The Allan Labor Government is backing Victorian schools, councils and not-for-profit organisations to deliver community road safety initiatives to prevent serious injuries and save lives on our roads.
Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne today announced the successful recipients sharing in almost $2 million funding through two road safety programs - the Community Road Safety Grants and the 2025 TAC Road Safety Grant Program.
The Community Road Safety Grants offer a share in $1.5 million for local communities across the state to deliver targeted road safety education initiatives across Melbourne and regional Victoria with a particular focus on vulnerable road users - including pedestrians, cyclists, children, older people and roadside workers.
One of the initiatives funded is Safe Routes to School, a program supporting 38 schools to address issues of safety around pick up and drop of times, creating safe routes and encouraging active transport to and from school.
More than $363,000 from the TAC will deliver projects that improve local community road safety outcomes, including professionally fitted car seats to families experiencing disadvantage, while another will support the development of inclusive road safety resources for children with disabilities, families and therapists.
Other recipients funded through both programs this year include active transport projects such as bike education, programs to support older drivers, pedestrian projects, driver education programs for learner and probationary drivers and culturally and linguistically diverse communities support programs.
For more information or to view a full list of programs funded by the 2025 TAC Road Safety Grant Program, tac.vic.gov.au/roadsafetygrants.
For more information on the Community Road Safety Grants, please visit transport.vic.gov.au/news-and-resources/campaigns/community-road-safety-grants-program.
As stated by Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne
"Road safety is a shared responsibility, and we all have a role to play in keeping our roads safe. Whether you're walking, riding, an experienced driver or starting out - we can all work together to stay safe on our roads."
"These important grants deliver life-saving messages right across our state, giving schools and community groups the chance to create local solutions to local road safety concerns."
