Media releases 2021

RAC and the City of South Perth are celebrating the success of Australia’s first and longest-running public trial of driverless vehicles, with today marking five years since the RAC Intellibus® started carrying passengers on public roads.

RAC is urging caravanners to brush-up on their skills before hitting the road, with a new survey revealing a lack of confidence when towing and reverse-parking their vehicles.

For the first time, Broome high school students will learn about the life-changing reality of road trauma during RAC Project Road Smart at the Broome Civic Centre today.

New analysis by RAC has revealed registration fees have increased by over 80 per cent in the past 10 years – almost five times the rate of inflation.

The Morley Town Centre will be revitalised as a vibrant and lively community hub, under a new partnership between RAC and the City of Bayswater.

RAC is helping to inject new life and vibrancy into the heart of Bentley, by partnering with the City of Canning to develop the Hillview Hub into a lively community precinct.

RAC has extended Australia’s first Electric Highway further into WA’s South West, installing a new fast-charging station in Pemberton.

RAC has welcomed more than $14 million in funding from the Federal Government to upgrade dangerous roads and intersections throughout Perth and regional WA.

RAC is investing a further $1 million into projects and initiatives which create more vibrant and connected communities across Perth and regional WA, through a second year of its Reconnect WA initiative.

RAC is calling for better priority for buses with a new survey revealing just half of regular public transport users believe buses in Perth are reliable – a 20 per cent drop over the last year.