Posts Tagged ‘We Ride Australia’
Cycling Advocates Lament Rob Stokes’ Foreshadowed Retirement
Sydney, NSW Micromobility advocacy groups in NSW are lamenting an announcement by the State’s first Active Transport Minister, Rob Stokes, that he will retire from State politics before the next election. He has served as the Member for Pittwater for the past 15 years and late last year was appointed as the Minister for Active…
EV Summit Strengthens E-Bike Role in Transport Solutions
Canberra, ACT Micromobility is set to become a more central player in national solutions to Australia’s transport emissions and other transport problems, after cycling advocates were part of last month’s inaugural National Electric Vehicles (EV) Summit, according to We Ride Australia’s director – national relationships, Stephen Hodge. “We fully expect active travel and micromobility to…
Nominations Open for Cycling Luminaries Awards
Sydney, NSW Three weeks remain to submit nominations for the 2022 Cycling Luminaries Awards, to celebrate people, places and programs that get people riding bikes in Australia. Nominations close at 5pm on Monday 12 September, not 12 August as stated in previous publicity for this year’s awards. The 2022 winners will be announced at a…
Nominations Open for Cycling Luminaries Awards
Sydney, NSW Nominations for the 2022 Cycling Luminaries Awards opened this week to celebrate the people, places and programs that get people riding bikes in Australia. This year’s award winners will be announced at a gala dinner at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on 25th November, as part of the inaugural Australian Micromobility Conference, an event…
Political Parties Urged to Back Recycling Scheme for Micromobility
Sydney, NSW Australia’s political parties should commit to world-leading recycling of personal transport vehicles (PTVs) such as bicycles, e-bikes, and e-scooters, according to an unprecedented alliance of bicycle riders, manufacturers, environmentalists, fleet providers, policy experts and recyclers. On the eve of last weekend’s Federal election, the alliance of seven bike, environment and waste organisations called…
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…
Climbing Cost of Living Makes e-Bike Subsidies More Attractive
Canberra, ACT Government incentives to get more people riding e-bikes would return up to $3 for every $1 invested, according to figures released last week by We Ride Australia to coincide with last week’s Active Transport Mobility Summit in Sydney. The figures, based on data released by NSW Treasury and modelled by the independent Institute…
We Ride Federal Election Pitch Pushes Three Priorities
Canberra, ACT Lower default speed limits, safe school routes and a subsidy to buy e-bikes are targetted in a Federal election wish-list jointly prepared by two peak lobby groups. We Ride Australia and the Australasian Society for Physical Activity (ASPA) on Monday launched their Three Transport Priorities document, in anticipation of the Federal election due…
We’re Launching an Exciting New Major Event
Randwick, NSW We’re launching a major new annual event that we’ll be running for the first time this year. We’ve signed a two year agreement with Interpoint Events, a leading Sydney-based events company to collaborate on running the Micromobility Conference and Expo. Interpoint Events is one of Australia’s leading event organisers and part of the…
New Active Transport Minister Reveals Paramatta Cycle Parkway
Sydney, NSW NSW’s first Active Transport Minister has used his address to a Committee for Sydney Summit to announce the Government will build a walking and cycling parkway connecting the Sydney CBD to Parramatta. The Minister for Active Transport, Infrastructure and Cities, Rob Stokes told the conference, held on 7th February, the parkway would be…