Melbourne is defined by a few things; largest amount of gig venues in the world, biggest coffee culture, street art galore and it is the largest operation of trams worldwide. We even have ‘super stops’ in the CBD. As trams are such an iconic feature of Melbourne, the hometown of the NJM Group, we’ve made protecting them a priority with the Australian Bollards Tram Security Package as a part of the Australian Bollards Roadside Services Division. Now that Australian Bollards are the sole distributor of Energy Absorbing Bollards (http://www.australianboll  ...read more

Energy Absorbing Bollards Newsletter EAB - Engineered to Save Lives Australian Bollards are the sole distributers of Energy Absorbing Bollards - engineered to save lives. What sets this bollard apart from the others? Unlike regular bollards, which are placed to serve as barriers preventing unwanted vehicles from entering an area, the Energy Absorbing Bollards (EAB) are used to protect vehicle operators and those around them. They absorb shock energy, redirected from the vehicle and stop it in place, minimising the risk of injury or fatality of the driver and those  ...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 offer 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 stands one metre above groun  ...read more

Australian Bollards 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 kinetic energy during an accident, reduci  ...read more

Road accidents can happen anywhere and anytime. In Melbourne, a police car and a No. 70 Tram had a significant collision on Tuesday afternoon, causing considerable damage to the car and the tram. The police vehicle collided into an Energy-Absorbing Bollard. Australian Bollards engineer these bollards which absorb shock and serve the main purpose of reducing impact, injury and fatalities should these accidents occur. Thanks to these risk-reducing features of the bollards, the police officers, the tram driver, its passengers and pedestrians were safe and the only result of th  ...read more

A Yarra Tram derailed on Cotham Rd in Kew last Sunday morning, leaving several people hospitalised after the incident. The tram ploughed into the front yard of a block of units in Melbourne’s east following a collision with a car (https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tram-derails-after-colliding-with-car-ploughs-through-fence-in-kew-20191006-p52y1q.html). This isn’t the first time the number 3011 tram has crashed. Previously, back in May 2016 (http://australianbollards.com.au/blog/how-australian-bollards-could-have-prevented-the-tram-crash-in-kew), the same   ...read more

Construction sites can be a hazardous location and as such they need to be appropriately protected. With work on the Metro Tunnel being undertaken between Elizabeth Street and Swanston Street in Melbourne’s CBD, the city is now busier than ever with traffic moving east bound being diverted to other roads to help keep the construction site a safe working zone. At Australian Bollards we can assist in making construction sites a safer location and keep pedestrians from harms way with our “Bollard and Partition Safety Screens” in the AB-EAB. Safe, effe  ...read more

On Anzac Day we commemorate and honour those who have fought to protect Australia. It is important that we remember those who came before us and celebrate with veterans and families of these soldiers, upholding the Australian spirit of federation. The remembrance service is held all over Australia and New Zealand, a National Day for honouring and being mindful of the peace we are so lucky to have. Many of the cities across Australia and New Zealand are very multicultural; providing diversity, exciting combinations of culture, food and traditions. Australians and New Zealanders  ...read more