Our Patron & Ambassadors
Our Road Safety Patron
Mick Hermans APM
Assistant Commissioner - Road Policing Command - Victoria Police
Assistant Commissioner Mick Hermans has been a member of Victoria Police for 39 years. Mick has risk management and training / assessment qualifications, a graduate certificate in organisational leadership and management and an executive master’s in public sector administration. He has worked in general duties, specialist support and crime investigations, and held senior management positions during his distinguished career. In 2017 Mick was awarded the Australian Police Medal for distinguished service.
Mick has extensive prior experience in critical incident management response, including leading the establishment of the Centre Incident & Emergency Management within Victoria Police and the implementation of the incident management system. Mick has performed a variety of roles in support of the Australian New Zealand Counter Terrorism Committee and the National Command Capability development since 2017 and has been Deputy Chair of the Operational Response Committee since 2021.
Mick worked in Counter Terrorism between 2018 and 2024 before being promoted to Assistant Commissioner, within that Command, in 2020. Mick also served as Assistant Commissioner of Transit & Public Safety Command and North West Metro Region, prior commencing his position at Road Policing in May 2026.
Our Road Safety Ambassadors
Dale Armstrong
Director, Emergency Management – Ambulance Victoria
Dale Armstrong is an experienced healthcare leader with over 24 years of service at Ambulance Victoria.
Having witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of road trauma, Dale is passionate about empowering young people to make safe choices on the road. As an ambassador for Fit to Drive, he is committed to education, prevention, and leadership in road safety, ensuring young drivers are equipped with the knowledge and confidence to make responsible decisions.
Beginning his career as a nurse specialising in trauma and intensive care, he transitioned to paramedicine in 2001, becoming a Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) Paramedic in 2005. He has since held key leadership roles, including Interim Director of Regional & Clinical Operations, Interim Director of Professional Standards and Behaviours, Area Manager and Senior MICA Team Manager.
Dale’s leadership is grounded in authenticity, collaboration, and innovation, with a strong focus on emergency preparedness, strategic decision-making, and community safety. With postgraduate qualifications in nursing, paramedicine, and business administration, he integrates clinical expertise with organisational leadership to drive positive change.
Darren McQuade
Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Fire Rescue Victoria - Community Resilience
I am delighted to have been appointed a Fit to Drive Ambassador in 2023. As a Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) Officer, I am dedicated to improving road safety outcomes in Victoria. FRV empowers young people and builds their confidence to speak out, self-advocate and to make safer choices. The F2D Workshop encourages young people to become safer road users as both drivers and passengers by focusing on personal safety, responsibility, and in assisting developing their own safety strategies.
FRV collaborates with Fit to Drive and Victoria Police to bring this workshop “into life” across the range of Victorian educational settings via a vital case study. FRV’s unique contribution is the presentation of a practical real-life case study -challenging young students to reflect on their own actions on our roads and the consequences. FRV encourages students to think about the range of alternative travel options and safer choices aimed at eliminating the risk of road trauma. In the years ahead, I look forward to facilitating Fit to Drive’s work by maximising and deepening FRV’s engagement in the F2D Workshop and other community-based activities. I am a keen advocate for the funding of these programs.
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