Ngoolark is go!

Nannup Ngoolark MTB Jump Park officially opened last week (19 June) to add another notch in Nannup’s burgeoning mountain bike network.

WestCycle CEO Wayne Bradshaw and Mountain Bike Manager Marg McIlroy were there trackside as the red tape was cut – along with Shire of Nannup president Tony Dean and other dignitaries, local mountain bike clubs and community members.

Ngoolark, designed by Three Chillies Design, converted a disused motor cross track and features blue and black-rated runs – and complements existing trails in the area.

“With the growth of gravel and MTB options in the area, the wild success of events like Seven and the World Gravel Championships coming to Nannup in 2026, it’s a really exciting time for offroad riding in the area,” said Bradshaw. “It can’t be too long before Nannup joins the likes of Dwellingup and Collie in achieving Trail Town status.”

Ngoolark is situated on Wadandi and Bibbulmun land and is the clan name for the White-tailed Black cockatoo.

The project is federally funded through the Regional Recovery Partnership Program and has benefitted from support from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, DLGSC South West, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and Nannup MTB Club.

Find out more about the Nannup area here:

https://www.nannup.wa.gov.au/…/experience-nannup.aspx

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Tim Roach

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.

Denise Sullivan

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!).