What We Do

The aim of WALGA's RoadWise program is to contribute to the implementation of both the national and state road safety strategies by:

• engaging and supporting Local Governments to enhance capacity and capability to adopt and apply safe system aligned policies and practices, and
• ensuring that child car seat safety fitting services are accessible to parents and carers of young children. 

How do we do this?

Having a strong understanding of the diverse range and level of needs of Local Governments, WALGA is well-placed to engage and support Local Governments in working towards better practices in road safety and thereby contributing to the achievement of the National and State road safety strategy objectives and targets.

This is achieved through a team of road safety advisors, policy and project officers who deliver the RoadWise Program through the implementation of:

• RoadWise Councils,
• RoadWise Recognised,
• road safety tools and resource,
• road safety representation, advocacy and policy,
• road safety information and communication, and the
• Child Car Seat Safety Project

To direct WALGA’s road safety work, and the implementation of the above, WALGA have developed the RoadWise Framework (the Framework).

The Framework is aligned to the safe system approach, a holistic systematic approach, which guides road safety personnel through supporting RoadWise Councils in adopting and applying those policies and practises that have shown to achieve the best road safety outcomes, thus contributing to National and State road safety objectives and targets.

For more information, visit the RoadWise Framework page.

Find out how to get involved

Local Governments can register to become a RoadWise Council. By becoming a RoadWise Council, the Local Government will have direct support and access to WALGA's road safety services. For more information on this, visit the RoadWise Councils page.

Local Governments seeking general road safety advice and information should email RoadWise; roadwise@walga.asn.au.