Victoria
New Directors Strengthen We Ride Australia’s Board
Melbourne, Victoria We Ride Australia, the bicycle industry funded peak national cycling advocacy group, elected three new directors at its annual general meeting in Melbourne on Wednesday 27th November. Steven Kaye, Shane Byrne and Paul Oosting are the three newly announced directors. We Ride was hoping to also appoint at least one female director, but…
Unsung Heroes Honoured at 2024 Australian Cycling Luminaries Awards
Docklands, Victoria Since 2002 people who have been responsible for great projects that advance many different aspects of cycling have been honoured at the annual Australian Cycling Luminaries Awards. This year’s awards were presented at Docklands in Melbourne at Deakin Downtown, a campus of Deakin University. RideScore Active Schools Evaluation Report Before this year’s awards…
What Next for E-Scooter Share in the City of Melbourne?
Melbourne, Victoria As was widely reported at the time, on Tuesday 13th August, the Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne moved to ban e-scooters from the City of Melbourne. The motion to end the council’s contracts with operators Lime and Neuron as part of the two-year trial, narrowly passed, six votes to four. What…
I’ve Got a Golden Ticket! … err, Golden Helmet.
Melbourne Victoria E-scooter operator, Neuron Mobility, ran its fourth annual Helmet Safety Awareness Week from 21st to 29th September, in partnership with road safety charity the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF). This year’s campaign, which is referred to as ‘Golden Helmet Week’, will build on their continued commitment to highlight the importance of wearing a…
Lime Runs Multifaceted Summer Safety Blitz
Melbourne, Vic Bike and scooter share operator Lime is running a multi-faceted safety blitz this summer in Melbourne, in addition to ongoing safety enhancements. The program includes a ‘safety ambassador team’ and parking wardens. Rather than handing out fines like council parking wardens, Lime’s wardens hand out “Good Parking Notices” to those doing the right…
First Element of Warburton MTB Destination Opens
Warburton, Vic Warburton recently took a physical step forward towards its long term goal of creating a world class Warburton Mountain Bike Destination (WMBD). On Saturday 18th November 2023 the Wesburn Park Pump Track officially opened. Wesburn Park is a large existing public sporting facility located a couple of kilometres to the west of Warburton,…
It’s Time to Revise the Regulatory Framework for Light Electric Vehicles
Melbourne, Victoria The revolution in electric micromobility has presented a range of challenges for regulators and enforcement agencies. The status quo, which had existed for many years, in terms of the range of mobility options needing to be regulated and enforced, has been disrupted by the emergence of electric kick scooters and a variety of…
Australia’s Largest Crowd-Sourcing Bike Safety Project Launch
Melbourne, Victoria Cyclists throughout Australia are being invited to make their mark, after the nation’s largest ever crowd-sourcing bike safety project, BikeSpot 2023, was launched by the Amy Gillett Foundation on Thursday 19th October. The project, launched at Parliament House in Canberra, centres on an interactive online map that allows every Australian to say where…
Scooter News: Third Extention for Melbourne Trial, Next Round of Queensland Laws, & Poland Scooter Ban
Melbourne, Victoria An e-scooter trial in three inner Melbourne local government areas has been extended for a third time so the State Government can further assess the share services during the busy summer months. The trial in the cities of City of Melbourne, Yarra and Port Phillip will now run until 5th April 2024, giving…
Record AITPM Conference Embraces Micromobility
Melbourne, Victoria The Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) is the national association for traffic and transport professionals. I first attended its National Conference in Perth, WA in 2018 as part of an invited delegation from We Ride Australia. We Ride was asked to run a one-day cycling forum the day prior and…