Make sure your child is safe
Make sure your little passengers are properly secured in an approved child car seat for their age and size before heading out on the road.
https://www.childcarseats.com.au/
Safety Tips
Lights flash on the back of buses to warn motorists they’re picking up or dropping off kids.
Bus flashing lights: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/road-users/drivers/be-bus-aware#Bus_flashing_lights
School Zones
Most school zones are in operation between 8am-9.30am and 2.30pm-4pm around schools Monday to Friday. Slow down and look out for children crossing. Please check signs for school zone hours.
Help keep our kids safe: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/community/schools/school-zones
Make sure your child is safe
Make sure you have the right car seat for your child’s age and size and you know how to use it correctly. https://www.childcarseats.com.au/
GoodSAM: Help keep them alive, while paramedics arrive
Cardiac arrest is often unexpected and affects up to 9,000 people in NSW every year.
For every minute a patient doesn’t get chest compressions, also known as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), their chances of survival fall by 7-10%.
That’s where GoodSAM comes in, an app that helps save lives by empowering the community to respond quickly when someone nearby goes into cardiac arrest.
CPR is easy and safe. You don’t need a formal qualification, and a NSW Ambulance Emergency Medical Call Taker will be on the phone to help you.
If you are willing and able to perform CPR and are 18 or older, you can sign up to receive GoodSAM alerts when someone needs help.
How GoodSAM works:
- Up to three GoodSAM volunteers receive an alert, and an ambulance is dispatched.
- As a GoodSAM volunteer, you choose whether to accept or reject the alert.
- If you accept the alert, the app tells you where to find the patient and the location of any nearby Automated
External Defibrillators (AEDs), which you can collect on your way. - Go to the patient and start CPR until paramedics arrive and take over.
Signing up is easy. Register as a volunteer, download the app, and sign in.
Can you help to save a life? Every minute counts. Sign up to GoodSAM today.
For more information about volunteering with GoodSAM, visit NSW Ambulance – GoodSAM.
Arumpo Road sealing has commenced
Arumpo Road sealing has commenced
Contractors commenced sealing the first 13 kilometre section of Arumpo Road on Monday 18 November 2024.
Key project details:
24.52km section of road upgrades including 2 x 100mm sub base layers with 25 pieces of plant utilised on the project
Works commenced in June 2024
Expected completion of March 2025
Funding consists of $5 million (Australian Government) and $1.25 million (NSW Government)
New weekly bus service from 18 November – Broken Hill to Mildura
Travel from Broken Hill to Mildura and back every Monday.
For more information, view the flyer below or visit: cdcbrokenhill.com.au
Lights flash on buses to warn motorists that buses are picking up and dropping off children
Lights flash on buses to warn motorists that buses are picking up and dropping off children.
You must slow down to 40km/h when overtaking or passing a bus displaying flashing lights, unless a lower speed limit applies.
You can help keep children safe by:
🏫 Sticking to the speed limit and following the road rules in school zones
🚌 Slowing down to 40km/h when bus lights are flashing, unless a lower speed limit applies
🚸 Looking out for children crossing the road near bus stops, in school zones or along bus routes
⤴️ Giving way to buses when they merge back into traffic.
For more information visit: transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/road-users/drivers/be-bus-aware
Rural Road Safety Month – Speeding
Speeding is a factor in nearly 50% of all fatalities on country roads. Stay under the speed limit, drive to the conditions and slow down at curves.
https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/topics-tips/speeding