Yearbook Listing Invitation for Australia’s Micromobility Players

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Wollongong, NSW The first comprehensive, nation-wide listing of organisations in all sectors of Australia’s micromobility industry is scheduled to be launched later this year, with relevant organisations being contacted to confirm their details. The inaugural Micromobility Report Yearbook, incorporating manufacturers and distributors of e-bikes, e-scooters and other electric personal transportation vehicles, will be a valuable…

Publisher Phil Latz Adds Media Sales Role

Portrait of Phil Latz at beach with bicycle in the background

Wollongong, NSW Micromobility Report Publisher Phil Latz has decided to also take over the role of Media Sales Manager. “We’ve had some challenges in successfully filling this role over the past six months,” Phil said. “As all business owners know, it’s been a very tough recruitment environment in the current era of full employment. “Rather…

We’re Changing the Micromobility Report Newsletter Frequency

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Wollongong, NSW From this month forward, we’ll be publishing the Micromobility Report newsletter once per month. When we launched Micromobility Report, we were publishing a monthly newsletter, then from the start of 2022, we increased the frequency to twice per month. However, we have not seen any increase in advertising revenue since increasing the frequency…

2023 Micromobility Conference Postponed – A Personal Letter from Phil Latz

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Wollongong, NSW I’m writing to announce that we’ve decided to postpone the 2023 Micromobility Conference. We ran the first Micromobility Conference in November 2022 and although it was a great success in terms of fantastic speakers, encouraging reviews from delegates and many other positive aspects, it ran at a financial loss. It’s about a month…

Better Streets Weekend Expands to Wollongong

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Wollongong, NSW A Better Streets community celebration in Sydney this weekend will be complemented by an accompanying event in Wollongong. Wollongong-based organisations 30Please.org, Illawarra Bicycle Users Group, Healthy Cities Illawarra, The Disability Trust and Safe Streets to School Wollongong are banding together for their own event on Sunday 5th March, in support of the Better…

Thanks to Your Support, We Made It!

Wollongong, NSW Nine months before my 60th birthday was due to arrive on 17th March 2022, I decided to do something significant to mark the occasion. That was, to try to ride from Melbourne to Sydney and hopefully raise over $20,000 for two cycling-related charities I’ve long supported. Well, my 60 or Bust! charity ride…

Announcing Team Changes and Event Manager Search

Wollongong, NSW The first annual Micromobility Conference and Expo is rapidly approaching on 25th – 26th November and we’re looking to hire an Event Manager. The part-time permanent position is open to anyone who is able to work from home and is based in Sydney, Melbourne or anywhere in between. If you’re interested or know…

Why I’m Asking For Your Help

Ready to roll 1,106km from Melbourne to Sydney via Thredbo

Just over a week ago I turned 60. Fortunately, I’m not asking you for donations towards a mobility scooter or a deposit on a room in aged care accommodation. But being a bit of a planner, early last year I started thinking about what I might do to mark this significant life milestone. Whatever I…

Slow Down Day Putting More Responsibility on Drivers

One of the Safe Streets to School signs. Slow Down Day and the Safe Streets to School program have a strong emphasis on motorists taking greater responsibility to the safety of children and other cyclists and pedestrians.

Wollongong, NSW National Ride2School Day will be held on Friday 25 March and an alliance of road safety advocates is seizing upon the annual event, and tweaking its messages, to put greater emphasis on safer driver behaviour. The Safe Streets to School group and speed reduction lobby group 30Please.org are working together and with three…

How the Stars Aligned for e-Bikes in 2021

Urban e-bikes were among the industry’s greatest growth markets in 2021 and are tipped to experience the highest escalation of sales in the next few years. An expanding array of modern and elegant designs will help boost their popularity among consumers.

Wollongong, NSW 2021 might well have been the most important year in the emergence of e-bikes. Continued sales growth, escalating technological advancements, corporate investment, infrastructure progress and global recognition of their importance to improve our quality of life all combined in an almost perfect storm for the e-bike industry. The validity of this assessment will…