The Budget delivers on commitments made by the Australian Government to significantly increase funding for road safety initiatives following recommendations in the Infrastructure Investment Program Strategic Review (IIP Review), published in November last year. The IIP Review recommended an increase …
The Australian Government has announced $45 million will be allocated to 19 high-priority rural and regional road safety projects. Over $25 million will be shared by 14 projects under the Bridges Renewal Program (BRP), with over $20 million supporting five …
The deaths of eight people on NSW roads across the Easter long weekend has again highlighted the importance of road safety research in helping to reduce this tragic toll. The NSW Government has awarded $1 million to two research partners …
A new State Government-funded high-tech, custom-made driving simulator is set to help researchers at the University of Western Australia make WA roads safer. The simulator, the only one of its kind in the world, will be based at UWA’s Western …
71 projects will be funded for safety upgrades across Queensland’s state-controlled road network to address identified road safety issues that contribute to vehicle crashes. Under the Road Safety Program, the Australian Government has committed $255.7 million, with the Queensland Government …
The Western Australian Road Safety Commission is making $350,000 available via the Road Trauma Trust Account to help communities deliver road safety events and projects, including National Road Safety Week, being held from May 5-12. Under the Program there are …
Eleven more local councils will receive funding from the Victorian Government to improve road safety infrastructure as part of the most recent round of the Safer Local Roads and Streets Program. The $210 million program provides support to Victorian councils …
The Australian Government has released its National Level Crossing Safety Strategy 2023-2032. Level crossings remain the highest public safety risk on the rail network with two rail workers tragically losing their lives in December last year following a fatal level …
A confronting and graphic campaign emphasising the importance of wearing seatbelts is currently being filmed at Sellicks Beach and Alberton before being launched in February. Not correctly wearing a seatbelt is one of the ‘Fatal Five’ causes of trauma on …
New data from the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economic (BITRE) in the latest Road Deaths Australia notice has shown an alarming spike in road fatalities over the past 12 months. 1,266 people tragically lost their lives on Australian …