Perth
$8 Million for WA Active Funding Initiatives
Perth, WA Fifty active transport projects in WA will benefit from a total of $8 million in funding announced recently by the State’s government. WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti announced 38 local councils would receive funding through the WA Bicycle Network Grants Program over the next two years, adding more than 57km of high-quality cycling…
New $100 million Swan River Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge
Perth, WA New designs have been revealed for a $100 million Swan River Pedestrian and Cycling Causeway Bridge linking the Perth CBD with Victoria Park. The WA Government last week announced the contractors chosen to construct the six-metre-wide bridge, which will be built close to an existing Causeway Bridge over the Swan River. WA Transport…
WA Greens Take Up Campaign to Scrap Maximum Width Law
Perth, WA Lobbying for the abolition of a maximum width law for bicycles in WA is set to go to the State’s parliament, after Australian Greens politician Dr Brad Pettitt took up the cause. Dr Pettitt has joined Bicycle Industries Australia (BIA) and WA bike industry representatives in calling on the WA Government to scrap…
New R&D Hub Central to Beam Expansion in Australia
Scooter and e-bike share service provider Beam has announced it will establish a research and development hub in Australia, motivated partly by variables in the legislation governing e-rideables in each of the States. Beam, Asia Pacific’s largest micromobility operator, is yet to confirm where the centre will be based within Australia but has stated it…
Beam Brings Share Scooters to Three WA Cities
Bunbury, WA Global micromobility company Beam will bring shared e-mobility operations to WA this summer, with operations in three cities after law changes allowed the use of e-scooters in that State. The app-based service will be available in Esperance and Rockingham for the first time, as shared e-mobility trials, and will be returning to Bunbury. Beam…
WA Urged to Scrap Bike Maximum Width Law
Grandfather, Grandson to Ride Across Australia for Compassion
Perth, WA Mike Jeffs, a keen amateur cyclist and businessman from Queensland, is set to take on the adventure of his life, cycling all the way across Australia to see children released from poverty. The journey will be even more special because his grandson, Elijah, will be riding beside him. “This is an amazing adventure…
