Positive attitudes bring success

Sky is a young indigenous lady that is going places. Armed with a positive attitude and willingness to get ahead she is now employed and well on the road to getting her licence. At the age of 14 Sky decided to go it alone and left home into a world that was full of challenges. She managed to overcome seemingly insurmountable barriers for a young girl and along with many other successes completed school. As with most youth, Sky desperately wanted to gain a licence so she could take advantage of employment opportunities. She did not have anyone that could teach her so she saved enough money for a few lessons. It is around this time that Sky became a mother and she had to change her priorities to ensure the best outcomes for her daughter. “Taking public transport and looking for work with a young child was not easy but it was just what needed to be done”. Sky now looks back on these times as lessons she learnt as the motivation that drives her to succeed. She is now working at a major retailer and is hoping to develop her career and maybe one day become a manager. Through Braking the Cycle she is getting closer to her licence every week and has already saved and purchased a car. “BTC has given me a chance to reach the next milestone in life. Having a licence will mean I don’t need to rely on public transport for work and I will be able to attended courses as well as spend more time with my child. I want to set a good example for my child and that means getting everything into line”

Success Brings Expansion

Opportunities In its short program life, BTC staff have been overwhelmed by not only the demand from young people, but also the significant and ongoing support of our volunteers and program supporters. Based on the community need, and program success we have been very fortunate to be able to extend the program into the Beenleigh and Crestmead PCYC Branches and also trial a satellite site in Goodna, through the ongoing support of the Federal Government Peter Keech (Crestmead) and Dorothy Cairns (Beenleigh) have hit the ground running with both bringing considerable community experience and contacts. Both have recruited several volunteers and young people are already lining up to be part of the program. A satellite program run in Goodna will be starting in the next month which will bring the total to 5 operating sites.

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Driving Hours 1822

Licences 29

Mentors 42

Learners 84

Win – Win with MAX Partnership

BTC has been trialling the use of mentors provided through Max Employments Work Experience volunteer scheme. The partnership provides a platform for long term unemployed to volunteer a number of hours that assists in ‘up-skilling’ the participants, and provides a positive community initiative and an opportunity for active citizenship. The trial partnership is proving to be a win-win for both Max Employment work experience clients and the PCYC program youth. Already, in only 2 months, the Max Mentors have proven to be a valuable asset to the sustainability of the program, supervising 20 sessions a week – that’s 30 hours each and every week! Our longest standing WEX volunteer, Glenn says that “I’m really enjoying being part of the team at PCYC, its a great organisation and I like being part of the driving program. its great to spend my time helping out in a positive way, I am learning about the community sector and helping out a few kids to get better opportunities as well. There is an enormous need for this program in the Logan area and I am happy to be a part of it”. With more branches just starting we are very hopeful that this can be replicated with similar success WEX volunteers – working for the community and helping our youth. Thanks guys!

Business Champions Supporting BTC

Contact Us PCYC Logan City Phone: 3442 1700 Email: BTCLogan@pcyc.org.au PCYC Ipswich Phone: 3281 2547 Email: BTCIpswich@pcyc.org.au PCYC Crestmead Phone: 3805 4100 Email: BTCCrestmead@pcyc.org.au

PCYC Beenleigh Phone: 3380 1777 Email: BTCBeenleigh@pcyc.org.au Goodna Details coming soon

Upcoming Events Mentor Training (Beenleigh) – April 20 Holden Training Day for mentors – April 29 Learner sign on - TBA

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TRAFFIC UPDATE BY ALAN BROWN

Anticipating another Driver’s Intention

How many times have you been waiting at an intersection for an approaching car who has signalled its intention to turn left into your street but ‘something is not right’ about its approach.

This is often because one or more of the 3 requirements for a safe turn have not been met. These are:

• A signal needs to be shown;

• The car has been positioned correctly for the turn;

• The approach speed is reducing sufficiently to anticipate a turn will be made your street

Use of the handbrake

A handbrake usually operates cables that apply the brakes to the rear wheels. A lot of pressure can be exerted on these cables, especially a floor-mounted handbrake.

When parked on a flat surface less pressure is required to secure the car than parking on a hill.

To apply the appropriate pressure and reduce unnecessary wear on the mechanism, depress the handbrake button as the lever is raised and apply the required pressure before releasing the button.

This will allow you to feel the amount of tension and will be easier to release on times that maximum tension is not required.

Cruise Control

Cruise control is good for maintaining a legal speed on the highway but can have adverse results on wet roads.

If a tyre starts to lose traction (aquaplaning), its rotation will slow down. This will send a message to the cruise control to increase speed. This will have the effect of making the situation worse and may cause the

driver to lose control.

Did you know?

If you double your speed it will take 4 times the distance to stop.

• 40 km/h = 9m braking distance

• 80 km/h = 36m braking distance

Helpful Hints

Don’t wait for some situation to ‘catch your eye’, search for hazards while there is time to

safely act.

Before moving off on a green light, check left and right for drivers running a red light.

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