Roadshow Presenters

Michael Connell

"The message I want to send young people is you have a responsibility to yourselves and others when driving a car. A little bit of thought and care can prevent someone's death or a life time living with a disability. Please wear seatbelts, don't drink and drive, don't speed and don't drive if you're tired."

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John Wade

"As an active member of the 'Road Show' Presentation Team, I receive a great deal of personal satisfaction in knowing our message may be responsible for saving someone from the trauma of permanent injury or death."

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Russel Fawcett

"My presentations are aimed at understanding that arriving alive is a conscious choice and awareness of 4 simple ideas - wear a seatbelt, don't speed, don't drive and drive and don't drive if you're tired, is central to this choice. Young drivers and passengers are often unaware of the tragic consequences of unexpected road situations combined with inexperience. We all have the power to increase our safety on the roads. Keep the odds on your side - Arrive alive."

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Richard Engles

"With each presentation I hope to make the kids realise its important to be careful when out on the roads. You only get one chance to live life in a sensible way. One wrong step could change your life in many ways!!!!!!!"

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Darren Skuse

"The Arrive Alive Roadshow is a real buzz. The presentations educate kids in such a way that they can actually see the results of what road accidents can cause and this makes it real for them. Students achieve a better understanding of the real consequences of speeding, drink driving, not wearing seatbelts and driver fatigue. My goal is - that the next time they are on the road making decisions and thinking about taking risks that they stop and think twice about the choices they make."

Currently on leave in the states competing in college wheelchair basketball and completing his degree due back mid 2007.

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Paul Ashley

I was born with Spina Bifida and have spent my whole life in a wheelchair. My sporting career has spanned over 10 years in Track & Road, Swimming and Basketball. I have represented NSW a total of 5 times at the Junior National Wheelchair Championships and Australia once. I currently play for the West Sydney Razorbacks in the National Wheelchair Basketball League.

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Brendon Talbot

Brendon was born with Spina Bifida, a congenital spinal cord defect. He has been involved with wheelchair sport since the age of 13 having represented NSW at junior level on numerous occasions including captaining the NSW team at the Junior Nationals in Melbourne in 1985. Since then Brendon went on play wheelchair tennis playing overseas in Japan and gaining selection in the Australian team at the 1994 FESPIC Games In China.

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Tina McKenzie

Currently studying A Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Education at Macquarie University.Tina has been apart of the Australian "Gliders" women's wheelchair basketball team for eight years and has represented them at two world championships in 2002 and 2006 and the Paralympics in Athens 2004 where the Gliders were Silver medallists.

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Greg Brown

As a member of the 'Arrive Alive RoadshowTeam' I have learnt a lot about the issues that our younger drivers face when on our roads. It's a tremendous initiative and one that I wish was around when I was at High School.

I get a great deal of satisfaction out of talking to the students and a good feeling that the message we are delivering may help prevent deaths or serious injuries on our roads.

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Bree Bunce

"Arrive Alive Roadshows are such an exciting thing to do. I get such a great feeling after I give a talk to the students knowing that I may be helping to save their lives. By giving them statics and personal stories about people who were their age once and who are now living life in a wheelchair really makes them think about what risks they want to take before they take them. I always try and get to them to understand that wearing a seatbelt, not drinking and driving, not speeding and not driving while tired will reduce the risk of them being servely injured"

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