A lack of safe cycle paths is stopping women from riding, a new national survey by the Cycling Promotion Fund and the National Heart Foundation of Australia has revealed today.

A Taskforce made up of national organisations has called for the Federal Government to take a leading role in transport infrastructure, planning and pricing following the release of the Moving Australia 2030 report today.

Two very different initiatives with the same aim of getting more Tasmanians active in cycling have received national recognition today in the 2013 Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards.

The City of Mount Gambier’s success in promoting cycling and planning to make the city an easier and more attractive place to get around on two wheels was today recognised with the 2013 Local Government Achievement Award at the Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards. 

The Lord Mayor of Adelaide’s commitment to ensuring his city is providing safe and convenient cycling into and around the city was recognised with the 2013 Bicycling Achievement Award for contribution by a politician at the Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards in Canberra today. 

The Western Australia Department of Transport’s Bikewest unit has been awarded the Special Achievement Award by a Bicycle Organisation for its cycling promotion and infrastructure development in Western Australia.

The remote Warruwi School on Goulburn Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria has won a national award for its cycling program.

The Cycling Promotion Fund is pleased to announce that Catherine King, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing and Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport will be providing the Key Note Address at the 2013 Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards on the 20th March.