Women on Wheels

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.

Women on wheels - introductory LEARN TO RIDE workshops

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:

City of Vincent - 10:00 - 11:30am

Session 1 - Wednesday 9th October

Session 2 - Wednesday 16th October

Session 3 - Wednesday 23rd October

Session 4 - Wednesday 30th October

Women on wheels -
introductory mountain bike workshops

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.

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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 live in Western Australia and are interested in bike riding in all its forms.

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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.

Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

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!).