In episode 5, we chatted with the brains behind the impressive new initiative called Safe Street. Born from just a simple idea, three ex police members have teamed up to create a community minded platform, that allows road users to report dangerous, reckless and unsafe driving. 

With lived experiences with road trauma, for Alana, Robbie and Sally, safety of all road users is paramount. This platform allows anyone to blow the whistle on poor driving, to buck the trend and hold drivers accountable for their actions, with consequences. Unsafe driving shouldn't just be something we have to deal with. If you see it - call it out at safestreet.com.au to help save lives on our roads. 

In episode 4, we chat with Janine Gerovasilis, who lost her son Elias whilst riding his motorcycle in Emerald on August 6th 2024. Elias was only at the beginning of his bright future with Victoria Police, that his family are now simply left to painfully wonder what could have been. 

Janine speaks bravely of the deep impact their loss has had on their family, but proudly of her son about who he was, and her advocacy to help other motorcycle riders keep safe when using the roads. This is just one example of many of the ripple of road trauma, and what effect it has on so many close to those we've lost. We are so lucky to have people like Janine to be the voice of safety for those most vulnerable when using our roads. 

Episode 1 of The Road Best Travelled - What's The Point? Answers that exact question. What's The Point of this podcast? We delve deep into the many different reasons that cause road trauma, how to improve road safety from the perspective of our own responsbility and help contribute to reduce lives lost on our roads. No matter who is involved in an incident on our roads - it can leave a significant mark, that we all have the power to change. 

In Episode 3 of The Road Best Travelled I'll be telling the story of the day of the 22nd of April, 2020 - the day my brother Josh lost his life in the incident commonly known as the Eastern Freeway crash.  

In Episode 2 of The Road Best Travelled podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with the CEO of Amber Community, Bernadette Nugent. 

Amber Community is a non-profit road trauma counselling and education service that provides support to victims of road trauma, and also friends and family members of those touched by road trauma. 
They also offer counselling and rehabilitation to offending drivers to improve and better driver behaviour; a common goal in all those passionate about making a difference on our roads. 

Listen to hear about all Amber Community's mission to create safer roadways, educate and rehabilitate, and provide unconditional support to those greatly affected by road trauma. No one wants to be part of this kind of community, but we are truly blessed to have such wonderful people to reach out to if we need.