About

The Industry Road Safety Alliance South West is an independent, collaborative group taking in industry, government and community players across the area bounded roughly by Greater Bunbury, Collie, Boddington and Pinjarra.

The Alliance’s goal is to help mitigate and manage risks associated with industry road traffic with the ultimate outcome of improving safety and reducing trauma for all road users.

The alliance aims to do this by:

Being a strategic road safety group that acts as a conduit of information on local issues and opportunities
Acting as a road safety advocate that identifies and advocates for action to improve outcomes
Raising awareness and educating road users about local road safety risks and opportunities
Developing relationships and sharing information to improve road safety locally
Working with similar groups to improve road safety throughout Western Australia

The Alliance focuses its efforts across the four cornerstones of road safety:

Safe roads and roadsides
Safe road users
Safe speed
Safe vehicles

Since the Alliance was formed in 2008 it has:

Successfully lobbied for extensive road network improvements
Successfully lobbied for speed limit reductions and other speed calming measures
Developed and implemented local road safety education and awareness campaigns
Led traffic coordination and reduction initiatives such as workforce bussing and carpooling along with heavy haulage curfews and information sharing
Encouraged the use of safe vehicles

The Alliance has been credited with contributing toward a fall in road trauma and an improvement in road user behaviour and attitudes in its coverage area. It has won several safety awards and the success of the model has resulted in other Industry Road Safety Alliances being formed across regional Western Australia.

A detailed review in 2016 found the Alliance continued to have strong support from its membership and a meaningful role to play in local road safety. The review led to new Terms of Reference and a Strategic Plan for 2017-2018.

Alliance members meet every second month to track progress against that plan and address emerging road safety issues and opportunities. Members take turns hosting these meetings across the Alliance’s coverage area. Guest speakers also present on topics and issues of interest to the membership and local road safety.

Download the Industry Road Safety Alliance South West Flyer here

The Alliance’s goal is to help mitigate and manage risks associated with industry road traffic with the ultimate outcome of improving safety and reducing trauma for all road users.

The alliance aims to do this by:

Being a strategic road safety group that acts as a conduit of information on local issues and opportunities
Acting as a road safety advocate that identifies and advocates for action to improve outcomes
Raising awareness and educating road users about local road safety risks and opportunities
Developing relationships and sharing information to improve road safety locally
Working with similar groups to improve road safety throughout Western Australia

The Alliance focuses its efforts across the four cornerstones of road safety:

Safe roads and roadsides
Safe road users
Safe speed
Safe vehicles

Since the Alliance was formed in 2008 it has:

Successfully lobbied for extensive road network improvements
Successfully lobbied for speed limit reductions and other speed calming measures
Developed and implemented local road safety education and awareness campaigns
Led traffic coordination and reduction initiatives such as workforce bussing and carpooling along with heavy haulage curfews and information sharing
Encouraged the use of safe vehicles

Download the Industry Road Safety Alliance South West Flyer here

Committees

The Industry Road Safety Alliance South West focuses its efforts across the four cornerstones of road safety:

Safe roads and roadsides
Safe road users
Safe speed
Safe vehicles

Under the Terms of Reference, members agree to serve on one of four committees linked to these cornerstones. They are accountable for delivering key activities identified for each cornerstone through the Alliance’s planning process. Below are the current activities the committees are focused on.

SAFE ROADS AND ROADSIDES

Using crash and traffic data to identify and advocate for action on high-risk roads
Using crash, traffic and planning information to identify and advocate for action on strategic roads
Advocating for WA’s Regional Road Run Off Crash Program to be extended to local government roads

SAFE ROAD USERS

Conducting at least four local education and awareness campaigns annually
Using information from members to support effective road policing
Advocating for resources for road policing
Investigating safe driver technology, particularly in relation to fatigue

SAFE SPEEDS

Investigating and addressing speed zones of concern
Collecting speed data to assist effective road policing and other compliance measures

SAFE VEHICLES

Educating road users on the benefits of safe vehicles
Investigating safe vehicle technology, particularly in relation to fatigue