L2P program
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Learner driver mentors needed
Young learner drivers who otherwise wouldn’t have had access to a car or a supervising driver have spent more than one million hours behind the wheel thanks to the Transport Accident Commission’s L2P Program. The program aims to provide opportunities for young people to overcome disadvantages through community support to successfully obtain their driver’s licence.…
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Practical support for learner drivers
Getting that all-important driver’s licence is one of those rights of passage most teenagers aspire to when they turn 16. Today’s laws require the budding driver to have 120 hours’ practise with a licensed supervising driver in the passenger seat. For any family, that takes serious dedication to the task and the ability to have…
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Learner drivers back on the road as restrictions ease
Shanti Steventon-Lorenzen is gearing up to new freedom after gaining her ‘Ps’ with a little help from TAC and CHIRP Community Health in Castlemaine. The TAC L2P program has been running through CHIRP for five years, and it helps young learner drivers attain their probationary licence. The program matches them with trained volunteer mentors to…