By Kirra Livingstone
THE Beerwah Co-Op has partnered with iDrive Sim Training, Beerwah State High School and Glasshouse Christian College to provide a “Safe Travels” project for 10 lucky students.
The Safe Travels project, allows children learning to drive to participate in a free iDriveSim Training program, and the Beerwah Co-op online training which includes CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator. Beerwah SHS and GCC will select five students each to participate in this priceless training, offering this opportunity to students of families who may be struggling or who cannot afford the training. The online training will be completed on a laptop or other device, self-paced to suit students busy schedules. They will then donate a $50 fuel card to every participant who completes the program and a certificate of completion.
Beerwah Co-Op’s other program, “Safe Travels Advanced”, allows red or green P plate drivers from Beerwah SHS and GCC who present their current student ID to receive a 5 cents per litre discount when they purchase fuel from SHELL Beerwah, and then stack 3 cent per litre for return receipts for a total discount of 8 cents per litre.
At each term’s end, one student will win access to an online Defensive Driver training program with iDriveSim training, and a full day in a defensive driving program conducted by Safe Drive Training who have been in operation for 29 years at Mt Cotton in Brisbane. Valued at $462 for the course and the training, the full day of defensive driving will allow students, to undertake the defensive driving and skid pan training at Mt Cotton in Brisbane.
“We are so pleased that this project is coming to fruition as it is something that we are extremely passionate about!” Beerwah Co-op said.
