The next Book Club will be held 11.45am – 1 pm Wednesday 23rd November at the Don Aitken Centre, East Perth. MS Teams will be available for those that cannot attend in person and members from other Chapters are welcome. RSVP to teresa.williams@mainroads.wa.gov.au for the link. BYO lunch and enjoy discussion with others about the
“Taking a national, aspirational leadership approach to road safety could save at least $55B by 2020, and save over 2,300 lives and 50,000 serious injuries over the current decade”, reports the President of the Australasian College of Road Safety, Mr Lauchlan McIntosh AM, in today’s ACRS 2017-18 pre-Budget Submission. The nation experienced a 7.9% increase in road
ACRS President, Lauchlan McIntosh, today released the 2017 ACRS Submission to Federal Parliamentarians – The way forward to reduce road trauma. This Submission outlines Australia’s stalled progress against National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020 targets for death and injury reduction, the multi-portfolio impacts of road trauma across the spectrum of federal departments, and presents comprehensive recommendations on
Road fatalities have surged to 1,310* in the 12 months up to April 2024, an increase of 11.2% from the previous year and the highest number since 2011. This alarming trend underscores the urgent need for comprehensive road safety interventions, unfortunately not supported in this Federal Budget. The Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) recognises
The Australian road transport system continues to create unacceptable levels of trauma. Whilst there are many systemic and societal factors that contribute to road collisions, the current road safety approach remains focused on a narrow set of causes. Though the approach has been successful in many areas, a set of highly complex intractable issues remain.
The prestigious ACRS Fellowship is recognised as the Australasian road safety community’s highest honour, recognising an individual for their outstanding committment and effectiveness in their efforts to reduce road trauma. The Australasian College of Road Safety first instituted the award of College Fellow in 1991. The list of Fellows since the inception of the award is a record
The Road Safety: A Career Pathway for Women survey is now open. Anyone who is currently working or studying in road safety, or has done so previously, is encouraged to complete the survey. This national survey to benchmark the state of the Road Safety industry is part of a project to create a clear career
Congratulations to Mr Iain Cameron who was presented with the prestigious 2014 ACRS Fellowship by the ACRS Patron, the Governor-General of Australia Sir Peter Cosgrove, at Thursday evening’s award ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. The award was presented by the Governor-General in front of more than 250 of Australasia’s foremost road safety professionals and
By popular demand this event has changed to online-only The Australian road transport system continues to create unacceptable levels of trauma. Whilst there are many systemic and societal factors that contribute to road collisions, the current road safety approach remains focused on a narrow set of causes. Though the approach has been successful in many
Congratulations to leading road safety advocate, Samantha Cockfield, Manager, Road Safety Technical and Policy, Transport Accident Commission, who was presented with the prestigious 2017 ACRS Fellowship at last night’s glittering ACRS Award Ceremony at Perth Crown Resort. The ceremony took place in front of 600 of Australasia’s foremost road safety professionals and advocates, and is
A program building strong and enduring safety-focussed relationships with families has taken out Australasia’s premier road safety award, the 3M-ACRS Diamond Road Safety Award, recognising exemplary innovation andeffectiveness to save lives and injuries on roads. The Kidsafe ACT project, led by Team Leader Eric Chalmers, is being delivered by the Not-for-Profit organisation to underpin the zero deaths and
We hope you can join us for Sarah Clark’s interesting presentation on this important action plan, the measurement of its success, and the roles different organisations need to play for its successful implementation. A light lunch will be provided from 12:30pm with the presentation commencing around 1:00pm. About the presenter: Sarah Clark is Director Road