NSW trial prompts recommendation to expand average-speed camera monitoring across the state

A year-long trial of average speed cameras on two New South Wales highways found improved speed compliance, prompting a report to recommend expanding the system to monitor all vehicles. The change could affect millions of drivers and is expected to be considered after the state election next March.

The trial ran from May 2025 to 30 June this year, covering 15 kilometres between Kew and Lake Innes and 16 kilometres between Coolac and Gundagai. Cameras recorded 7.7 million cars; the share caught speeding fell from about one in 177 in the first month to one in 330 in the last, a 76 per cent improvement in compliance. The government estimates wider use could cut fatal crashes by up to 17 per cent and serious injury crashes by 13 per cent; fines range from $149 to $3,064.