Reducing road accidents
Bushells Driver Reviver is a community based initiative run by volunteers which aims to reduce the number of road accidents. Bushells Tea has a long history of helping travellers, selling tea to the early settlers of Queensland during the gold rush in the 1880s. Today it is the national sponsor of more than 220 Driver Reviver sites which open right across Australia on major national holidays, when Australian families embark on their vacations.
Helping drivers
The sites are ideal places to take breaks on long journeys. Here, drivers can get a free cup of hot Bushells tea, a quick snack and most importantly, the chance to revive so that they reach their destinations safely. Over a million people take advantage of these facilities each year.
Driver Reviver was started in 1989 and since then dedicated volunteers from community groups, such as the LIONS Clubs, State Emergency Services, the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades and local church groups have helped build it into a national safety initiative, reinforced by a government-funded road safety campaign. Driver Reviver also has a website featuring safe driving tips; the locations of the Driver Reviver sites and links to traffic information, enabling drivers to plan their rest stops.