Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA)
RYDA provides first quality road safety information to youth to help ensure when they commence driving they have the best road safety education possible.
RYDA, a not-for-profit company (limited by guarantee), is an organisation that has 
developed a road safety education program delivered to the youth of our community through Rotary Clubs.
The Program about road safety is directed towards our young people as as they approach the period in their life when they start driving a car and ride as a passenger in a car driven by one of their
Dates 2012
Tasmania - Hobart
Location:
Royal Hobart Show Grounds
2 Howard Road, Glenorchy
Program Dates:
Week 1 Thursday March 15
Friday March 16
Week 2 Monday March 19
Tuesday March 20
Wednesday March 21
Thursday March 22
Friday March 23
Week 3 Monday March 26
Tuesday March 27
Wednesday March 28
Thursday March 29
Friday March 30
NO RYDA - April 6 to 15 School breaks for EASTER
Week 4 Tuesday April 17
Wednesday April 18
Thursday April 19
Tasmania - Huon Valley
Location:
Huon Valley PCYC
72 Wilmot Road, Huonville TAS 7109
Program Date: 20 April 2012
Tasmania - Devonport
Location: Camp Clayton, Ulverstone
not available
Tasmania - Launceston
Location: Symmons Plains International Raceway
Midlands Highway, Perth Tasmania
Program Dates: not available
Update May 2011
RYDA Southern Tasmania. 30 March to 6 May 2011.
There were 2,700 bookings with 35 schools participating compared to 2010 with 1945 bookings with 24 schools an increse of nearly 40%.
There were approximately 150 Rotarians that participated in some shape or form in the Hobart/Huonville program.
Government recognises value of RYDA $150,000 funding boost
The Rotary Youth Driving Awareness (RYDA) program in Tasmania has been boosted by funding of $150,000 by the Tasmanian Government. In announcing the contribution to RYDA, the Premier, David Bartlett, said the governmen
t contribution would enable every government high school student in Tasmania to have access to the RYDA road safety education program.
RYDA Australia Chairman, Mr Terry Birss, welcomed Premier Bartlett’s announcement of the wonderful contribution to the Tasmanian RYDA program, saying the grant would help young people stay safe on our roads.
District 9830 RYDA Chair, Charles Cook, said the funds would ease pressure on Rotary finances and help the program reach more students. In 2009 , 3448 Year 10 students from 48 schools undertook the day long RYDA course.
Hobart Location: Royal Hobart Showgrounds, Glenorchy
Further Information: : Charles Cook [Diane] Sandy Bay (H) 6225 4788
Bookings: Christine Andrews hobart@ryda.org.au
Local Sponsors & Supporters: RACT, Estate of WD Booth Charitable Trust
Request for Volunteers.
Devonport Location: Camp Clayton, Ulverstone
Further Information: Venue Chairperson: PP Kay Kidd [Vonda] Devonport North (H) 6424 8321
District Bookings: Kay Kidd: Devonport@ryda.org.au
Local Sponsors & Supporters: RACT, Devonport City Council
Launceston Location: Symmons Plains International Raceway Midlands Highway
Further Information: Venue Chairperson: Kevin Preece [Shirley] South Launceston (H) 6344 7295
Bookings: Launceston@ryda.org.au
Local Sponsors & Supporters: Motorsports Tasmania RACT
Location: Smithton
Further Information: Venue Chairperson: Kevin Preece
Bookings: Kevin Preece smithton@ryda.org.au
Local Sponsors & Supporters: RACT, Estate of WD Booth Charitable Trust
Queenstown
Huonville
Look at the event in June 2009 at Ulverstone
Report on Southern Tasmania May 2010 event
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