$140m+ Boorloo Bridge to open on 22 December
The Boorloo Bridge will open its 6m wide paths from Victoria Park to the CBD on Sunday 22 December with a family-focused event.
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Women on Wheels aims to encourage and inspire more women to ride. It’s for women, trans and non-binary people who are live in Western Australia and are interested in bike riding in all its forms.
Looking to learn how to ride, but not sure where to start?
The WOW Introductory Learn to Ride Program consists of 4 weeks of workshops to introduce women who have no experience to bike riding, covering all the beginner topics and aims to progress you through to being confident to continue once the program ceases.
The sessions will cover the following topics: Preparing to ride, Skill assessment and development, Traffic awareness, and Basic bike maintenance. See our upcoming workshops below:
Session 1 - Wednesday 9th October
Session 2 - Wednesday 16th October
Session 3 - Wednesday 23rd October
Session 4 - Wednesday 30th October
If you’ve ever thought of giving mountain biking a go, there’s never been a better time!
The WOW Introductory Mountain Bike Program consists of 3-4 weeks of workshops to introduce women who have no experience to mountain biking, covering all the beginner topics and aims to progress you through to being confident to continue once the program ceases.
Follow the WOW Facebook page to be the first to know about future program dates.
The Boorloo Bridge will open its 6m wide paths from Victoria Park to the CBD on Sunday 22 December with a family-focused event.
State and Local authorities – and other eligible organisations – have until 13 January 2025 to tap into the Australian Government’s $100m Active Transport Fund!
At the recent Ride2Work Day celebration in Forrest Place, we spoke with the Over 55 Cycling Club and the Cycling Touring Association about what bike riding brings to older West Australians..
Latest happenings from the peak body for all forms of bike riding in Western Australia.
The State government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries is a major supporter of the Women on Wheels program in Western Australia. Sport and recreation creates vibrant, inclusive and connected WA communities.
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The State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and Lotterywest are major supporters of WestCycle in Western Australia. Sport and recreation creates vibrant, inclusive and connected WA communities.
Elected Director | Off Road
Tim has been in senior leadership and strategic development roles for more than twenty years. He is currently Director of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University and is a past Assistant Commissioner and General Manager in the public service. He is an Accountant (FCPA) and sits on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia.
Tim has been involved in racing mountain bikes, BMX and triathlon for many years, both as a father of two children who race and as a past and current bike racer. Tim is the current over-50 State Champion in downhill mountain biking. He is also a very regular and enthusiastic transport cyclist; frequently seen in a suit and tie riding to meetings in the city on a mountain bike.
Chair | Governance & Risk Committee
Denise Sullivan has a career spanning over twenty years in senior management and executive roles in the state public and not-for-profit health sectors.
In her usual role of Director Chronic Disease Prevention with the Western Australian Department of Health, she leads the development of state chronic disease and injury prevention policy and planning frameworks and contributes to the shaping of the national preventive health policy agenda.
Her professional interests cover many aspects of chronic disease and injury prevention encompassing health communications, health promotion and research, public policy on health and workforce planning and development.
She has a particular interest in furthering collaborations with other sectors with a mutual interest in promoting a more active and healthier WA community, and creating and sustaining environments that support this. Denise is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Leadership WA Signature Program, and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian College of Health Service Managers.
Denise is a recreational cyclist and recent convert to mountain biking (although trainer wheels still on!).