Canberra
Cycling Advocates Make Seven Point 2024/25 Federal Budget Submission
Canberra ACT Every year interested groups are invited to make submissions to what they think should be included in the upcoming Federal Budget. Most people would be unaware of the sheer scale of the Federal Budget. For the current financial year of 2023/24 projected expenditure is $668.1 billion. Put another way, that’s just over two…
Cycling Luminaries Honoured at Awards Dinner
Canberra, ACT Each year since 2002 We Ride Australia and its predecessor, the Cycling Promotion Fund has honoured individuals and organisations for their outstanding contributions towards a wide range of cycling-related activities. After being held in other cities for several years, this year’s awards dinner returned to the Mural Hall in the heart of Australia’s…
How Cycling Is Saving Australia: Economic Report Reveals the Figures
Canberra, ACT Bicycle trips replaced 3.9 billion kilometres of motor vehicle travel in Australia in 2022, saving an estimated 514,096 metric tonnes of CO2, according to the second biennial economic report released by peak cycling advocacy group WeRide Australia. The 2023 WeRide Australian Cycling and eScooter Economy Report – the largest Australian study of its…
ACCC Lithium Battery Report Branded Inadequate and Underwhelming
Canberra, ACT Nationally consistent controls and systems for the sale, testing and disposal of lithium-ion batteries are needed to address the “limited but increasing number” of fires started by these batteries, according to a recently-released report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The Lithium-ion Batteries and Consumer Product Safety Report delivers six recommendations…
Roadmaps for Transport Gains: National Net Zero Roadmap & Yarra Transport Action Plan
Canberra, ACT Community consultation for a new Federal Government Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan is underway, starting with a preliminary survey to gain an initial impression of public concerns and idea. The short survey asks respondents to identify the greatest roadblocks to the decarbonisation of transport in Australia, and their ideas…
Health Professionals Demand Federal Action for Active Transport
Canberra, ACT An alliance of 18 Australian health organisations has launched a public petition calling for healthy transport and headlined by the need for better infrastructure to encourage active transport. The Healthy Transport campaign comprises groups including the Climate and Health Alliance, the Australian Health Promotion Association, the Consumer Health Forum of Australia, Doctors for…
AusCycling Program to Restore Love of Cycling for Aussie Kids
Canberra, ACT A new bike education program to give pre-teenage children greater riding skills and confidence was launched last month by AusCycling. The AusBike program will be delivered nationally, for kids aged five to 12, by accredited instructors through cycling and riding clubs, leisure centres and private coaches from Term 4 of the 2023 school…
Cycling Luminary Awards Invite Nominations
Canberra, ACT Nominations are open for this year’s We Ride Australia Cycling Luminaries Awards, which will be announced at a gala dinner in Canberra on 15th November. The awards have been held for over 20 years to shine a spotlight on the people, places and programs that are getting more people riding throughout Australia. “The…
Pedal Power Joins Infrastructure Alliance
Canberra, ACT ACT bicycle advocacy group Pedal Power has aligned itself with Canberra business groups and other organisations to call for a Canberra Region City Partnership that could bring better infrastructure, including a more extensive, connected, safe and convenient network for active travel. “Over the past decade, City Partnerships have been rolled out in every…
Four-Point Revolt Against Canberra’s ‘King’ Cars
Canberra, ACT ACT bike advocacy group Pedal Power has launched a four-point plan for Active Travel in Canberra, hoping to give the Territory’s government greater focus and urgency after it released its own Draft Active Travel Plan. With public submissions on the government’s draft scheduled to close today, Pedal Power’s four-point strategy calls for greater…