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A record of $50,984 in grants have been awarded across 50 metropolitan and regional events held in October to celebrate WA Bike Month!

The WA Bike Month event grants program is designed to encourage people of all ages and abilities to give riding a go this October. The grants program is coordinated by WestCycle in collaboration with the Department of Transport.

Grants of up to $2,000 have been awarded to 30 local governments, organisations and groups to host events that are open to all members of the public. A further 20 minor grants of $200 for organisations such as schools and workplaces to run smaller events.

The types of events that will be on offer include breakfasts, rides/tours, safety and skills sessions, workshops, scavenger hunts and more.

The full list of recipients can be found below.

View the Hon. Rita Saffioti MLA Minister for Transport’s statement HERE.

Major Grant Recipients

Organisation	Event Name	Grant Offered (excluding GST)
Break the Boundary Inc.	Perth Hills Adaptive MTB and Trail Walking Anniversary Celebration	2,000
Bremer Bay Community Resource Centre	Bremer Bay Bikeathon	1,000
City of Armadale	Bike Maintenance Workshop	1,000
City of Bayswater	Get back on your bike program for older adults	2,000
City of Belmont	Belmont Bike Breakfast	1,500
City of Belmont	Belmont Bike Tour	2,000
City of Canning	Canning River Ride 2020	1,200
City of Cockburn	Bike Cockburnhagen	2,000
City of Fremantle	City of Fremantle Bike Month	2,000
City of Melville	Veloculture trail: Cultural bike trail scavenger hunt along the foreshore	600
City of Vincent	Vincent Bikers Breakfast and Pop up Bike Maintenance	2,000
Kondinin Community Resource Centre	Kondinin's Bike Hike	530
Local Arts and Community Events (LACE)	Event 1: Beginners Bicycle Maintenance Course; Event 2: Pedal and Spook - Ride and Picnic	2,000
Margaret River Coastal Residents Association Inc.	"Bike to the Beach"	1,545
Munda Biddi Trail Foundation	Collie Munda Biddi Workshop & Try The Trail	2,000
Murdoch University	On Your Bike at Murdoch University	1,100
Narembeen Community Resource Centre (CRC)	Narembeen Riding Together - Free Family Bike Day	1,200
Peel District Cycling Club Inc	Junior and Women Cycle Skills Training	2,000
Reclink Australia	Reclink Learn to Ride Program	2,000
Shire of Beverley	Beverley Rock n Roll Bike Clinic	1,200
Shire of Kondinin	New Shared Pathway Bike Week Fun Ride	1,000
Shire of Plantagenet	Peddle Plantagenet	1,750
Shire of Wongan-Ballidu	Community Bike Breakfast	1,000
The Shire of Brookton	Brookton Bike Track Grand Opening	863
Town of Cambridge	Bike Maintenance Workshop for the Commuter	500
Town of Cottesloe	Cycle by the Sea	1,525
Wanneroo BMX Raceway Club	WBC - Ridein2BMX	1,700
West Arthur Community Resource Centre	Cycles and Donkeys	800
X-Speed Australia Cycle Club Inc	X-Speed Bike Month	1,200
York Community Resource Centre	Community Bike Safety Fun Day	1,500

Minor Grant Recipients

Organisation	Event Name	Grant Offered (including GST)
Armadale Police District Office	Bike Month Breakfast	200
Buddy Up Australia	Operation BikeUp	200
City of Albany	Green Fair on the Square	200
City of Fremantle	Staff Ride to Work Breakfast	200
City of Gosnells	City Staff Ride to Work Week - Morning Tea	200
City of Vincent	Puncture Repair Workshop	200
Dutch Cargo Bike	Cargo Bike Test rides and Brekkie	200
Genetic and Rare Disease Network	Genetic and Rare Disease Social Ride	200
Geraldton Mountain Bike Club	GMBC Bike Rally	200
Geraldton Primary School	Ride to School	200
Living Waters Lutheran College	Wicked Wheels	200
Murdoch University	Bike to Uni Breakfast	200
Noranda Primary School	Wheely Fun Friday	200
Pemberton Cycling Association Inc	Bike Month - Extra Social Saturdays	200
Safety Bay Primary School	Bike Check-up	200
Shire of Augusta Margaret River	Bike to Work Breakfast	200
Shire of Cuballing	Cuballing Bike Maintenance session	200
Town of Cambridge	Town of Cambridge Travellers	200
Tuart Hill Primary School	THPS Ride to School Day	200
West Leederville Primary School	Walk, Scoot, Ride safely to School	200