Media Statements

Tasmania will benefit from the awarding today of a prestigious Churchill Fellowship to State Growth Road Safety Manager Craig Hoey, Road Safety Advisory Council Chair Garry Bailey said. “Mr Hoey is one of nine Tasmanians awarded a Fellowship that gives recipients the opportunity to meet and work with leaders of influence throughout the world to…

Tasmanians should apply the behaviours for restricting the spread of the coronavirus to road behaviour, Road Safety Advisory Council Chair Garry Bailey said today. “Those rules include slowing to 40km/h or less in school zones that include school buses. Those zones will be back in operation when primary schools return on Monday. “Drivers must be…

Mistakes on the road are made by everyday Australians, doing everyday things, every day. Too many of these mistakes end in tragedy – where someone is killed or seriously injured, Road Safety Advisory Council Chair Garry Bailey said today. “Last year, 32 people were killed and 252 seriously injured in road-related crashes in Tasmania. Many…

Tasmania’s drivers were urged today to get back into the habit of slowing to 40km/h in school zones that include school buses. Road Safety Advisory Council Chair Garry Bailey said the school zone limit of 40km/h helped keep children safe. “We’re extending the Love 40 campaign this year to school crossing patrol officers who will…

Road Safety Advisory Council Chair Garry Bailey today congratulated drivers for a fatality-free festive season. “It’s the third time in 10 years we’ve had a fatality-free Christmas/New Year; the other two were 2016-17 and 2017-18,” Mr Bailey said. “There’s been an average of two fatalities each Christmas-New Year break for the 10 years to January 1…