This year's fun day is to be held on Sunday 27 August 2023
Hosted by the local transport industry to provide children with special needs, a chance to get close to the big rigs they see on the roads.
The invitation is for a child with special needs and a supporting adult to have a ride in a truck from Edgar Centre Portsmouth Drive around Dunedin and the Taieri before returning to the Edgar Centre where there will be a barbecue and entertainment arranged.
There is no need to pre-register, just arrive at the Edgar Centre from 8:30am. First truck departs at 11:00am If your child is aged 7 or under please bring their car seat or booster seat with you on the day
Approximate times you will be able to see the trucks
11:00am Lead truck leaves the Edgar Centre (corner Teviot & Otaki Streets)11:05am Victoria Road
11:10am Forbury Road
11:15am Corstorphine Road
11:20am Kaikorai Valley Road
11:25am Taieri Road / Three Mile Hill
11:48am Puddle Alley and Hagart Alexander Drive
11:52am Old Motorway/Morris Road
11:59am Fairfield
12:10pm Green Island
12:13pm Stevenson's Road
12:18pm Corstorphine Road / Playfair St
12:20pm Forbury Road
12:22pm Victoria Road then Queens Drive
12:27pm Anderson's Bay Road 12:28pm Portobello Road / Portsmouth Drive
12:30pm Midland Street / Edgar Centre