How the Program Works

How is it Run?
Highly qualified professional experts donate their time presenting lectures on the following topics;

• Road Safety
• Emergency services
• Victims and trauma impact
• Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Police and the law

The volunteers conducting the lectures range from;

• Road Safety experts
• Fire, ambulance and police officers
• Road Accident Awareness Patrol (RAAP)
• Paramedics, Doctors, Nurses and victims
• Drug and Alcohol Counsellors
• Psychologists and social workers
• Lawyers and police prosecuters

Educational and training aids utilised in the program include;

• DVD's and Videos
• Goggles simulating blood alcohol levels
• Daytona car racing machine for people to wear the goggles whilst they drive to see the effect of intoxication on coordination and reaction time.

How it works :

1. The program is modelled on the Tweed Heads Traffic Offenders Program and is directed by international best practice. Participants must bring their brochure to be signed each week and at the end of the 5 weeks, a completion certificate will be provided to present to the magistrate.

2. Upon pleading guilty, an application is made to the Magistrate, requesting permission to do the program – the matter is adjourned for FIVE (5) weeks to allow the offender to complete the Program.

3. During these five (5) weeks, the offender may be able to retain the use of his / her open licence if their BAC is under .15.

4. This program may also be relevant to provisional licence holders as well as open licence holders.

Community Spin Off
$95.00 is charged to all participants and this goes into a trust account which is distributed annually to needy charitable groups in the community, (after the program running expenses have been deducted). 

The program fee is paid by participants prior to the commencement of the course.

EFTPOS is available at the hall and payment is accepted between 5.45 - 6:15 pm every Tuesday night. Account declined will mean no entry as cash is not accepted on the night. Credit cards will incur 1.5% bank fees.

Alternatively, bring a money order from the Post Office made payable to GCTOP for $95.00 on your first night.

All other enquiries
Lara Hickling GCTOP Co-ordinator

Ph  0401 344 982

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