Senator the Hon Carol Brown

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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…

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

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

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

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

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