Published Thursday, 11 September, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Minister for Main Roads and Local Government
The Honourable Warren Pitt
Bundaberg engineer to represents Queensland in Europe
Main Roads traffic engineer Samantha Green will be Queensland’s sole representative in Europe this month as part of the Austroads Young Professionals Study Tour for 2008–09.
The two-week tour – entitled Road Safety: Achieving Ambitious Road Safety Targets – will give 10 Australian engineers the chance to learn from key road safety personnel in Europe.
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said he was delighted Miss Green, who leaves this weekend, would have such a unique opportunity to build on her road safety knowledge with a hands-on experience.
"It is a real achievement for Miss Green to be the only person selected from Queensland to tour with the Austroads Young Professionals group," he said.
"The department wishes her a safe and enlightening journey."
Main Roads Regional Director Doug Wass, who nominated Miss Green for the tour, said he was pleased she would have such a rare opportunity to build on existing knowledge in road safety.
"Sam's an ambitious young professional who has the potential to make not only a significant contribution to Main Roads, but also to the lives of Queensland motorists through road safety improvements," Mr Wass said.
"After the tour, Sam will be able to draw on the knowledge she has gained and endorse it through Main Roads."
While in Europe, Miss Green will study sites of road significance including a 'Vision Zero demonstration site' in Lillehammer, Norway, and the Volvo Safety Centre in Gothenberg, Sweden.
She will also gain valuable knowledge from the SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research in The Hague, Netherlands.
Miss Green said she was thrilled when she received the phone call from Austroads informing her of her acceptance.
"I'll be learning from countries which all subscribe to a Safe System approach, just like Australia and all have the lowest road toll rates in the world," she said.
"I'm really looking forward to meeting with the key road policy makers to learn about how they set their targets and more importantly, how they went about achieving them."
The Young Professionals' Study Tour was established in 2004 as a way of providing skilled individuals with an opportunity to make a significant contribution to their organisation, by sharing the knowledge they have gained through the experience.
Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819
The two-week tour – entitled Road Safety: Achieving Ambitious Road Safety Targets – will give 10 Australian engineers the chance to learn from key road safety personnel in Europe.
Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said he was delighted Miss Green, who leaves this weekend, would have such a unique opportunity to build on her road safety knowledge with a hands-on experience.
"It is a real achievement for Miss Green to be the only person selected from Queensland to tour with the Austroads Young Professionals group," he said.
"The department wishes her a safe and enlightening journey."
Main Roads Regional Director Doug Wass, who nominated Miss Green for the tour, said he was pleased she would have such a rare opportunity to build on existing knowledge in road safety.
"Sam's an ambitious young professional who has the potential to make not only a significant contribution to Main Roads, but also to the lives of Queensland motorists through road safety improvements," Mr Wass said.
"After the tour, Sam will be able to draw on the knowledge she has gained and endorse it through Main Roads."
While in Europe, Miss Green will study sites of road significance including a 'Vision Zero demonstration site' in Lillehammer, Norway, and the Volvo Safety Centre in Gothenberg, Sweden.
She will also gain valuable knowledge from the SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research in The Hague, Netherlands.
Miss Green said she was thrilled when she received the phone call from Austroads informing her of her acceptance.
"I'll be learning from countries which all subscribe to a Safe System approach, just like Australia and all have the lowest road toll rates in the world," she said.
"I'm really looking forward to meeting with the key road policy makers to learn about how they set their targets and more importantly, how they went about achieving them."
The Young Professionals' Study Tour was established in 2004 as a way of providing skilled individuals with an opportunity to make a significant contribution to their organisation, by sharing the knowledge they have gained through the experience.
Media contact: Minister Pitt’s Office 3227 8819