Road Safety

1. Overview

Goulburn Mulwaree Council's Road Safety Officer (RSO) is well placed to plan, implement and deliver road safety projects relevant to their communities. Council's RSO interacts regularly with local residents, schools, government agencies, businesses and other stakeholders. In conjunction with the Transport for NSW, the RSO has prepared and will implement the three year Road Safety Action Plan and Road Safety Projects.

2. 2025 Road Safety Programs

To book in to any of the listed programs please contact Council's Road Safety Officer Amanda Brown via 4823 4815 or amanda.brown@goulburn.nsw.gov.au.

New programs are added regularly once confirmed. 

Log Book Run - Bookings Essential

  • Sunday 16 March 2025 
  • Sunday 22 June 2025
  • Sunday 17 August 2025
  • Sunday 16 November 2025

10am - 12:30pm Lunch provided

Survive The Ride - Free Rider Safety Workshop - Bookings Essential 

  • Sunday 26 October 2025 10am - 12:30pm Council Chambers 

Lunch provided

Free Caravan Weighing Day - Bookings Essential

  • Sunday 16 February 2025 Goulburn Recreation Area 
  • Sunday 7  September 2025 Goulburn Recreation Area

Plan B - Girls Day Out at Goulburn Race Club

  • Saturday 8 November 2025

Bus Week Story Time Goulburn Mulwaree Council Library

  • Tuesday 18 February 2025 10:30am
  • Friday 21 February 2025 10:30am

Coffee With a Cop Snow Safe

  • Friday 6 June 2025

Coffee With a Cop - Truckies on the Hume 

  • Friday 9 May 2025
  • Friday 3 October 2025

National Road Safety Week

  • 11 - 18 May 2025
  • Monday 12 May 2025 - National Road Safety Week Launch Belmore Park

Greys Driving Skills Enhancement Run - Bookings Essential 

  • Sunday 18 May 2025

Community Bike Ride 

  • Sunday 21 September 2025

 

Programs regularly run within our Community include:

Young Drivers

  • U-turn the wheel
  • GLS workshops (workshops for supervisor of learner driver) and Log Book Runs.  

Speed

  • Motorcycle Awareness week
  • Working with local Police to promote Statewide programs
  • Speed activated signs
  • Country road campaign

 Cyclists

  • Bike Week
  • Community Bike Ride
  • Educational programs at schools
  • Cycling for seniors
  • Helmet safety

Fatigue

  • Working with truck companies
  • Fatality Free Friday
  • Long weekend free coffee cup promotion


Drink Driving Prevention

  • Breath testing at special events – Races, Blues Festival, Melbourne Cup Day, Girls Day Out, Binda Races, Taralga Rodeo
  • Drink driving education – Hand held breathalyser at Clubs on Melbourne Cup Day
  • Promotion of Plan B materials  to licensed premises in the LGA

Heavy Vehicles

  • Work with local heavy vehicle businesses on road safety issues and education of drivers
  • Attend forums on heavy vehicles versus vulnerable road users
  • Heavy vehicle permits

 
Children

  • Child restraints and checking program
  • School talks
  • Driveway, Pedestrian & Bike Safety


Older drivers

  • Motorised scooter shops
  • Over 65 Presentations
  • Presentation to local community groups (Lions, CWA, Rotary)
  • Seniors Week
  • Grey Mardi Gras
  • Greys Driving Skill Enhancement Run

 

Schools

  • School crossing upgrades (ongoing)
  • Driver Education on Flagged School Crossings
  • Child education on Flagged School Crossing
  • Kindergarten packs
  • Bus Safety both urban and rural
  • Parking around schools – working with the Rangers and placement of educational banners
  • Look out Before you Step Out Program
  • 50k patches and flashing lights around schools
  • School crossing flat letter agreement


Road Safety Inspection and Audits

  • Road Safety Audits when requested by RMS
  • Ball Banking on local rural roads
  • Sign inspections on rural roads
  • Local Traffic Committee
  • Rural Bus Stop inspections


Others

  • Black spot funding
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Fleet safety
  • Walk to work day and driving distractions (mobile phones)
  • Presentations at Police Driver training, Traffic Offenders Program,  LGRSP seminars and RMS
  • Attend Liquor Accord
  • Member of the ACT Chapter of Road Safety, attend and present at forums
  • Road Rule Awareness Week
  • Bus Safety Week
  • Safety Committee
  • RSO Quarterly Meetings
  • Truck Safety Days in local villages
  • Designated Driver Campaign with the Soldiers Club
  • ACT Good Sports Forum presentations
  • Parking Banners around schools
  • International Day of People with Disability
  • Rural Road Safety Week

 

3. Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP) and Shared Path Strategy