Road safety prioritised through new education programs

Twenty-three projects will share in just under $9 million in grants to improve road safety thanks to the Albanese Government’s National Road Safety Action Grants Program. 

The National Road Safety Action Grants program will fund non-infrastructure projects critical to reducing deaths and serious injuries on Australian roads, across five key streams: 

• Vulnerable Road Users
• Community Education and Awareness 
• First Nations Road Safety
• Technology and Innovation
• Research and Data.

Grants of between $20,000 and $1.5 million have been awarded to 13 organisations under the Community Education and Awareness stream including a safe speeds campaign, Rural Road Safety Month, and the National Road Safety Partnership Program to support businesses to develop a positive road safety culture. 

Ten organisations under the Vulnerable Road Users stream of the program have received funding that will deliver projects focussed on implementable solutions and innovation for road safety around schools, people living with disability, cyclist visibility and awareness, road worker safety, and older drivers. 

More information on the program, including the successful projects, can be accessed here. 

Quotes attributable to Federal Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Anthony Chisholm:

“Education can play a vital role in making Australia’s roads safer.

"These grants will support innovative solutions, campaigns and programs targeting priority road safety areas, including reducing road trauma amongst children, cyclists, road workers and the elderly.

“Road safety is everyone’s responsibility, and with programs like this, we can work together to make a big difference on our roads.”