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WestCycle runs many programs that support our mission to see more people riding bikes more often. Below are just a sample of the programs currently running at WestCycle. If you would like to know more about any of these, or have ideas or suggestions on other programs we could run, please get in touch.
The BIKE-CURIOUS program responds to low-participation rates in Western Australia of girls and women aged 15-20 in bike riding of all kinds. With creative workshops at schools and community host sites exploring their experiences, the program will support girls to take action for themselves and get them and their friends riding more often. The pilot program, funded by Healthway, will be wheeled out across Perth in partnership by WestCycle and Solidaria in May 2023.
Propel Youth Arts WA and Vic Park Community Centre are hosting workshops for girls and women aged 15-20 and encouraging anyone who’s even a bit BIKE – CURIOUS to check the dates and book a place via www.bikecurious.com.au
The WestCycle Ride Leader Course (RLC101) is a partnership between WestCycle and The Road Safety Commission that has been developed with a key focus on improving group riding safety here in Western Australia. The initiative seeks to foster an environment of collaboration between riding groups to open a line of communication with WestCycle, who will advocate for improvements in practice and infrastructure as well as inform Ride Leaders (RL) of their obligation and liability as a ride organiser. From the information gathered on the registration form, WestCycle will also create a database of local rides for people who are new to the sport or are just looking for a new ride to join. Register for the Ride leader Course HERE
WA Bike Month, held in October annually, is a month long celebration of bikes and bike riding. WA Bike Month aims to promote and encourage people of all ages and abilities to ride bikes for transport, fun and for a healthier lifestyle. WestCycle, working on behalf of the Department of Transport, promotes and manages the WA Bike Month grants process.
In 2021, 37 different organisations around Western Australia received funding for their Bike Month events. Many more unfunded events were held as part of WA Bike Month.
Find out more about this year’s Bike Month here.
The vision of the Department of Transport’s Annual Activation Program (AAP) Pilot (2022) was to activate use of Perth’s Primary Cycle Network and strives towards bike riding becoming a widely accepted form of transport.
WestCycle, with support from Town Team Movement and the University of WA, was engaged by the Department of Transport (DoT) to manage a suite of activities that aimed to increase patronage or activation of communities on Perth’s Primary Cycle Network.
The Open Streets series of events were based upon the international Open Streets concept and aimed to make streets vibrant public spaces utilised by all. The goal was to close off a section of street to run community activities, to make people think a little differently about how the space could be used, with a particular focus on active transport.
Open Streets events involved engaging with local community groups (local town teams), allowing a local co-design process to ensure community buy in and involvement. Three Open Streets events were held between Friday March 25 and Sunday March 27 in Queens Park, Leederville and Mosman Park, respectively.
The University of Western Australia were engaged to work with WestCycle and The Department of Transport to design and deliver an evaluation program to measure the effectiveness of the activities on changing attitudes and behaviour around bike riding and bike riding infrastructure. The results can be used to assist in decision making for future programs.
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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 and 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!).