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
The Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) is hosting a walking tour of Hobart with Stuart Baird, Senior Transport Engineer – City of Hobart. The tour will provide an opportunity to discuss road safety aspects of the Hobart Waterfront improvements where a wide range of road users and event uses creates a range of interesting
Congratulations to Research Fellow Dr Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios who was presented with the inaugural 2019 ACRS Young Leaders Oration Award at last night’s ACRS Award Ceremony at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The award recognises Dr Oviedo-Trespalacios’s inspiring work and potential for future leadership in the field of road safety. The award ceremony took place in front
The College was delighted that our Patron, the Governor-General of Australia Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC, was able to join us in celebration of excellence in road safety, and to present the 2014 ACRS awards at a Cocktail Reception held last Thursday 13 Nov 2014 at the Grand Hyatt, Melbourne. Over 250 of Australasia’s foremost
You are cordially invited to a road safety forum which will showcase some of the exciting projects that have been funded by the ACT Road Safety Fund. The event will take place from 1:30pm to 4:30pm on Thursday 19 October 2023 in Room 022, Ground Floor, 480 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson ACT. We will hear from
In recognition of the gathering momentum to combat road trauma, a record number of finalists have been announced in this year’s 3M-ACRS Diamond Road Safety Award, the premier road safety award for exemplary groups/projects across the Australasian region. The award is now entering its 5th year and is recognised as Australasia’s ultimate road safety achievement for
The WA Chapter of the Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS), in collaboration with our esteemed corporate member, GHD, invite you to our upcoming in-person event. This special gathering will showcase a carefully curated selection of presentations from the 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference, with a specific focus on the Western Australian region. Some presenters
From Tribunal to Turmoil – Road freight and road safety The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT) was supposed to make the road freight industry better and our roads safer. What went wrong? What are the learnings of the Senate Inquiry “Without Trucks Australia Stops?” What do apps like Uber and systems like Amazon Flex have
Australasia’s peak membership association for road safety experts, professionals and members ofthe public today called for Australia’s leaders to take serious note of today’s report released by theAustralian Automobile Association (AAA) showing the safety of the nation’s highways isunacceptable, and targeted investment must be made to save lives. “The report from AAA shows that an
Australasia’s peak membership association for road safety experts, professionals and members of the public today called for the Northern Territory (NT) government to recognise the increased risk of death and injury to everyone who travels on a proposed open speed limit section of the Stuart Highway. On behalf of all members, College President Lauchlan McIntosh
Two of Australasia’s peak associations for road safety and prevention of trauma, the Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), have today joined forces to call for the Queensland (QLD) government to maintain current regulations which recognise the significantly increased risk of head injury to cyclists who do
Educating young drink drivers about the consequences that can occur from risk-taking behaviour will be discussed at this lunchtime seminar. Join the South Australian Chapter of the ACRS for this upcoming lunchtime seminar (in-person and online) event where we will hold two presentations: PRESENTATION ONEWho: P.A.R.T.Y. PROGRAM (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth)Topic: Tackling young drivers