The Bicycle Industry encourages Australians to buy bicycles for Christmas, a perfect, guilt free seasonal treat. A new bike for Christmas can be the ideal gift for anyone from toddlers to grandparents.
"Giving bikes to your kids has the added benefit of reducing demand for Mum's taxi. Kids who ride bikes regularly are fitter, learn better and make safer drivers later in life."

click here to download the media release
click here to download a fact sheet on children and cycling

The Cycling Promotion Fund and the Bicycle Federation of Australia on behalf of the Cycling Promotion Alliance are supporting a campaign to gain greater Federal Government investment into cycling and walking infrastructure to enable Local Government to implement projects which make a real difference.

The Wollondilly Shire Council NSW has put forward a motion at the National General Assembly to request the Federal Government to provide $50million p.a. for four years to fund significant eligible Local Government projects for the provision of cycling and walking infrastructure.

This motion has been accepted at the National General Assembly.

It is great to see that the Victorian Government has recognised that investing in encouraging more kids riding to school is an effective strategy to address childhood obesity as well reducing congestion around schools.

The $4million Ride2School program is an integral part of the Government's Go for your life strategy and will provide funding for bike parking, boost bike education at schools and give students a chance to receive one of 4,000 new bikes as a reward for completing a series of riding challenges and riding to school.

The 2006 Bicycling Achievement Awards were presented at the Bicycling Australia Show Dinner in Melbourne in front of 150 guests from industry, business and community sector. 

The 2006 winners are:

Bikes are Brilliant

The Cycling Promotion Fund sponsored the development and publishing of a teacher's toolkit resource to integrate bicycles into the curriculum. The teachers toolkit magazine is distributed to all schools around Australia and a website is available for teachers to download lesson plans and tips and ideas.

Click here to visit the website where you can download the lesson plan 
Click here for addtional information and tips

We share the deep sorrow with friends and family of James Gould who was tragically killed when hit by a cyclist in Beach Road. The incident highlights that driving, walking and cycling does involve risks and requires everyone to be alert and considered when using our road system.

Sadly it appears the incident has generated a debate which is based on emotions and not fact and figures. We all agree that motorists and bicycle riders need to adhere to the road rules. It appears that some people would like to make us believe that all cyclists break the road rules and motorists, because they are registered, adhere to the road rules.

A City of Sydney cycling project to encourage people to ride to work has won a category of the Heart Foundation Kellogg Local Government Awards. The Cycling in the City project is an initiative to get people onto bicycles and to feel confident riding in Sydney.

More than 100 cyclists are participating in the program that includes cyclist safety and maintenance training, free trip computers, Bicycle NSW membership, advice on cycle routes and a chance to network with other cyclists. Organisations and companies participating need to provide secure bicycle parking areas.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said "The Cycling in the City project is part of the City's 10-year Cycle Strategy to increase bicycle usage by 500 per cent and construct an integrated cycle network, providing bike paths within five minutes of city residents."

The Cycling Promotion Fund, Brisbane City Council and Bicycle Queensland have joined together to provide a free CD of Brisbane's Bikeways Experience to everyone purchasing a new bicycle at a bicycle retailer in Brisbane during the month of August 2006.

We believe this provides people with some wonderful incentives and practical tips to enjoy their new purchase.

We are keen to ensure that the industry is consumer responsive and provides the best service possible.
People who received a free CD are encouraged to enter an online survey to give us valuable feedback

Click here to take survey

10 free entries for the Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge (15. October) can be won.

For more information on the event click here