Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

​​Friday, 18 March 2022​ Motorists will soon be better protected along the Olympic Highway with safety barriers to be installed between Cowra and Albury from Monday, 21 March 2022. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the State Government has provided $1.5 million under the Saving Lives on Country Roads program for important safety upgrades to help keep motorists safe on our regional roads. “Flexible safety barriers absorb the impact felt by drivers and their passengers wh

​​Wednesday, 22 September 2021​ Drivers in the Cootamundra Electorate are being reminded to extra care this Rural Road Safety Month. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said it’s important to remember that the decisions people make behind the wheel can have fatal consequences. “So far this year, 184 people have died on NSW roads – 127 of those on country roads,” Ms Cooke said. “This is why the NSW Government is investing $640 million over four years as part of the Saving Live

​​Friday, 19 March 2021​ The NSW Government is investing $2.5 million to improve road safety on the Olympic Highway by installing flexible safety barriers between Wagga, Cowra and Albury. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the work will go a long way to helping reduce the severity of run-off-road crashes and assist in creating a safer driving environment for all road users travelling on the Olympic Highway. “In addition to the safety barriers, and as part of the NSW G

​​Thursday, 13 February 2020​ More than $3.1 million will soon be making roads safer around the Cootamundra Electorate thanks to funding from the NSW Government. Motorists will soon benefit from a suite of safety measures rolling out across the region with $3,114,959 for five projects, through round three of the Safer Roads Program. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said safety barriers, rumble strips and road shoulders were some of the measures that would help keep motori

December 5, 2017 Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke MP, today announced the first ever comprehensive road safety education campaign to target regional NSW in an all-out effort to spread the critical message that too many country people are dying on the state’s roads. Saving Lives On Country Roads aims to highlight the hidden crisis unfolding almost daily on the state’s regional road network, a crisis which is devastating families and local communities. The campaign is also