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Hastings Learner Driver Mentor Program

The Hastings Learner Driver Mentor Program is a community partnership to assist disadvantaged youth in gaining their drivers license (ie to meet requisite hours of log book supervised driving) due to inadequate access to a motor vehicle or licensed driver. The provision of adequate training for the mentors and mentees is paramount to this program.

Hastings-Macleay Community Transport (HMCT) will provide access to their vehicles and drivers in order for the program to operate.  Young disadvantage people will gain supervised driving lessons to ensure the completion of requisite 120 log book hours. 

With the involvement of HMCT this partnership will also provide an intergenerational focus with young people being partnered with and mentored by active mature people within the community.  Whilst the primary aim of the program is to assist young people gain their drivers’ licence to increase employability, educational opportunities and life skills it is also envisaged that this program will establish positive relationships between generations.

The Hastings Learner Driver Mentor Program aims to achieve the following objectives:

  • Increased access for disadvantaged youth gaining the required hours of supervised driving experience for a P1 licence
  • Increased road safety knowledge by both the youth target group and mentor group
  • P1 licence obtained by participating youth
  • Increase access to education, training and employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth within the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA by decreasing transportation barriers
  • Provide adequate and appropriate training for Mentors and Mentees
  • Build intergenerational relationships through positive mentoring
  • Build community capacity and infrastructure
  • Build social inclusion within the community
  • Create a ‘pilot program’ which has the potential to be replicated and expanded by other NSW Community Transport providers and community partnerships through the State.

The Hastings Macleay Learner Driver Mentor Partnership would like to thank Port Panthers for their $5000 worth of sponsorship to the program.  The funds were provided through  (through the Community Development Support Expenditure Scheme).

The Hastings Macleay Learner Driver Mentor Partnership would like to thank Mid Coast Connect for their $5000 worth of sponsorship to the program.   

 

Partnership Members

Hastings Macleay Community Transport

Keep Australia Working

Mid North Coast Youth Liaison Officer & Crash Investigation Officer

EACH / Reconnect

Wesley Uniting Employment – Best Options Youth Mentoring

Youth Housing Support

Mission Australia (Youth Connections

Centrelink

 

Partnerships News

Camden Haven Courier - Wednesday, July 6 2011

Port News - Friday, June 24 2011

 

For more information regarding the ‘HLMDP' partnership contact:-


Gayleen Burley

Partnership Broker

Mid Coast CONNECT

PO Box 1064 Port Macquarie 2444

T 02 6583 5910 | M 0400 088 091 | F 02 6583 4022

www.midcoastconnect.com.au