Our Services
Drink Driver Education Courses
We offer Drink Driving Education courses which can help you avoid future drink driving offences as well as offer legal advice. Our courses are designed to meet course obligations set out by courts for re-licencing.
Upon successful completion of the education component, participants are presented with a Course Completion Certificate that accompanies the Licence Restoration Report. Both these documents are essential for Licence Restoration and need to be provided to the Court for an offender to have their licence restored.
| Ballarat | [ View Map ] | Our Lady of Help Catholic Church/School 482 Gillies Street, Wendouree |
| Bendigo | [ View Map ] | St Andrews Church 26 Meyers Street, Bendigo |
| Castlemaine | [ View Map ] | BRIT (Castlemaine TAFE) |
| Geelong | [ View Map ] | Barwon Health Alcohol and Drug Centre, 40 Little Malop Street, Geelong (next to the \'Upside Down Building - Govt Office) |
| Gisborne | [ View Map ] | Gisborne Community Health centres |
| Hamilton | Hamilton TAFE, 39 Hammond Street, Hamilton | |
| Horsham | Horsham Neighbourhood House, 4 Pearl Street, Horsham | |
| Kyneton | [ View Map ] | Kyneton Community Health centres |
| Preston | [ View Map ] | Regent Baptist church 734 High St Reservoir |
| Shepparton | [ View Map ] | The Salvation Army Church, 99 Nixon Street, Shepparton |
| Wangaratta | [ View Map ] | Pangerang Community House, 38 Ovens Street, Wangaratta |
| Warrnambool | [ View Map ] | Community Connections, 135 Kepler Street, Warrnambool |
| Wodonga | [ View Map ] | Office of Stewart, Tracey and Mylon 91 Hume Street Wodonga |
Replacement certificate
Lost or misplaced your Driver Education Program certificate? Replacement certificates can be arranged at a cost of $10.
Course Dates
Fees
A fee of $140.00 (including GST) is payable to attend the Program or $175.00 (including GST) if paid in instalments or in full after the first night. There are no refunds of deposits paid, or refunds for non attendance or partial attendance to this course. A refund will be supplied, or admittance to the next course in the event of illness when provision of a medical certificate is made.
Conditions of enrolment
Alcohol and Other Drugs
Attendance while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs is not permitted. Alcohol should Not be consumed prior to attending a session, as it is a requirement that you attend with a Zero Blood Alcohol Concentration and you will be breathalysed upon arrival. Failure to observe these conditions will result in exclusion from the session/program.
Lateness
Late arrivals cannot be guaranteed entrance to a session. Please try to arrive at least five minutes prior to the scheduled starting time to allow sessions to commence and finish on time.
Missed Sessions
Any session which is missed, for whatever reason, will need to be completed and may delay your completion of the program. Missing the first session of a program will result in exclusion from the entire program and a need to be re-booked into a future program.
Conduct - Exclusions
Clients who behave in a disruptive, unruly fashion or who attend a session under the influence of alcohol or other drugs will be excluded from or asked to leave that session and will not be eligible for reimbursement of fees. Anyone asked to leave will be excluded from future sessions.
Smoking
There is a No Smoking Policy inside the building During the Course. There is a designated smoking area outside the building.
Licence Cancellation Details
If you have not already done so you need to supply the details of your licence cancellation on the first night of the course in order to complete administrative details. Your BAC, date of licence restoration as well as any previous convictions you may have is necessary information.
All information that you volunteer during the program is Strictly Confidential and shall not be released to any other agency without a detailed written consent from you.
At the completion of the program and Both Sessions you will be issued with a Certificate verifying that you have completed an Accredited Drink Driver Education Program.
Assessments
Assesments can be required for licence restoration depending on the offence, and represent an official legal document. Assesments are designed to assess the driver’s understanding of alcohol use in the context of driving as well as individual situations including current alcohol use.
Offenders may be required to undertake an initial assessment 12 months prior to applying to the court for a licence restoration hearing. In some circumstances the disqualification period may cease before you have completed the steps towards licence restoration, consequently, it may be possible to apply to the court for a time reduction between the first assessment and the court hearing. We recommend discussing further with us regarding the details on how to go about this time reduction procedure.
An assessment is required for anyone going to court for a second offence or a offence where the BAC is 0.15% or over or a non BAC offence i.e. Refusing to use a breathalyser or take a blood test. Assessments range from $140 depending on circumstances. (N.B. Prices are subject to change). An assessment is also to be completed within 28 days prior to court for all offenders who have an interlock in their vehicle applying to court to remove the interlock.
To discuss the requirements for assessment in your situation please call us on 1800 253 141, or visit our contact page for further other contact methods.
Interlocks
If you are required to fit an interlock you may need an assessment prior to going to court and you WILL need to apply to the court for an Interlock Condition Removal Order (ICRO) once you have served your minimum interlock period. You will also need to undertake an Interlock Condition Removal Order Assessment within 28 days of your appearance in court.
For more information on interlocks, see: