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RACV is committed to making a difference through engaging with local communities to improve lives
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Mental health
Supporting over 3000 video counselling training sessions and a new overnight text service to support people in personal crisis through our partnership with Lifeline.
Regional solar
Solar and battery solutions provided in bushfire-prone areas across Victoria to improve energy resilience as part of the RACV Solar in the Regions initiative.
Education
Educating over 10,000 primary school students each year on safety in the home, on the road and in the community.
Visual Arts
Supporting artists with over $100k invested in exhibitions, events and partnerships across Victoria.
We’re improving lives through regional initiatives, partnership programs, workplace giving and volunteering.
Emergency Goods Assist
The RACV Emergency Goods Assist (EGA) service was set up at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, to provide nutritious meals to vulnerable communities in need.
Our people, our kitchens and our patrols made this possible. In just 12 months, we distributed over 130,000 meals, and reached more than 30 communities in metro and regional Victoria.
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Safety
We focus on safety in the home and on the road.
Our safety programs include:
- RACV Safety Squad education programs tailored for Victorian primary school students to support passenger safety, pedestrian safety, bike safety and identifying hazards in the home.
- RACV Online Safe Driver Training, ensuring participants have access to RACV’s high quality driver training program created by RACV’s own motoring and road safety experts.
- RACV and Neighbourhood Watch "How Safe is My Place" tool to help determine how safe your home is from burglary and what you can do to improve overall security.
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In the regions
Programs and funding to help regional communities.
Our regional programs include:
- A mental health service in Geelong, South West Victoria, with partner Orygen, which supports young people with mental ill-health with education and employment pathways.
- Live4Life partnership in regional Victoria to support programs to reduce youth suicide.
- $1 million Solar in the Regions investment program, established to improve safety for regional towns by adapting community buildings and installing solar and battery storage to make them more resilient in extreme weather events.
- GIVIT partnership to provide urgently needed items and services to people and communities.
We support our people with opportunities to donate, volunteer, and get involved in community events. Our people support community events such as the Midsumma Festival, ANZAC Day and regional activities.
Supporting Midsumma
“As a queer person, I was really excited to find out RACV takes part in Melbourne's Pride March. I was so excited to go to my first Pride event, but to be in the actual march itself was even better. It was really nice to not only have my friends with me, but to know that RACV supporting the community means showing up and actively participating – not just saying it.”
– Tess Wilson, RACV Member Services Consultant.
We work closely with our partners to positively impact the community.
Orygen
Orygen support young people with mental health to reach better outcomes in life and help them with pathways to education and employment.
Lifeline
Lifeline provide a crisis support service and mental health training for vulnerable communities in regional Victoria.
GIVIT
GIVIT supply people and communities with urgently needed items and services.
STREAT
STREAT is a social enterprise dedicated to helping young people improve their lives through training programs and employment pathways.
With support from RACV, our partner Orygen launched YOTES - The Youth Online Training and Employment System – an online career support platform that enhances career guidance for young people and improves equity in education.
The program will run at Berry Street Schools four campuses across Victoria, strengthening existing programs and providing another layer of support for students when they need it.
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![A historic photo of a car undergoing repairs on the side of the road of the Alpine Trail]()
RACV Alpine Trail
When: Saturday 15 October to Saturday 22 October 2022
Where: Various locations including Noble Park, Traralgon, Lakes Entrance, Wodonga, Bright, Harrietville, Mansfield and HealesvilleWe invite you to celebrate and commemorate the centenary of the RACV Alpine Trials as significant milestones in Australian automotive history. We’re working alongside the Vintage Driver Club to recreate the original 1921 Alpine Trail, so you can experience and learn about this important piece of history.
When: Saturday 15 October to Saturday 22 October 2022
Where: Various locations including Noble Park, Traralgon, Lakes Entrance, Wodonga, Bright, Harrietville, Mansfield and HealesvilleWe invite you to celebrate and commemorate the centenary of the RACV Alpine Trials as significant milestones in Australian automotive history. We’re working alongside the Vintage Driver Club to recreate the original 1921 Alpine Trail, so you can experience and learn about this important piece of history.
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ANZAC Parade
When: Monday, 25 April 2023
Where: Shrine of Remembrance, MelbourneThe long-standing practice of RACV's involvement with ANZAC Day began in 1915, when a volunteer transport unit formed to help wounded veterans returning during World War I. Our staff and Member volunteers continue this tradition of transporting medically restricted veterans to, and in, the ANZAC Day March.
When: Monday, 25 April 2023
Where: Shrine of Remembrance, MelbourneThe long-standing practice of RACV's involvement with ANZAC Day began in 1915, when a volunteer transport unit formed to help wounded veterans returning during World War I. Our staff and Member volunteers continue this tradition of transporting medically restricted veterans to, and in, the ANZAC Day March.
Community news
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RACV continuing to power regional Victoria’s regeneration
After more than two years after the devastating Black Summer bushfires, RACV is continuing to help regional towns keep the lights on when they need it most.
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Have your say on regional Victoria’s most dangerous roads
RACV’s new My Country Roads initiative aims to give regional Victorians a voice in fighting deaths on country roads.
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Gary Ablett Jr. teams up with RACV Solar
With his mum Sue, AFL legend Gary Ablett Jr. is helping his hometown of Geelong and the Surf Coast switch to solar through the Geelong Community Solar Program.
