08 May 2015
On Monday this week (May 4) the school captains, Georgia Uebergang and Nathan Harvey, and principal, Dr Mark Howie, joined students and school leaders from the Blue Mountains at the national launch of Yellow Ribbon National Road Safety Week. This important event, which was organised by Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH), was held in Springwood. The event's focus on road safety and protecting the lives of children and young people gave it local, national and international significance. The event theme was "Drive So Others Survive!" Australia's Yellow Ribbon National Road Safety Week is a registered event of the 2015.
UN Global Road Safety Week and reflects the UN theme of ‘Children and Road Safety'. The importance of community awareness, political action and educational programs in this area cannot be overemphasised. The Sydney Morning Herald published an article this week which indicates that by 2030, road traffic injuries will be the fifth leading cause of childhood death worldwide and the seventh leading cause of years lost to ill-health, disability or early death.