YOUNG artists from Glenburnie and McDonald Park primary schools have had their artwork featured in a 2018 calendar that drives home road safety messages to people in our community.
Earlier this year, students responded with enthusiasm and imagination to the invitation extended by the Mount Gambier and District Road Safety Group to get involved in the UN Decade of Road Safety by providing material for the 2018 road safety calendar.
Mount Gambier and District Road Safety Group chairman David Burt said it was the third year they had worked with local schools to prepare a road safety calendar.
“We know we have taken another step forward with the calendar’s short and sharp road safety tips to take home and to heart,” Mr Burt said.
“Engaging with schools and students has not only been fun, a real delight, but more importantly, their colourful messages should reach into homes and families to help keep them all safe and together.”
The Border Watch has adopted images from the calendar to launch a social media campaign in conjunction with the Limestone Coast Local Government Association (LCLGA), sourcing key figures in our community to drive home the road safety messages.
LCLGA road safety officer Rob Forgan said the standard of the calendar was high, making it difficult to select the messages to be included.
“The standard of entries was once again high and it was a difficult task to select the images with their personalised messages from the many put forward,” Mr Forgan said.
“We hope this can be continued in the future and involve more schools, not just in Mount Gambier, but across the Limestone Coast.”
