Aboriginal communities
Aboriginal Engagement Team
Transport for NSW has a dedicated Aboriginal Engagement Team across our six regions to help deliver road safety and licensing programs to targeted Aboriginal communities.
The team also help manage Transport's business, legislative and social responsibilities relating to Aboriginal cultural heritage when planning, building and maintaining the NSW road network.
The following staff can help you with finding out more about our programs:
Project Officers, Aboriginal Programs
- Northern Region - 0438 078 574
- Southern Region - 0403 705 616
- Hunter Region - 0448 002 465
- Sydney Region - 0408 864 520
- South West Region - 0407 276 092
- Western Region - 0417 233 582
Cultural Heritage Advisors
- Northern Region - 02 6604 9317
- Southern Region - 02 4221 2767
- Hunter Region - 02 4924 0383
- Sydney Region - 02 8849 2583
- South West Region - 02 6937 1647
- Western Region - 02 6861 1658
Aboriginal heritage and road works
As an organisation that constructs new roads and bridges and maintains thousands of kilometres of road network, Transport for NSW needs to manage the impact of its activities on Aboriginal cultural heritage and meet its legislative responsibilities in an appropriate, practical and culturally sensitive manner.
Employment
Transport has a long history of employing Aboriginal people in its workforce. We have Aboriginal people working in motor registries, call centre, regional offices, head office, road crews, and school crossing traffic controllers and on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
YarnBusters resource
YarnBusters: No Gammin is a DVD produced by Transport for NSW.
In NSW, Aboriginal people are about 1.4 times more likely to be seriously injured in a road crash than non-Aboriginal people. The DVD was produced to increase awareness amongst Aboriginal communities about the benefits of seatbelts, child restraints and the issues to consider before purchasing a vehicle.
Join Luke Carroll and Shari Sebbens as they bust some myths about the best way to stay safe in cars.
The YarnBusters team explore:
- Whether the flashiest cars are the safest (1:35)
- The theory that "you'll be right" without a seatbelt (15:41)
- Why children need to be seated in the right child safety seat to protect them (19:15)
So, are these myths gammin or not? You’ll have to watch to find out!
This video was produced to increase awareness amongst Aboriginal communities about the benefits of seatbelts, child restraints and the issues to consider before purchasing a vehicle.
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