Community Notice Board - By Topic

HEALTH - MOBILITY:

Title: Staying Safe Driver Refresher Location: New Plymouth Details: Four hour driving refresher for older adults including new road rules Date & Time:   Contact Name & Phone: Register your interest with Age Concern Taranaki, (06) 759 9196 Email: age.taranaki@xtra.co.nz Web site:

Title: Car Fit Location: Various Details: CarFit is a community education programme that offers older drivers the opportunity to check out how well their car "fit" them and to become aware of community specific resources and activities that could make the fit better. Date & Time:   Contact Name & Phone: Age Concern Tauranga (07) 578 2631 Email:   Web site:

Title: Staying Safe Location:   Details: Fine tune your safe driving knowledge; improve your safe driving practices; Free 4 hour classroom based refresher workshop for senior road users Date & Time:   Contact Name & Phone: Age Concern Otago (03) 477 1040 Email:   Web site:

Title: Senior Driving Programmes Location: Various Details: "Keys to Safe Driving" - road code refresher course; "Carfit" - trained technicians help older drivers find their safest fit and identify their car's safety features; "hanging up the car keys - planning for life beyond driving Date & Time: various Contact Name & Phone: Age Concern Wanganui (06) 345 1799 Email:   Web site:

Title: Staying safe driving workshop Location: Pahiatua/Tararua Details: Free classroom based, road rule refresher course Date & Time: Monday 18 September, 10.00am-2.30pm Contact Name & Phone: Age Concern Manawatu (06) 355 2832 Email: robyn.baker@ageconcern.org.nz Web site:

Title: Staying Safe Location: Howick Details: Interactive driver education course for mature road users, involves the use of resources from Land Transport and a workbook for participants to keep. Date & Time: Friday October 20, 9.30am-2.30pm (lunch included) Contact Name & Phone: Age Concern Counties Manukau (09) 279 4331 ext 800 Email: reception@accm.org.nz Web site:

Title: Staying Safe Driver Refresher Workshop Location: Mount Maunganui; Matua Details: Free - road rules; intersection rules and roundabouts; looking out for hazards; prescription drugs and driving; rural and urban driving Date & Time: Mount Maunganui - Friday 10 November; Matua - Tuesday 31 October. 9.15am-1.30pm Contact Name & Phone: Age Concern Tauranga (07) 578 2631 Email:   Web site:

Title: Marlborough Road Safety Location: Marlborough Details: Senior drivers workshop Date & Time: Thursday 14 September, 1.30pm-4.30pm Contact Name & Phone: (03) 520 7400 Email:   Web site: