Grants program supporting community efforts to reduce road trauma

The Hodgman Liberal Government is committed to working with the community to achieving the Towards Zero vision of zero deaths and serious injuries on our roads.

Under our new Community Road Safety Grants (CRSG) Program, we are providing funding to local councils and other community organisations to support initiatives aimed at improving road safety.
This is about backing local ideas and local projects that are part of the bigger picture of preventing road trauma.

Today, I am pleased to announce that eight projects have been successful under the first round of the CRSG Program and will share in $103,056.70.

The West Moonah Community House will receive the largest grant of $25,000 to produce a pre-learner driver training DVD aimed at helping disadvantaged people with low literacy levels to successfully undertake their driver knowledge test.

The Kentish and Latrobe councils, meanwhile, will share in $24,294, which will acquire a new variable messaging speed trailer to local road safety campaigns.

Supported by a grant of $24,979.80, councils across the South are also partnering with the RACT to offer a one-week education program to senior school students on driver distraction, particularly the dangers of using a mobile phone while driving.

Other grants are targeted at child safety restraints and warning signage.

A full list of successful projects funded under the first round of the CRSG Program can be found at www.transport.tas.gov.au/roadsafety/community_road_safety

The CRSGs are funded under the Road Safety Levy, with $600,000 put aside over the next three years to award to successful projects.

There will be a second round of funding this year with applications to be open from 1 February and closing on 30 April 2016.
Rene Hidding, Minister for Infrastructure