News Flash

Claude Outdoor recently sponsored a fundraising dinner for Brad Foster at Port Macquarie.

Brad Foster, twice a cancer survivor himself, is aiming to raise $140,600 for children’s charity “K.I.D.S Foundation”. Equating to $1,000 for every mile he completes’ in the “Country Energy Ironman Triathlon Port Macquarie.”  

Claude Outdoor has supplied Brad with a billboard on Hastings River Drv that will display his fundraising progress. One of Brad’s biggest supporters and long time friend is our very own Warren Turner, from our Port Macquarie office. Warren attended the fundraising dinner “Night on the Couch” held on the 28th February. “It was a great night with fantastic attendance, raising over $15,000 for the foundation. We expect to top this on the up and coming Race Day, held on the 5th April” Warren commented.

We wish Brad the best of luck in his fundraising efforts, and congratulate him on his achievements so far.

For more information about K.I.D.S Foundation and Brad Foster, click here.

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Holroyd City Council's School Zone Alert Flashing Lights Program has received state-wide recognition by winning the Excellence in Road Safety Engineering Award on 20 May 2008 at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (NSW Division) awards night.

The award was presented for Council's installation of School Zone Alert Flashing Lights around all schools within the Holroyd area. Mayor of Holroyd Clr Dr John H Brodie said, “Receiving the Excellence Award for Road Safety Engineering is an acknowledgement to all Holroyd Council staff involved in the project, the elected councillors as well as Holroyd's partnership with the Claude Group, Telstra and the RTA. Continual recognition such as the Excellence Award shows that Holroyd really is a great place to live.”

Holroyd City, which is home to more than 90,000 people in an area of about 40 square kilometres, contains thirty schools within its Local Government Area. The School Zone Alert Flashing Lights Program is estimated to have saved the City more than $3 million dollars with minimal running costs.

“This is a great initiative that demonstrates Council is serious about making our streets safer for children. Research has convincingly shown that flashing lights at school zones mean drivers are more likely to travel closer to the 40-kilometre-per-hour speed limit. Our younger generation is too important for us not to make this investment in their safety, and Holroyd Council has pioneered a way of funding the installation of these signs,” Clr Dr Brodie said.