A joint initiative by the WA Local Government Association’s RoadWise Program and the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (WA Division), nine WA Local Governments were awarded at the Forum for their innovation and practice in the area of road safety.

WALGA President, Cr Bill Mitchell said that all recipients should be congratulated for their commitment to road safety, and their long term vision to see road crashes eliminated as a major cause of premature death in WA.

“It is important to note that road safety is not just about behaviours such as drink driving and speeding,” Cr Mitchell said.

“As demonstrated by the awards recipients yesterday, a continual dedication to road safety means engaging and educating the community on road safety, encouraging people to purchase safer vehicles, working to achieve reduced travel speeds, and planning for and maintaining safer road networks for the future.”

The 2009 Local Government Road Safety Award Winners are:
Safe Roads and Roadsides Category
- Winner (Metro) Town of Cambridge for the Railway Parade/ Southport Street, Roundabout.
- Winner (Rural) Shire of Boddington, Shire of Collie, and Shire of Harvey for the Industry Road Safety Alliance.
- Highly Commended- City of Melville for the Esplanade, Mount Pleasant Upgrade.
Safe Travel Speeds Category
- Winner (Metro) City of Stirling for Targeting High Travel Speeds in the City of Stirling.
- Winner (Rural) Shire of Plantagenet for Reducing Travel Speeds in the Shire of Plantagenet.
Safe Vehicles
- Winner Shire of Denmark for the ANCAP/Green Fleet Purchasing Policy
Safe Road User Behaviour
- Winner (Metro) City of Joondalup for the School Road Safety Art Competition
- Winner (Rural) Shire of Boddington, Shire of Collie, and Shire of Harvey for the Industry Road Safety Alliance
Joe North Award
- Cr Elsia Archer.

To find out how you can get involved in road safety in your community, please visit www.roadwise.asn.au

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