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People looking to buy a second-hand car can make more informed choices with the release of the 2022 Used Car Safety Ra ngs guide by Transport for NSW today.

Tara McCarthy, Deputy Secretary Safety, Environment and Regula on at Transport for NSW said the Used Car Safety Ra ngs guide features safety ra ngs for 289 vehicles manufactured in the past 20 years. “The guide is a great way for buyers to ensure they’re buying the safest used car available within their budget,” Ms McCarthy said. “55 of the cars included in this year’s guide earned an excellent (5-star) ra ngs, while another 58 earned good (4-star) ra ngs. “Your car choice could impact whether you survive a crash. A driver of the worst vehicle rated is eight mes more likely to be killed or seriously injured in the same crash than the same driver in the safest vehicle.”

Ms McCarthy said the best of the 5-star vehicles are marked as a ‘SAFER PICK’ in the guide to recognise their very high levels of safety and driver assistance technology. “These provide be er protec on for the driver, are less likely to result in serious injuries to other road users and have a lower risk of being involved in a crash due to features such as electronic stability control, reverse sensors and cameras,” Ms McCarthy said. “Some of the highest safety rated cars in this year’s guide include the Ford Ranger, Honda Civic, Toyota Prius V, Subaru Impreza/XV, and Holden Commodore VF.” The guide was developed by the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) on behalf of Transport for NSW and other members of the Vehicle Safety Research Group. MUARC analysed around 9 million vehicles involved in road crashes and around 2.4 million injured road users in New Zealand and Australia between 1987 and 2020.

The guide is available at: h ps://towardszero.nsw.gov.au/safesystem/safe-vehicles

community Get Skilled This Summer For Free AT TAFE NSW

Eurobodalla school leavers can supercharge their skills ahead of summer by taking advantage of online short courses at TAFE NSW. As part of the NSW Government’s Summer Skills program, TAFE NSW is offering free training to people aged 16 – 24 to gain the prac cal skills to launch a career or land a job for summer in high-demand industries, including hospitality and retail. Tourism Accommoda on Australia CEO Michael Johnson, who heads up the na on’s peak body for the accommoda on industry, welcomed the new fee-free courses and said TAFE NSW was playing a cri cal role in supplying a pipeline of job-ready workers to employers. “The collabora on with TAFE NSW and the NSW Government has been fantas c in what has been a very difficult me for industry,” Mr Johnson said. “They have provided great opportuni es to design the training requirements we need now, both for exis ng workers and those just star ng out.” In the Eurobodalla, accommoda on food and retail service industries account for 33% of the local workforce, which is the largest employer of young people in NSW with 39.1% of retail and hospitality employees aged between 15-24. TAFE NSW Execu ve Director Educa on and Skills Kerryn Meredith-So ris said TAFE NSW was working closely with employers to deliver the skills needed to support a strong local economy. “The Eurobodalla economy grew by 3.1% in the last year with more than 3000 businesses . We know nine out of 10 new jobs will require people to complete further study to build the skilled workforce we need to support con nued economic growth,” Ms Meredith-So ris said. “The Summer Skills Program links school leavers and young people directly with local job outcomes and encourages them to undertake further study to explore careers in high-demand industries.” TAFE NSW is offering free online Summer Skills courses in Statement of A ainment in Hospitality Skills, Retail Customer Service, and Cyber Security.

community Alexandra King takes out NSW Environment Awards for Council's We CARE Program

The Eurobodalla Council has taken out an award in the Behaviour Change in Waste category at the 2022 Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Awards for their We CARE Program

Held annually, the Excellence in the Environment Awards aim to recognise outstanding achievements by NSW councils in managing and protec ng the environment. The We Care Eurobodalla project works with local businesses including food, accommoda on and retail to reduce single-use plas c by helping them make the change to environmentally sustainable products and packaging. Having iden fied plas c li er to be a key issue in the Clyde River catchment, Eurobodalla Council launched the We Care engagement program to reduce single-use plas c and take away waste. We Care has helped over 100 local businesses and community groups to switch to environmentally sustainable products and packaging. A Local Li er Check showed a 50% reduc on in li er at hot spots in town centres a er the first year. Local Government NSW’s predecessor organisa on ini ated the environment awards in 1997, aimed at the work councils do on behalf of their communi es. The awards in 2022 celebrated 26 years of inspira on from NSW councils in programs, projects and people across 14 award categories, culmina ng in two pres gious Local Sustainability Awards, For overall council performance, and To recognise the individual achievements of a council staff member or elected councillor in the field of sustainability. Above: Alexandra King (le ) received her award this week for the We Care Eurobodalla project

Tuross Head Progress Associa on Inc.

