The Australian Trucking Association’s travelling road safety exhibition, the Safety Truck, will be on the road and helping to raise funds for the Canberra Convoy for Cancer Families on Sunday 2 February.
Four hundred trucks and 120 bikes will travel across Canberra as part of the convoy, leading the way to a free community festival with kid’s rides and amusements, food stalls and great music at Kate Crace Street in Gungahlin.
Running from 11:30am to 4pm, the festival will feature live performances from Alex Gibson (The Voice Australia 2013) as well as Counterfeit Cash and Night Train. The vehicles involved in the convoy will also be on display, as will the Safety Truck.
The ATA’s Corporate Relations Manager, Steve Power, invited Canberra residents to visit the newly upgraded Safety Truck during the festival.
“With a kid’s pedal car track, road safety apps, a colouring tent and animated videos, we have heaps of fun things to do – and you’ll get some important road safety tips too,” Mr Power said.
“Many of our younger drivers just aren’t taught how to share the road safely with heavy vehicles. The Safety Truck is all about getting these driving tips out to everyone in the community, from children through to experienced drivers.
“We’re delighted to support the Canberra Convoy for Cancer Families, and we’ll do our part this Sunday to help the 2014 event beat the $107,000 raised by the 2013 convoy.”
The Convoy will depart from Copper Crescent in Beard at 10am. Recommended viewing points for the convoy include the pedestrian foot bridge over Parkes Way next to the Civic Pool and the large paddocks on either side of Flemington Road.
All money raised by the Safety Truck and the convoy will be donated to the ACT Eden Monaro’s Own Cancer Support Group, which provides financial assistance cancer patients within the ACT, Queanbeyan and surrounds. To support the convoy or find out more, go to http://convoyforcancerfamilies.webs.com or visit the facebook page.
The Safety Truck travels around Australia visiting festivals, shows and other community events. For more information or to request a Safety Truck visit, go to www.safetytruck.com.au.
