Media releases 2018

Bunbury is the most expensive regional city in the country for transport costs, according to the Australian Automobile Association’s latest Transport Affordability Index.

RAC has welcomed funding in today’s State Budget for a number of important road and rail projects, however lower investment in road maintenance and continued increases to motoring fees remain a concern for WA drivers.

The Federal Government has included $3.2 billion in its 2018/19 Budget for critical road and rail projects that will help address the impacts of congestion and road trauma and allow WA motorists to move around the State safely and efficiently.

RAC has today released its Risky Roads campaign scorecard, revealing almost half of the State’s most dangerous roads and intersections have no budget allocated to fix them.

A new report commissioned by RAC shows that over the past 12 years, WA has averaged a return of just 28c for every dollar of motoring taxation collected by successive Federal Governments.

RAC members can now save on an escape to WA’s South West region, with RAC announcing its acquisition of eco-style Wharncliffe Mill Bush Retreat which has been renamed RAC Margaret River Nature Park to promote its unique location in the heart of the Margaret River Region.

More than 8,000 students across Western Australia will witness first-hand the consequences of risky driving when RAC, St John Ambulance WA, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, WA Police and Royal Perth Hospital stage this year’s RAC bstreetsmart event tomorrow.

With National Road Safety Week underway, RAC is reminding motorists to slow down and look out for roadside workers who risk their lives every day to help keep us moving.

RAC is urging motorists to put the safety of themselves, loved ones, and fellow road users at the top of the to-do-list this Easter.

The RAC Rescue Experience was in full swing at last weekend’s Emergency Services Open Day in Gosnells, giving local residents who hoped on board a great insight into the incredible work that the RAC Rescue helicopters do every hour of every day.