Road Trauma Awareness Seminar Calendar
The Road Trauma Awareness Seminar (RTAS) program is delivered in collaboration with magistrates, prosecutors, and defence lawyers to include education as a component of sentencing for people with traffic offences. The program has been growing for more than ten years and is delivered at locations across Victoria each month.
COVID-19 UPDATE 26 APRIL 2022
We are very pleased to advise that from May, the RTAS program will return to 18 venues across the state. Limited online seminars will be available for participants who do not live in the proximity of a venue.
VENUE-BASED SEMINARS
As we return the RTAS program to venues, we are ensuring that our facilitators and volunteers comply with government requirements, in addition to our own COVID safe plan.
As part of the changes to pandemic orders, seminar attendees will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination. However, we do advise that participants should carry a mask to wear if social distancing is not possible.
ONLINE SEMINARS
The Online Program is delivered using web-conferencing through the application Zoom. To participate in group sessions using web-conferencing, participants will need access to either a laptop, desktop computer or tablet. Participants will need to have the application Zoom downloaded on their devices. Zoom may also be downloaded to mobile phones.
Zoom is a free application; participants won’t need to pay to use it. Participants should utilise Google Chrome as their internet browser for using Zoom.
June 2022 (venue-based)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Ballarat | Wednesday 1 | |
Bendigo | Tuesday 14 | |
Broadmeadows | Monday 6 | |
Collingwood | Thursday 16 | |
Geelong | Thursday 9 | |
Frankston | Tuesday 21 | |
Laverton | Thursday 2 | |
Laverton | Thursday 30 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 4 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 25 | |
Melton | Thursday 2 | |
Mildura | Wednesday 8 | |
Moorabbin | Monday 6 | |
Narre Warren | Monday 6 | |
Ringwood | Thursday 9 | |
Shepparton | Saturday 18 | |
Traralgon | Saturday 18 |
June 2022 (online)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Online seminar | Thursday 9 | |
Online seminar | Tuesday 14 | |
Online seminar | Monday 20 | |
Online seminar | Tuesday 28 |
July 2022 (venue-based)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Ballarat | Wednesday 6 | |
Bendigo | Saturday 9 | |
Box Hill | Thursday 28 | |
Broadmeadows | Monday 4 | |
Collingwood | Thursday 21 | |
Echuca | Thursday 28 | |
Frankston | Tuesday 19 | |
Laverton | Thursday 28 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 9 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 16 | |
Melton | Thursday 14 | |
Moorabbin | Monday 4 | |
Narre Warren | Monday 4 | |
Ringwood | Thursday 14 |
July 2022 (online)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Online seminar | Tuesday 5 | |
Online seminar | Wednesday 13 |
August 2022 (venue-based)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Ballarat | Wednesday 3 | |
Bendigo | Tuesday 9 | |
Broadmeadows | Monday 1 | |
Collingwood | Thursday 18 | |
Geelong | Thursday 11 | |
Frankston | Tuesday 16 | |
Laverton | Thursday 25 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 13 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 27 | |
Melton | Thursday 4 | |
Moorabbin | Monday 1 | |
Narre Warren | Monday 1 | |
Ringwood | Thursday 11 | |
Traralgon | Saturday 13 | |
Warrnambool | Monday 15 |
September 2022 (venue-based)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Ballarat | Wednesday 7 | |
Bendigo | Tuesday 13 | |
Box Hill | Thursday 22 | |
Broadmeadows | Monday 5 | |
Collingwood | Thursday 15 | |
Echuca | Thursday 22 | |
Frankston | Tuesday 20 | |
Laverton | Thursday 29 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 10 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 17 | |
Melton | Thursday 1 | |
Mildura | Wednesday 21 | |
Moorabbin | Monday 5 | |
Narre Warren | Monday 5 | |
Ringwood | Thursday 8 | |
Shepparton | Saturday 17 |
October 2022 (venue-based)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Ballarat | Wednesday 5 | |
Bendigo | Saturday 8 | |
Broadmeadows | Monday 3 | |
Collingwood | Thursday 20 | |
Geelong | Thursday 13 | |
Frankston | Tuesday 18 | |
Laverton | Thursday 27 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 8 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 22 | |
Melton | Thursday 6 | |
Moorabbin | Monday 3 | |
Narre Warren | Monday 3 | |
Ringwood | Thursday 13 | |
Traralgon | Saturday 8 |
November 2022 (venue-based)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Ballarat | Wednesday 2 | |
Bendigo | Tuesday 8 | |
Box Hill | Thursday 24 | |
Broadmeadows | Monday 7 | |
Collingwood | Thursday 17 | |
Echuca | Thursday 24 | |
Frankston | Tuesday 15 | |
Laverton | Thursday 24 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 12 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 26 | |
Melton | Thursday 3 | |
Moorabbin | Monday 7 | |
Narre Warren | Monday 7 | |
Ringwood | Thursday 10 | |
Warrnambool | Monday 21 |
December 2022 (venue-based)
VENUE | 12:45pm – 3:30pm | 6:45pm – 9:30pm |
Ballarat | Wednesday 7 | |
Bendigo | Tuesday 13 | |
Broadmeadows | Monday 5 | |
Collingwood | Thursday 15 | |
Geelong | Thursday 8 | |
Frankston | Tuesday 20 | |
Laverton | Thursday 15 | |
Melbourne CBD | Saturday 10 | |
Melton | Thursday 1 | |
Mildura | Wednesday 14 | |
Moorabbin | Monday 5 | |
Narre Warren | Monday 5 | |
Ringwood | Thursday 8 | |
Shepparton | Saturday 3 | |
Traralgon | Saturday 10 |
Online seminars are available for participants in the proximity of the following locations: Ararat, Bairnsdale, Box Hill, Clayton, Colac, Drouin, Hamilton, Horsham, Korumburra, Newhaven, Portland, Sale, Seymour, Sunshine, Swan Hill, Wangaratta, Watsonia, Wodonga, and Wonthaggi.
SUPPORT
We will work with you and Magistrates to assist those referred, have every opportunity to adhere to court directions, and provide support to courts with reasons that orders may need to wait to attend an RTAS. If you have any queries, please contact us on 1300 367 797 or email RTASadmin@ambercommunity.org.au.