The Dandenong Stingrays were awarded the winner of the TAC driver education innovation award at the Morrish Medal awards night last weekend.
The Stingrays completed a number of programs all designed around maximizing Learner driving opportunities and encouraging Learner and Probationary licence holders to make responsible decisions when driving.
The Stingrays players all drove to and from their away game against Gippsland Power at Traralgon in Round 1 of the TAC Cup this year which gave all players a couple of hours of vital driving practice on unfamiliar roads.
The Stingrays combined with Eumemmerring Secondary College sports academy captains who made a pledge to their school mates to not drink and drive and to make sure they get the recommended; now compulsory 120 hours of driving practice before getting their Probationary Licence.
The third programs was a DVD filmed, edited and produced by Stingrays player Mitch Drummond and starring Stingrays captains Ricky Ferraro and Paul Rogasch where they too made a pledge to their team mates not to drink and drive and to make sure they get their mates home safely when it is their turn to drive.
The Stingrays Region manager Darren Flanigan thanked the TAC for the award and made special mention of the parents of the Stingrays players for their support of the L120 message and their reinforcing of the message of safe driving to their sons.
Last Modified on 06/12/2010 15:18