Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) today (Thursday, May 29, 2025) reaffirmed its commitment to the Australian Road Safety Foundation's (ARSF) Fatality Free Friday campaign motto, 'It's time for change - road safety needs you'.
Fatality Free Friday (Friday, May 30, 2025) is an ARSF community effort targeted to achieve a fatality free Friday for one day across the whole country. It is an initiative of ARSF founder and current chair, Russell White.
Since its inception in 2007, the campaign has continued to expand its operation and is recognised as Australia's only national, community-based road safety program.
Toowoomba Region Mayor Cr Geoff McDonald said Council was pleased to renew its pledge and determined to raise road safety awareness and work toward saving lives on our roads.
"Fatality Free Friday sharpens our focus on collective and individual responsibilities for all road users - including pedestrians, cyclists, public transport passengers, motorcyclists and motorists - so we're very proud to be supporting this initiative," Mayor McDonald said.
"The cost of fatal crashes and other accidents equates to tens of millions of dollars across the Darling Downs Police District alone annually when calculating community costs, let alone the family anguish and emotional trauma that is caused in our community through each death or serious injury."
