In the early morning hours of June 18th (12:25am), a V12 Aston Martin crashed into tram stop 5 which can be found at the intersection of Elizabeth and Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD. Fortunately there were no fatalities or casualties caused by the crash and this can be credited to energy absorbing bollards. Australian Bollards Roadside Services and Saferoads Division AB-EAB Energy Absorbing Bollards is the latest pedestrian and road safety solution that will keep Melbourne and Australian streets and suburbs safe from unfortunate incidents like this which could cause damage  ...read more

Expected to finish in mid-2021, the level crossings along the Upfield Line at Bell, Munro and Reynard Street’s in Coburg, and Moreland Road in Brunswick are being removed, where works for the new sky rail began earlier this year (https://blog.plantminer.com.au/vic-upfield-line-level-crossings-removal-to-begin-in-2019). Another sky rail project (https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/andrews-reaches-for-the-sky-rail-in-coburg-toorak-20190611-p51wm5.html) where a congested level crossing has recently been removed 6 months ahead of schedule is at T  ...read more

Australia’s two main tourist destinations are Melbourne and Sydney, with approximately 949,000 people walking through the Melbourne city centre every day. Melbourne also has 2.7 million tourists visit on average a year, along with the tourists 9.3 million residents will also pass through the CBD. Sydney is also a large tourist attraction for Australia with 4 million tourists passing through the city every year. Due to all these pedestrians passing through it is important that their health and safety is taken into consideration The Hostile Mitigation Bollard System is per  ...read more

Australian Bollards is committed to providing high quality products and services, as we know just how important it is to keep pedestrians safe around level crossings. A level crossing is where a road and a railway cross at the same level. However, due to the dangers of railway crossings in Victoria, the Level Crossing Removal Project (https://railprojects.vic.gov.au/home) by the Victorian Government has been put in place to help improve safety. This strategy will help remove the danger of trains sharing a crossing with vehicles and other users. Having said that, Austr  ...read more

Keeping people safe in this day and age is extremely important and the appropriate measures must be taken to protect citizens from harms way. The team at Australian Bollards Roadside Services and Saferoads Division offers the perfect solution to this problem with our Energy Absorbing Bollards. These shock or “energy absorbing bollards” are a convenient, logical solution that will keep pedestrians safe from errant hostile vehicles especially in crowded locations like Melbourne’s CBD. Proudly Australian made and designed, the AB-EAB stan  ...read more

Public transport has grown rapidly in Melbourne’s urban regions over the past two decades and with more people using trains now than ever it can be quite crowded in the carriages, especially with people carrying prams, skateboards and bicycles on board. To solve this problem, the Victorian Government had bike rails with chains and racks installed at train stations in early 2008, but people felt that this method didn’t adequately keep their bikes safe from the environment and potential thieves and continued carrying their bikes on the train. As such, anothe  ...read more

Australian Bollards Roadside Services and Saferoads Division is very pleased to announce that we are now the sole distributors of Energy-Absorbing bollards in Victoria. These high impact AB-EAB bollards are seen across Melbourne at pedestrian crossings in all major Tram Stops, Bus stops, Train Stations and any high-speed hazard areas where there are considerable vehicle and pedestrian activity. The AB-EAB is engineered to withstand impact from a vehicle travelling at 60kph and designed to minimise damage in the event of a collision. Australian Bollards’ EAB absorb shock and   ...read more

Australian Bollards is very proud to have collaborated with the City of Frankston to ensure public safety and security. We have installed and supplied products to the Frankston Arts Centre, The Frankston Hoyts Cinema and Frankston Train Station. Frankston Arts Centre (FAC) is a renowned inclusive venue that welcomes people of all abilities. One of Australia’s leading arts centres, it comprises of theatre, galleries, creative arts hub and a function centre. The FAC is one of the largest outer metropolitan arts venues in Australia, designed by famous Australian architect Da  ...read more

Australian Bollards is proud to have supplied several new Service Route Protection Posts which will be protecting the components of the new railway signalling systems in Wyndham Vale. These “Protection Posts” have been set up between the tracks of the major V/Line Project in Wyndham Vale and will provide protection for the signalling system keeping it safe from reckless drivers and other vehicles. The signalling systems are designed to direct trains to their destination and make sure they steer clear of each other at all times. Our “Service Route  ...read more