This Easter no-one lost their lives on Queensland roads. This is a dramatic turnaround and is eight fatalities fewer than the previous year, and the lowest since accurate Easter* reporting began 30 years ago. This is very promising news, and follows extensive efforts with our communities to promote safe people, driving safe cars, at safe … Read more
It was great to see a number of Queensland projects recognised with awards at yesterday’s Australian Road Safety Awards. I am particularly proud of the role of my Department in partnering to develop and implement these projects. The Emergency Vehicle Priority Project, which improves the safety and travel times of emergency services vehicles won two … Read more
On International Women’s Day, it is worth reflecting on the role of women in engineering in Queensland. The position of chief engineer is the most senior engineer in TMR, the largest employer of engineers in Queensland – and I am surrounded by successful, competent women. We need to showcase this and create role models for … Read more
In 1951, Win’s burgeoning engineering talents were recognised when she became the first female corporate member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia and in 1958 she followed this by becoming a member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects. In a 39-year career with the Department she assumed senior roles on core engineering projects around … Read more
It has long been recognised that young drivers are one of our most at-risk road user groups, due to the combination of age, inexperience and risk-taking behaviour. Statistics show that crashes during the learner (supervised) stage are low, but this immediately increases after the transition to unsupervised/solo driving once a provisional licence is gained. One … Read more