On Tuesday 22 March 2022, during the Ordinary Mee ng of Council, Councillor Tanja Dannock gave no ce that Council recognise John Tilbrook for his reless work on behalf of and for the residents of Tuross Head over many years (as a senior officeholder and Secretary of the Tuross Head Progress Associa on) by way of incorpora ng John’s outstanding contribu on on the plaque that commemorates the opening of the Tuross Head Highway Bus Shelter with the plaque being designed and preferably cra ed within the community. The plaque is to be affixed to the new Tuross Head Intersec on Bus Shelter. COUNCIL’S UNVEILING OF A PLAQUE RECOGNISING JOHN TILBROOK’S SERVICE Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 2pm At the bus shelter at the highway intersec on All interested members of the community are cordially invited to a end a public ceremony at the new Tuross Head /Highway intersec on bus shelter on the occasion of the official dedica on of a plaque proposed and funded by council in recogni on of long-serving THPA Secretary John Tilbrook’s advocacy for the interests of our community in many areas including the bus shelter as well as the previous and further ongoing road safety improvements at the junc on. This event allows all those who would like to express their apprecia on of John’s reless advocacy and service to our community over many years the perfect opportunity to make that acknowledgement in company of fellow residents and the mayor and councillors.

Come to a mee ng! Mee ng are held the first Thursday of each month at the Kyla Park Community Hall Tuross Head. Mee ngs commence at 2pm and are followed by a free a ernoon tea. h ps://thpa.com.au/

community Cobargo Innova on Hub to be officially opened Dec 10th 2022

Paul West, host, ABC South East NSW was joined on the line by Jennifer Westaco , the chief execu ve of the Business Council of Australia on December 9th 2022 regarding the opening of the Cobargo Innova on Hub, the bushfire recovery and BizRebuild The innova on hub is to be officially opening this weekend with Jennifer Westaco telling Paul: "It has taken a couple of years obviously, the fires ravaged Cobargo on New Year's Eve in 2019. It's taken us to tomorrow, to get the innova on hub going. We've contributed as BizRebuild, the project that hangs off the Business Council, about $880,000. The community has raised about $100,000. But most importantly, the project has created about 1800 hours of paid work for tradies in the community. Commi ee members have volunteered about 2000 hours of their me.

"So, it's really been a great community-business effort to get us to this point where we are tomorrow, where we open this this innova on hub and really con nue the journey of recovery and rebuilding from the devasta on of those fires in 2019/2020". "It's going to be an all-purpose hub. So it's basically going to be retail, but also people wan ng to do innova ve things. We're going to have Sally Wilson, who is a local ar st there; Zoe Pook, a local Jeweller; Life’s Li le Pleasures, a gi ware shop; Robyn Williams, Ledlight by design. So it'll be a place where people can come together, do different things, whether it's art, whether it's retail, whether it’s wan ng to get together in community spaces. "The most important part of this BizRebuild is making sure that a er these devasta ng local events, and we're going to have a lot more of these, that we don't lose the community. The community is really driven around what happens in town centres, what happens with local businesses. "Our job is to make sure that we get the money into communi es, to make sure that people keep the glue of the community going, which is local businesses, local ar sts, local communi es ge ng together. So that's the role the hub will play. As of course, the work con nues to restore what was taken away in those in those terrible fires." Paul asked

"And about the building itself, I believe it's quite a resilient piece of architecture?" Ms Westaco responded "It is, it's quite beau ful, actually. It will become a permanent feature of the town. But it's been done by an organisa on called FormFlow. So it's using new products, new design methods, very sustainable building products. It's actually quite beau ful. And I think it will be quite a landmark and quite a tourist des na on. I hope that people from around New South Wales will come and look and visit and not only see a beau ful building, but also see what it means to keep the community going and get a community working together and be a real gathering place for people. So that whilst we mourn the loss of what was taken away in those terrible fires, we kind of renew and we rebuild, and we get that sense of the community coming back."