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Stop, Revive, Survive - take a Driver Reviver pit stop this Easter

Your family will thank you when you arrive alive this Easter. So make sure you plan to take a rest if you are driving long distances over the Easter break.

Driver Reviver sites operating in North East Victoria, Easter weekend:

Operator	Location	Dates and Times
Euroa Lions Club	Hume Freeway (Northbound) - Balmattum Rest Area	Thursday, 13 April 2017 24hrs (2pm to Midnight) Friday, 14 April 2017 (Midnight to 2pm)
Euroa SES	Hume Freeway (Northbound) - Balmattum Rest Area	Friday, 14 April 2017 (2pm to 7pm) Saturday, 15 April 2017 (9am - 1pm)
	Hume Freeway (Southbound) - Balmattum Rest Area	Monday, 17 April 2017 (12pm-7pm)
Murchison Lions Club	Corner Goulburn Valley Highway & Moss Road (Northbound) Caltex Service Station, Wahring	Thursday, 13 April 2017 (2pm to Late)
Murchison SES	Goulburn Valley Hwy (Southbound) - Wahring Rest Area	Monday, 17 April 2017 (8am to 8pm)
Benalla Lions Club	Hume Freeway (Northbound) Mokoan-Winton Rest Area	Thursday, 13 April 2017 24hrs (12pm to 12am) Friday, 14 April 2017 (12am to 12pm)
Benalla SES	Hume Freeway (Southbound) Winton-Mokoan Rest Area	Monday, 17 April 2017 (9am to Late)
Chiltern SES	Hume Freeway (Southbound) Chiltern Park Rest Area	Monday, 17 April 2017 (10am to 4pm)
Numurkah SES	Goulburn Valley Highway (Northbound) Wunghnu Rest Area	Thursday, 13 April 2017 (13:30pm to Late)

Victoria State Emergency Service (SES) Volunteers and the Lions Club will conduct Driver Reviver sites on the Hume Freeway and Goulburn Valley Highway over the Easter weekend to help motorists reach their destinations safely.

If you are travelling in other parts of Victoria details of Driver Reviver stops are listed here.

Fatigue is one of the big killers on Victorian roads and Driver Reviver sites offer a place for motorists and passengers to take a break and enjoy a free cup of tea or coffee and some biscuits.

Assistant Chief Officer Keith O’Brien reminds people Easter is a busy time with significant amounts of traffic on the road, it is a time to take care and avoid the deadly killer fatigue. SES voulunteers would rather see you at a rest stop than an accident.

The Driver Reviver campaign has been operating for 26 years with one objective: to reduce road collisions by alleviating driver fatigue. SES and Lions volunteers contribute thousands of hours each year towards providing Driver Reviver as a way to reduce driver fatigue and resulting car crashes. The simple message is “Stop, revive and arrive alive”.