- Cook Labor Government awards a further $172,000 to boost grassroots road safety initiatives
- Second round of annual Community Initiatives Grants brings the total invested in community road safety projects and events to $427,000 in 2025-26
- More than $2.6million in community grants have helped deliver more than 548 community projects since the commencement of the program in 2017
- $250,000 available for the first round of the 2026-27 Community Initiatives Grant Program with applications opening on 13 July
The Cook Labor Government is investing in inclusive community-driven road safety projects that initiate change at a grass-roots level.
The final round of the Road Safety Commission’s (RSC) Community Initiatives Grants for 2025-26 saw 18 community projects across Western Australia awarded more than $172,000.
Regional cycling programs, multicultural road safety schools, and tapping into students’ creativity to design thought-provoking road safety messaging are just some of the programs to be awarded funding in the latest funding round.
The Road Safety Commission was pleased to receive a diverse range of road safety submissions and initiatives from both metropolitan and regional-based organisations.
As a result, funding was awarded to 10 projects totalling $39,350 and eight events totalling $132,946, with individual grants for both projects and events ranging from $2,000 to $25,000.
Of the 18 successful recipients, 13 will take place in the regions with five being delivered in the metropolitan area.
Successful projects include:
- Shire of Gnowangerup; Ride Wild, Ride Safe – a cycling safety campaign – $25,300;
- Polish School WA; reinforcing road safety best practice in young road users – $25,300;
- Sandon WA Inc; targeted road workshops for parents and carers – $25,000; and
- Shire of Capel; using culturally diverse, community designed messaging to promote road safety in Dalyellup – $25,000.
Successful events include:
- Bindoon and Districts Agricultural Society; affordable onsite accommodation to minimise fatigue and alcohol-related driving incidents – $5,000;
- Australia’s South West on behalf of Great Southern Treasures; Bloom’s Festival’s regional events will integrate road safety messaging to encourage safer driving behaviours – $5,000;
- Dalwallinu Community Resource Centre – Shed Talk Night targets high-risk groups in farming, transport, and trades with targeted discussions on fatigue, drink driving, speeding, and mental health – $4,650; and
- Shire of Chittering Visitor Centre – promoting pedestrian awareness, accessible crossings, and zero-alcohol driving – $5,000.
The RSC’s community road safety grants are funded via the Road Trauma Trust Account, that sees 100 per cent of safety camera fines spent on projects that save lives and reduce trauma on WA roads.
A full list of grant recipients, as well as information on how to apply in 2026-27, are available on the Road Safety Commission’s Community Initiatives Grant Program website.
As stated by Road Safety Minister Reece Whitby:
“When we invest in grassroots road safety projects, we empower communities to drive positive changes in local behaviour.
“Road safety requires constant discussion generating new ideas and initiatives that are inclusive and support all Western Australian road users, regardless of where they live.
“The Road Safety Commission’s community-based road safety grants program strikes at the very heart of a local issue with a targeted fresh approach that can save lives.
“I welcome the contribution and commitment from all the applicants, and I encourage everyone to continue to drive change with a goal to make every journey safe in WA.”
