About Dixon's Hazard Response

Hi, I’m Gregory Dixon, 26, born and raised in Perth, and I’ve been running Dixon’s Hazard Response and its earlier services since 2019.

Growing up was far from stable. When I was just 4, I was placed into foster care, moving through seven different homes before I turned 8. Very few of those places felt like home. At 8, I was moved into group homes.

Those early years took me all over Perth, from Waikiki and White Gum Valley to Parkerville and Darlington. Very few places felt like home, but for the past eight years, Kwinana has been home.

The first group home I was in was a place of daily abuse. The second became a place I could call home for 6 years, 9 months, 18 days, and 11 hours, and it was there I realised something about myself: I was born to help others, to show up when no one else could.

I have Asperger syndrome. It is not a special skill or a disability, just a perspective that shapes how I approach life, solve problems, and help people in need.

Dixon’s Hazard Response matters to me because I know what it is like to face challenges alone. Every person I help, every roadside job, and every small act of service is a way to give back the support I wish I had growing up.

Over the past four years, I’ve completed more than 1,000 jobs. In 2023, the work I do was recognised by the local community when Dixon’s Hazard Response was featured on the front page of a local newspaper.

That recognition came from the people who see the service in action, neighbours, drivers, and families who needed help and found it when it mattered most.

Dixon’s Hazard Response operates independently. While Main Roads WA does not endorse the service, that independence allows me to respond quickly, focus purely on safety and assistance, and act in the best interests of the people on the roadside.

I work within the law, alongside existing services where appropriate, and always with safety as the priority.

Although Dixon’s Hazard Response operates independently, safety and accountability remain a priority.

Dixon’s Hazard Response is insured, with $30 million in public liability insurance and commercial motor vehicle insurance covering relevant roadside assistance activities.

The service operates under documented Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and operational policies, supported by risk assessments, incident reporting and appropriate safety equipment.

These procedures help identify hazards, assess risks and ensure roadside activities are carried out as safely and consistently as possible.

While Dixon’s Hazard Response is not an emergency service or a traffic management company, I apply my training, experience and established safety procedures when providing roadside assistance and volunteer hazard response.