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The Perth Integrated Events Team (PIET) are excited to announce the return on the Perth Hills Gran Fondo in 2025!
After a hiatus due to the pandemic, it was great to see the return of this unique hills ride in 2024. The Perth Hills Gran Fondo has its roots from the City of Armadale Grand Fondo which historically is the first ever Gran Fondo ever held in Western Australia and thus no new arrival to the scene of community participation events.
This ride will once again offer the choice of three distances which transverse through the Perth Hills covering Kalamunda, Gooseberry Hill, Boya, Darlington, Mundaring, Carmel and Pickering Brook, all commencing from Gooseberry Hill.
The nominated charity partner for 2025 is Alzheimer’s Research Australia. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging; it’s a physical brain condition that gradually erodes cognitive abilities, leading to impaired thinking, behaviour, and loss of memory. Alzheimer’s Research Australia are tirelessly searching for ways to diagnose, prevent, and treat Alzheimer’s disease. To understand it, we must delve into the roots of the disease.
Make every kilometre that you ride assists the Alzheimer’s Research Australia and the Brain & Cognition Clinic, providing for community screening programs for the early detection and awareness of Alzheimer’s.
There will be three categories available with different price points and also reflecting the level of technicality for this event:
*Piccolo: 45-50km TBC
Sees riders mostly at the top end of the Perth Hills, from Kalamunda through the apex of Pickering Brook back to Gooseberry Hill.
*Medio: 85 – 90km TBC
This is a progressive distance taking you from the developmental Piccolo that has been a staple distance thus far.
*Gran: 135-140km TBC
Our signature event which made the name Heritage Drive synonymous with Hill Climbing for cyclists.
Entry fees includes event insurance, support on the ride with traffic management and event crew, hydration and food stops.
Part proceeds of the registration fees will also go to our nominated charity partner.
Early Bird Pricing (ends 12 January 2025):
*Piccolo: $110
*Medio: $120
*Gran: $140
Normal Pricing (available from 13 January to 16 March 2025):
*Piccolo: $130
*Medio: $140
*Gran: $150
Late Pricing (available from 17 March to 28 March 2025):
*Piccolo: $150
*Medio: $160
*Gran: $170
Last Chance Prices (29 March 2025 ONLY):
*Piccolo: $190
*Medio: $190
*Gran: $190
Please note that there will be no on-the-day registrations available for this event,
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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 & 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!).
