New projects to improve heavy vehicle safety and productivity

Motorists and truckies who live in and travel through regional Australia will benefit from new Australian Government-funded projects targeting heavy vehicle safety and productivity.

29 September 2022

Media release

$3.5 million in industry projects to improve heavy vehicle safety

Fifteen industry-led projects will receive crucial funding as part of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI), supported by the Australian Government.

26 September 2022

Media release

Mitchell Highway upgrade between Nyngan and Bourke now complete

Motorists are now enjoying safer travel between Nyngan and Bourke following the completion of the $12 million safety upgrade to the Mitchell Highway.

14 September 2022

Media release

September is Rural Road Safety Month, a time for reflection and change

There is no denying that it has been a horrific year on our roads. We are four months from the end of the year and yet the road toll has already exceeded that of last year – in fact we had exceeded last years toll by July this year.

06 September 2022

Opinion piece

Big steps towards better health this September

Today Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Senator the Hon Carol Brown, joined the Cairns community in the 22nd annual Walk to Work Day.

02 September 2022

Media release

Choose road safety this Rural Road Safety Month

September is Rural Road Safety Month, and Australians are being urged to take extra care on regional and remote roads – including being particularly mindful of all road users such as children walking to or from school.

02 September 2022

Media release

Southern Tasmanian Jobs and Skills Roundtable highlights skills shortage in Tasmania ahead of national summit

The Southern Tasmanian Jobs and Skills Roundtable in Hobart today has brought together over sixty representatives from local businesses, the community sector, the skills and education sector, unions, employment services and civil society.

29 August 2022

Media release

Drive safely with trucks towing oversize loads this Queensland Road Safety Week

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) have launched the Sharing our Roads with Oversize Loads campaign, with a series of videos to show road users how to stay safe when driving near trucks towing oversize…

23 August 2022

Media release

Funding for 47 new Black Spot projects in Victoria

Funding under the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program will substantially improve 47 dangerous crash sites on Victorian roads in 2022–23.

18 August 2022

Media release

Funding for 93 new Black Spot projects in New South Wales

Funding under the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program will substantially improve 93 dangerous crash sites on New South Wales roads in 2022–23.

18 August 2022

Media release

Alicia Payne MP announced as Chair of Australian Capital Territory Black Spot Consultative Panel

Alicia Payne, Federal Labor Member for Canberra, has been announced as the Chair for the Australian Capital Territory Black Spot Consultative Panel.

18 August 2022

Media release

Shayne Neumann MP announced as chair of the Queensland Black Spot Consultative Panel

Shayne Neumann, Federal Labor Member for Blair, has been announced as the Chair for the Queensland Black Spot Consultative Panel.

17 August 2022

Media release

Fiona Phillips MP announced as chair of the New South Wales Black Spot Consultative Panel

Fiona Phillips, Federal Labor Member for Gilmore, has been announced as the Chair for the New South Wales Black Spot Consultative Panel.

17 August 2022

Media release

Brian Mitchell MP announced as chair of the Tasmanian Black Spot Consultative Panel

Brian Mitchell, Federal Labor Member for Lyons, has been announced as the Chair for the Tasmanian Black Spot Consultative Panel.

17 August 2022

Media release

Luke Gosling OAM MP announced as Chair of the Northern Territory Black Spot Consultative Panel

Luke Gosling, the Federal Labor Member for Solomon, has been announced as Chair for the Northern Territory Black Spot Consultative Panel.

16 August 2022

Media release