ANN LEWIS | 07 Sep 2011
I’ll be there in Pakenham to meet Peter (Poddy) and his team and see them on their wonderful journey.
Come on Victorians, show em what we’re made of and be there, or wave to them along the way.
Hugs Ann.
In danger of burning out after a fatal crash on Mother's Day in 2011, Victorian State Emergency Services (SES) volunteer Peter Morrison-Dowd turned to the Journey Beyond Road Trauma (JBRT) online community.
After attending more than 350 fatalities in the past five years, the sense that he was not making any difference was tearing at his soul and he was on the verge of quitting. But after he joined JBRT, he was reassured by a fellow community member, ‘You mightn’t think you are making a difference, but you are’. WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY MEMBER!!!!!
This gave him renewed energy for the important volunteer work he does.
In mid-October 2011, Peter and his mate Shayne, along with a group of other SES volunteers, are going to travel more than 4,000 kilometres from Pakenham in Victoria to Toowoomba in Queensland (and back again) to spread the road safety message and conne ct with other JBRT members and emergency services workers along the way.
Peter and Shayne have called this fundraising event ‘Ride Beyond the Trauma’.
They will embark on the trip on Sunday 9 October from Pakenham, when their SES contingent will be joined by hundreds of other riders, SES and JBRT community members. Along the way, Peter and Shanye want to meet up with other emergency services workers, JBRT community members and visit schools.
The itinerary is as follows:
Depart Pakenham on Sunday 9 October 2011, then stop off at:
• Albury
• Canberra
• Parkes
• Tamworth
• Glen Innes
• Tenterfield
• Toowoomba
• Gold Coast
• Port Macquarie
• New castle
• Gosford
• Sydney
• Goulbourn
• Canberra
• Cooma
• Cann River
• Orbost
• Bairnsdale
• Sale
• Traralgon
• Moe
• Warragul
And return to… Pakenham
If you live along the RBTT route (or within easy travelling distance) and would like to meet up with the RBBT team, please contact us via the footer (the navy blue section at the bottom of the page).
ALSO, if you have a loved one who has lost their life or been injured along the route, please make sure you have created a tribute pin for them on our JBRT Google Map so that we can make plans for the RBTT team to pay their respects as they pass by the location.
Written on 06 Sep 2011
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ANN LEWIS | 07 Sep 2011
I’ll be there in Pakenham to meet Peter (Poddy) and his team and see them on their wonderful journey.
Come on Victorians, show em what we’re made of and be there, or wave to them along the way.
Hugs Ann.
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Site founder | 06 Sep 2011
These wonderful guys are raising money for JBRT, this will help the community so much!!
If you don’t live along the path of the ride you could still do something to support The Ride (and JBRT).
Perhaps hold a small fundraiser? Cook a BBQ at your local SES… or just amongst your friends…. I know on the Sunday they leave many riders in other states are going for a ‘satellite’ ride….