Media releases

In the lead up to the Federal Election, RAC is calling on federal candidates to commit funding for the $675 million Bunbury Outer Ring Road to help solve the transport challenges facing the State’s South West.

With storm season fast approaching, RAC is reminding members to check their fences are secure, with fence damage amounting to almost half of storm claims in winter.

Preparations are underway for the RAC Pedal Prix as teams begin work on human powered vehicles that will race on an enclosed track along the Busselton foreshore later this year.

RAC’s Community Education team is visiting WA’s Great Southern region next week to educate students and young drivers about staying safe on the roads.

Today marks 90 years since two road patrols – HV Mason and RL Stockbridge – equipped with a motorcycle side car and wearing a brand new khaki and blue uniforms, began RAC Roadside Assistance.

RAC will today join motoring clubs across Australia to launch a national campaign to keep the country moving.

This year’s State Budget has confirmed the urgent need for a transport plan to be released to guide infrastructure priorities, manage congestion, invest in regional transport and roads, and deliver more mobility options for Western Australians.

RAC’s Community Education team is heading to WA’s South West next week to educate students and young drivers about staying safe on the roads.

The 2016 Federal Budget has continued to fund important projects already in motion, but has not delivered the ‘game changers’ or innovation required to halt Western Australia’s march to becoming the most congested State in the nation.

With more than $141 million sitting unspent in the Road Trauma Trust Account, RAC is calling on local Members of Parliament to urgently plan and deliver improvements for road safety in the Wheatbelt.