Volunteer traffic controllers all set for street party fun
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A small army of volunteer traffic controllers is trained up and ready to go for Fremantle’s street party season.
The volunteers had their fully accredited traffic management training paid for by the City of Fremantle as part of the City’s Community Street Activation Policy.
In exchange, each volunteer has agreed to provide traffic management services at up to four street parties per year.
White Gum Valley resident and Yalgoo Avenue Community Street Party organiser Roy Lewisson was one of the first to undertake the training course.
Mr Lewisson said having trained volunteers to undertake the traffic management would save a small fortune on the cost of staging a street party.
“The party we held in our street cost around $4000 and the majority of the cost was traffic management,” Mr Lewisson said.
“Now, with the volunteers, we’re hoping that rather than costing $4000 to hold a party it’ll probably be more like $300 to $400.
“The training took three days and there was a lot of information to cover. Fortunately the lecturers were some of the best in the industry, which is a credit to the council for ensuring the training was of the highest standard.
“However the training was pretty straightforward, and now we’re just looking forward to getting out there and doing it.”
Fremantle Council adopted the Community Street Activation Policy to make it easier for people to block off their street for neighbourhood events and street parties.
It provides a clear and easy process for community event organisers to follow to host a safe and successful event.
The policy applies to small scale events that attract fewer than 400 people, are targeted towards residents from the immediate streets and are generally invitation only.
The sections of streets allowed to be closed under the policy must be in low volume, low speed residential areas with no intersections, traffic signals or bus routes.
For more information about hosting a street party please visit fremantle.wa.gov.au/street-party.