{"id":34721,"date":"2019-04-20T07:52:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T07:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=34721"},"modified":"2019-04-20T07:52:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T07:52:31","slug":"prime-minister-joint-media-release-keeping-australians-safe-on-our-roads-thursday-18-april-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/prime-minister-joint-media-release-keeping-australians-safe-on-our-roads-thursday-18-april-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister &#8211; Joint Media Release &#8211; Keeping Australians safe on our roads &#8211; Thursday 18 April 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">UNCLASSIFIED<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34029 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Prime-Minister.png\" alt=\"Prime Minister\" width=\"200\" height=\"445\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP<br \/>\n<\/strong>Prime Minister<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>THE HON MICHEAL MCCORMACK MP<br \/>\n<\/strong>Deputy Prime Minister<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>JOINT MEDIA RELEASE<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">Thursday 18 April 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>KEEPING AUSTRALIANS SAFE ON OUR ROADS<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">Keeping all drivers safe on our roads will continue to be a key priority of a re-elected Morrison Government, with a new $12 million package providing extra road safety measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">Prime Minister Scott Morrison said nothing was more important than keeping Australians safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">\u201cEaster is a busy time on our roads with many Australians taking the opportunity to spend time with loved ones. But I urge everyone to slow down, obey road rules and get to their destination safely,\u201d Mr Morrison said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">\u201cAny life lost on our roads is one too many. Too many of us have had to deal with the loss of a family member or friend at some stage and it is a harrowing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">\u201cOur $12 million package will upgrade 175 popular Driver Reviver sites across Australia, increase assistance for learner drivers and their parents and roll out a new programme to educate caravan and campervan drivers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said while the Liberal and Nationals\u2019 record investment in safer roads was seeing dividends, there is more to do at a local level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">\u201cOur record investment into safer roads has saved lives, but there are more blackspots to be fixed, bridges to be upgraded and roads to be sealed,\u201d Mr McCormack said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">\u201cWe want to tackle the road toll at a local level, town by town.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">\u201cA plan of this magnitude can only be achieved through the Liberal and Nationals\u2019 strong economic management.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">To help with safer driving options and to combat driver fatigue, a re-elected Liberal and Nationals Government will invest:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">$8 million in capped grants to help upgrade the 175 existing Driver Reviver locations nationwide to improve existing sites and support the establishment of new sites;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">$1.2 million over four years to support the Driver Reviver programme to improve awareness of sites and for the engagement of volunteers;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">$1 million over four years to partner with industry to develop and promote programmes to better educate caravan, campervan and motorhome drivers on safety awareness;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">Develop a nationally consistent approach to new and improved pullover bays with a focus on single lane highways, popular tourist routes and off-network roads; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">$1.8 million to support a one-year pilot of the Australian Safety Foundation\u2019s Digital Road Safety Passport for Schools for Year 9 students, which will cover the foundations of road safety, including getting to and from school safely.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">Under the Liberal and Nationals Government, record funding will continue to be invested into road infrastructure to support new and upgraded major highways, as well as critical maintenance on local roads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">Complementing these investments will be a range of support measures to address driver fatigue as part of the Coalition\u2019s plan for road safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">These new initiatives follow recent road safety announcements made in the 2019-20 Budget including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">An additional $1.1 billion for the Roads to Recovery programme;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">An additional $550 million for the Black Spot Program;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">An additional $275 million for the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">An additional $275 million for the Bridges Renewal Program;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">$12 million for a Road Safety Innovation Fund to support road safety research and the development of new road safety technologies and products;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">An additional $6 million for the Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative to fund projects that identify opportunities to improve heavy vehicle safety;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">$5.9 million for the establishment of the Office of Road Safety to facilitate a greater coordination and leadership role for the Government in road safety;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\">An additional $8 million to secure the Keys2Drive program for the next four years;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; 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