The Cycling Promotion Fund is delighted to announce the National Heart Foundation of Australia as principal partner for the Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards.

The support from the Heart Foundation for the Awards comes at a time of increasing concern about rising obesity and falling levels of physical activity among our school children and Australian families.

• Media Release: Heart Foundation partners Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards (PDF file, 60kb)
  

The Cycling Promotion Fund is calling for nominations to the Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards. This will be the 8^th year these highly recognised National Awards will be conducted.

The Cycling Promotion Fund is delighted to announce the National Heart Foundation of Australia as principal partner for the Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards.

The Cycling Promotion Fund is calling for continued Commonwealth investment in bicycle infrastructure projects of national significance following the release this week of statistics showing 2009 bicycle sales* of 1,154,077.

This also marks the 10th year in a row that bicycle sales in Australia have outstripped cars and the 8th year in a row they have exceeded 1 million. “Australian bicycle sales have shown amazing strength throughout the global recession,” said Stephen Hodge, spokesperson for the Cycling Promotion Fund.

• Media Release - 21 January 2010  Bicycle sales weather global economic storm (PDF file, 81 kb)

Cycling Promotion Fund's Stephen Hodge was interviewed in the following article, The Courier Mail: Cycling hits top gear as Aussie riders help propel economic cycle. (8th January, 2010)

Some have dubbed it a lycra-led recovery. As car manufacturers relied on tax incentives to entice buyers, the demand for bicycles continued to gain pace in Queensland last year. 

Media Release from The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government: A Metre Matters In Road Safety (23 November 2009)

A team of 27 cyclists have set off from Parliament House to ride the 830 kilometres to Melbourne, along the way raising money and awareness for a new road safety campaign being spearheaded by the Amy Gillett Foundation.

Monday nights private members motion, supporting the benefits of getting more Australians active on two wheels, was a first for the Australian Parliament and warmly supported by both government and the cross benches.

The Cycling Promotion Fund (CPF) and National Heart Foundation applaud the Member for Oxley, Bernie Ripoll and the Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens, who seconded the motion, for their stance on the benefits that increasing participation in cycling will bring.

• Download media release: Bi-partisan support for bicycle benefits (PDF file, 73kb)
  

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After 10 years at the CPF Rosemarie has decided it is time for a change in direction.

• Changes at the Cycling Promotion Fund (PDF file, 20kb)