The Federal Budget commits an additional $1 billion to the Road Safety Program, as part of the Australian Government’s ongoing commitment to improving road safety and getting Australians home sooner sand safer. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the $1 billion funding injection will back…
Australians are being urged to be mindful of the dangers of driving when tired as we remember the lives lost to fatigue-related crashes on 23 April, which marks Driver Fatigue Awareness Day. The families of Todd Sligar, Ethan Hertslet and Mitchell Holloway have campaigned to promote greater understanding of the impacts of driver fatigue. …
Safety upgrades delivering wide centre-line treatments on the Mount Lindesay Highway south of Beaudesert will start in April after being funded in a statewide road safety blitz. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Australian Government had allocated up to $226.7 million to Queensland for the…
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HITS THE ROAD WITH EXTRA FUNDING FOR MOUNT LINDESAY HIGHWAY In new project details released today, Queensland’s Mount Lindesay Highway will be upgraded from two to four lanes between Stoney Camp Road and Chambers Flat Road. The two-lane upgrade follows an extra $7.5 million injected into the project by the Morrison…
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released a blueprint to support manufacturers and operators to incorporate the latest safety technology into new and existing heavy vehicles. Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport Scott Buchholz said the Vehicle Safety and Environmental Technology Update Plan (SETUP) outlined five work packages to give Australia’s heavy…
Rarely a day goes by that the average Australian doesn’t use a road. We’re driving on them, cycling alongside them, walking across them. They connect communities and help move goods to ports and our local businesses and shops. They help get us to our workplaces, and they’re the paths we follow whether we’re driving into…
Federal Member for Wright and Assistant Minister for Road Safety, Scott Buchholz has announced the Australian Governments Driver Reviver Site Upgrade Grants program was now open. Joining the coordinator of the Beaudesert Driver Reviver, Sylvia Hickey, Mr Buchholz said there were hundreds of Driver Reviver locations across the nation, largely owned by local and state…