The Carroll Labor Government is investing $40 million to help motorcyclists get home safely.
Minister for Roads and Road Safety Paul Hamer this week released the Motorcycle Safety Action Plan.
The plan will improve motorcyclist safety by investing in safer roads, better protection, and stronger support for riders.
It includes $40 million to roll out motorcycle-friendly barriers, surface upgrades, and improved signage across the state, including at:
- Great Ocean Road, Corangamite
- Hodgins Road, Hastings
- Tyabb-Tooradin Road, Somerville
- Erskine Falls Road, Lorne
- Cureton Avenue, Mildura
- Bambra Aireys Inlet Road, Aireys Inlet
- Bambra-Boonah Road, Deans Marsh.
An additional $8.6 million will support delivery of key safety measures under the Plan, which aims to cut the number of riders involved in road trauma as part of Labor's target to halve road deaths by 2030.
The plan has been shaped by more than 100 partners including councils, rider groups and training providers.
The Plan will:
- Strengthen the Motorcycle Graduated Licensing Scheme, to support novice motorcyclists
- Update the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme, to address the growth in electric motorcycles
- Work to increase the number of riders who wear personal protective gear.
Tragically, 61 riders died on Victorian roads in 2025, representing 21 per cent of the state's 291 lives lost last year. That's despite motorcycles representing less than 4 per cent of total registered motor vehicles.
Jess Wilson and the One Nation-Liberal Coalition are promising $40 billion in cuts - that means cuts to road upgrades that save lives.
The Motorcycle Safety Action plan is available at vic.gov.au/motorcycle-safety-action-plan.
As stated by Minister for Roads and Road Safety Paul Hamer
"Motorcyclists are overrepresented in road trauma in Victoria, and that's why Labor is delivering initiatives to save lives."
As stated by Member for North-Eastern Metro Sonja Terpstra
"As Chair of the Minister's Motorcycling Community Engagement Panel, I'm proud to see how this plan reflects the voices of riders across the state."
