Road to recognition: Major award for driving down wildlife collisions
Published 29 July 2025
- City of Moreton Bay’s Green Infrastructure Network Delivery Program takes out the Local Government category at the Australian Road Safety Awards
- The national award, announced at Parliament House, recognises Council’s efforts in reducing road collisions involving wildlife
- Since 2014, the Green Infrastructure Network Delivery Program has delivered road safety infrastructure at more than 1290 locations across Moreton Bay, including wildlife exclusion fencing, fauna hatches, wildlife underpasses and vehicle activated LED signs
City of Moreton Bay has received national recognition for its efforts in slamming the brakes on potentially fatal wildlife vehicle collisions, winning a prestigious Australian Road Safety Award.
From wildlife bridges to vehicle activated LED signs, Council has rolled out road safety infrastructure at more than 1290 locations across its 3700km road network as part of its Green Infrastructure Network Delivery Program.
The program took out the Local Government category in this year’s Australian Road Safety Awards, which highlights outstanding achievements and innovations that reduce road trauma and create a safer future for all motorists.
Mayor Peter Flannery said the award was a testament to Council’s efforts in driving down the occurrence of wildlife collisions – a significant risk to both humans and wildlife.
“These crashes can be devastating, resulting in motorist fatalities, hospitalisations and injuries. In fact, statistics show collisions involving wildlife account for between 2% and 3% of all fatal road crashes,” he said.
“The animals hit often die or are injured, while the vehicles involved are often written off or sustain substantial damage.
“Our Green Infrastructure Network Delivery Program is focused on improving road safety as we experience rising traffic volumes from our booming population, with the installation of critical infrastructure designed to get kangaroos, koalas and other species off our roads and initiatives to increase driver awareness of the potential for collisions.”
Since 2014, the program has delivered fauna crossing infrastructure such as exclusion fencing, underpasses, and over-pavement wildlife bridges.
Council also undertook a successful world-first trial of Endeavour Veterinary Ecology’s fauna escape hatch, rolling out 16 of the devices, designed to provide koalas a one-way exit from road corridors at collision hotspots across the City during last year’s breeding season.
On top of this, Council has also installed of 130 vehicle-activated LED signs which provide real-time road safety information to motorists and raise awareness in koala and kangaroo zones.
Held at Parliament House on July 23 and presented by AAMI, the Australian Road Safety Awards are an initiative of the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF).
The Awards are a vital part of the suite of ARSF’s signature programs, which also includes Fatality Free Friday, Rural Road Safety Month, Work Related Road Safety, Slow Down Songs, RoadSet and the year-round Road Safety Resilience Campaign, along with other seasonal campaigns.
ARSF Founder and Chair Russell White said this year’s awards had once again highlighted the passion, innovation and dedication within Australia’s road safety community.
“Road safety is a shared responsibility and every contribution matters,” he said.
“Whether it’s designing safer infrastructure, educating young drivers, or supporting those affected by road trauma, it’s incredibly powerful to see communities and organisations right across the country driving real change.”