Catch You Later Leeton

Leeton Shire Council would like to remind residents that the Catch You Later Leeton program is still running on Friday and Saturday nights up to the end of January. The program provides discounted taxi fares and $5 vouchers for drinkers at participating licensed premises in Leeton.

Road Safety and Traffic Officer, Sandra Robinson explains, “the program was developed to encourage people that were going to drink to leave their cars at home so that they don’t have the temptation to drink and drive.”

“It works by users paying their full taxi fare to the licensed premises and then receiving a voucher from the taxi which entitles them to a return fare of just $1 plus a $5 discount voucher at the participating pub, club or hotel.”

“It’s great value and can save you more than just a taxi fare, it could save your license or your life.”

Catch You Later Leeton participating licensed premises are Hydro Tavern, Leeton Hotel, Yanco Hotel, Wade Hotel, Leeton and District Bowling Club, Chan’s Hong Kong Restaurant and Chung Hing Chinese Restaurant.

Each year drink driving is identified as a factor in around 18% of all fatal crashes in NSW, resulting in an average of around 105 deaths per year. In country areas this figure rises to around 32% of all fatal crashes.

Every year around 20,000 drink driving offences are committed and around 15,000 of these are at middle or high range.