Mentors behind the wheel helping drive change for unemployed in Launceston suburbs

When it came to getting her driver’s licence, 21-year-old Kimberley Hearps faced a tougher road than most.

At age 17, she found herself living out of home due to family issues.

“I was living between some friends’ places for about six months,” she said.

At the time, the then-teenager, from Launceston in Tasmania’s north, had a casual job at a pub in Longford, more than 20 kilometres away.

Transport was challenging.

“I either had to wait…