Car child restraint videos help parents ensure babies and children are safe - 19 Nov 2013
Three new videos by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and RACV show parents and carers how to make sure babies and children are in properly fitted and adjusted child restraints and booster seats.…
New campaign urges parents and new drivers to ‘get through the red together’ - 12 Nov 2013
Disturbing crash statistics showing Victorian P-platers are 30 times more likely to be involved in a crash has prompted the latest youth road safety campaign – 'Get through the red together'.
…Calling aspiring wheelchair athletes to join Run Geelong - 04 Nov 2013
Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is giving people with spinal cord injury the chance to take part in a community fun run and meet a Paralympic champion at Run Geelong this month.…
Renegades partner TAC for Wipe off 5 - Ballarat Bush Bash - 01 Nov 2013
The Melbourne Renegades has confirmed it will bring some of the world’s best T20 cricketers to Ballarat for two free pre-season matches at Eastern Oval on Sunday 15 December.…
D-DAY looms for mobile phone crackdown - 28 Oct 2013
Sweeping new changes to mobile phone rules for P-platers and penalties for illegally using a phone while driving will come into effect in a month, Minister for Roads Terry Mulder announced today.
…$1.4 million safety upgrade for Surf Coast Highway in Belmont - 25 Oct 2013
The Surf Coast Highway in Belmont is set for a $1.4 million safety upgrade under the Safer Road Infrastructure Program, including new traffic signals at Kidman Avenue, Victorian Assistant Treasurer, Gordon Rich-Phillips, Member for South Barwon, Andrew Katos, and Federal Member for Corangamite, Sarah Henderson announced today.…
Geelong leads the way in rehabilitation technology - 24 Oct 2013
A new technology that will give injured Victorians greater independence has been brought to Australia for the first time, through the collaboration of key Geelong organisations, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips said today. “The Touch Accessible Platform Interactive Technology (TAP-it) will help people severely injured after a…
Regional Victorians urged not to be complacement about road trauma - 24 Oct 2013
The Transport Accident Commission is urging regional Victorians not to be complacent about road safety, despite a downward trend in the road toll. Although fatalities are down 19% compared to the same time last year, the TAC’s Chief Executive Officer Janet Dore said with 108 lives lost on regional Victorian…
$58 million boost for regional road safety - 22 Oct 2013
The Victorian Coalition Government will invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to significantly upgrade the safety of almost 100 high-risk roads and intersections across Victoria, Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips said today.…
TAC Weighs in on Rewarding Car Jockeys - 18 Oct 2013
Designated drivers will be celebrated at this year’s Geelong Cup and could potentially win a once in a lifetime opportunity thanks to the Transport Accident Commission’s (TAC) Car Jockey promotion. …