Twenty-five students from Braidwood Central School completed the Greenlight Youth Driver Education Course, an initiative of Bendigo Bank’s youth engagement arm – Lead On Australia.

Lead On Manager Mark Boyd-Graham said the one-day course, presented by Motorvation Mobile, was targeted at learner or pre-learner drivers, aiming to help improve their skills by providing them with access to driver behaviour evaluation.

“The course is valued at about $3950, but thanks to Braidwood Community Bank® Branch and CGU, these lucky young people have been able to participate for free,” Mr Boyd-Graham said.

“This course includes theory and practical driving sessions with two motion simulators and covers a range of topics such as road laws, defensive driving techniques and what to do in emergency situations.”

Braidwood Community Bank® Senior Branch Manager Craig Petit said the branch was proud to be supporting the youth education initiative.

“We have had such a great response to this program, which just shows the desire for young people to ensure their own safety on our roads and their commitment to being responsible drivers,” Mr Petit said.

“Road safety in our community is paramount and we see nothing more important than ensuring our young people don’t hit the road vulnerable.”

The Greenlight Youth Driver Education course is another example of the Braidwood Community Bank ® branch providing evidence of community strengthening at a grassroots level.