Managing the strategy
arrive alive 2008-2017 will be managed in partnership with community organisations and through a road safety management structure that includes the Premier and government Ministers, and senior officers of Victoria Police, VicRoads, the Transport Accident Commission and the Department of Justice.
Partnerships
Victoria’s road safety achievements have been delivered through strong and co-ordinated partnerships between government, its agencies and the wider community.
Successfully implementing the arrive alive 2008-2017 strategy will depend upon the support and efforts of state and local government, communities, organisations and individuals throughout Victoria.
The support of Victoria’s Members of Parliament is an important element in the success of road safety initiatives. A key feature of Victoria’s road safety framework is the Parliamentary Road Safety Committee, comprising Members of Parliament from all political parties. The Victorian Government will continue to support the work of the Road Safety Committee and continue to encourage all-party support for Victoria’s arrive alive 2008 - 2017 strategy.
The Government will continue its co-ordinated approach to road safety, led by the three ministers responsible for road safety in Victoria - the Minister for Roads and Ports, the Minister for Police and Emergency Services and the Minister responsible for the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).
The Ministers will provide leadership in the implementation of arrive alive 2008-2017 and development of future action plans and road safety initiatives.
VicRoads, TAC, Victoria Police and the Department of Justice are responsible for delivering the key initiatives under the strategy, and will rely heavily on maintaining and building stakeholder and community involvement.
Community members will continue to play a central role in reducing Victoria’s road toll by accepting their responsibilities as law abiding road users, and by continuing to contribute to the development of road safety initiatives.
Local government and RoadSafe Community Road Safety Councils will continue to be important road safety partners at the local level, with major roles in advocacy, increasing the understanding of road safety issues in their communities, implementing local programs and drawing attention to road safety issues important to their communities.
Road safety management structure (click for larger image)
