stories and hear about the experiences of being part of Baw Baw L2P. We’ve been in existence since October 2008. The first group of 14 volunteers completed their training in July 2009. There are some folk here tonight from that original group…and still mentoring…..amazing! We have had a range of funding sponsorship & in-kind support from: *VicRoads / TAC   * Andrews Foundation  *Trafalgar, Neerim & Drouin Community Bank Branches   *Federal Labour Govt Volunteer Grant   *Barry Bourke Warragul *Baw Baw Shire Council (twice)  *Viva Easy…

  • 2015 News,  Mentors

    Mentor Night A Huge Success

    Congratulations to everyone who attended the get together held at In2Food on Sunday May 24th. Close to 40 mentors, family and friends had a fantastic night of mingling, talking, downing a wine and eating an absolute feast of food organised by the amazing crew at In2Food. Highlight of the night was that only Kevin M. from the mentor group won the raffle (Boy was that an amazing effort thanks to Beth) with close to $300 being raised! The absolute highlight was Beth’s unique poem, inspired by W Wordsworth’s “Daffodils” but slightly altered to a L2P Warragul mentor group.

  • 2015 News,  Mentors

    May Get Together Menu

    Hi everyone The guys at IN2FOOD have prepared this menu for our get together in May. They promise no one will go hungry, and there will be more than enough food for all. Here is the menu they have provided! So make sure the to come along and enjoy the night. There will be some light musical entertainment, prizes etc. during the evening! What a great night!   IN2FOOD hot  finger food Ground risotto balls with roast pumpkin, spinach and the semi dried tomato House made mini chicken and mushroom tortellini with a sage and rosemary sauce Greek lamb cutlets with lemon, meet and packed Tatski yoghurt Prawn and leek…