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  The Connies Driving School Group  

"The Connies Driving School Group" is an informal name for a group of independent instructors in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, who advertise under "Connies Driving School".

The group started in 1998 with Connie and her son Peter Cohalan (who has since ceased driver training).
John Ziersch (also known as "Zipper") joined the group in 2002 and the latest instructor to join the group in 2007 is Oliver Jackson.

The group came together because all members share common ideals (integrity and value, striving for excellence) and share the same goals (producing safe efficient drivers to the best of their ability).
They also have a similar instructing style with the emphasis on defensive driving.

Each instructor is fully independent (see below) but are grouped together under the Connies Driving School banner for advertising and "first contact" purposes.
Note: it is best to contact Connie first, especially so if you require disabled driver training/assessment or special needs training.

There are advantages in forming a group of like-minded colleagues instead of actually working for a driving school and being "under the thumb" so to speak. (Connie John and Oliver have all been down that road).
Instructors in the group retain independence and freedom without losing the advantage of sharing wisdom, techniques and experiences with colleagues.
They also support each other e.g. loan a car (if available) when an instructor has unexpected or major problems with their own car.
The benefits of this arrangement flow on to their students.
John Ziersch
 owns & operates
Zipper's Driving School.
John has a Suzuki Swift (manual) and a Mitsubishi Lancer (automatic).

The Zipper's Driving School trading name is used when providing classroom training for DTAL Theory 1 and DTAL Theory 2 at high schools (currently at Darwin & Taminmin high schools). 		Connie Cohalan
owns & operates
Connies Driving School.
Connie has a Nissan Tiida (automatic) equipped with disabled driver controls.

Connie specialises in disabled driver training & assessment, and learners with special needs.
Disabled driver training/assessment is done in conjunction with a qualified Occupational Therapist. 		Oliver Jackson
 has just joined the group but is already establishing a reputation for quality driving instruction.
The group is pleased to welcome him aboard.


Oliver has a Suzuki Swift (manual), and is also available to teach in a Nissan Tiida (automatic).
 
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