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27 August 2020

Tassie Bike News Bites

In this edition's Bike News Bites our Ride2School program join the University of Tasmania on a climate change research project, Burnie road closure, funding agreed for Intercity Cycleway-Macquarie Point link and new RACT expert panel for Launceston transport vision.

4 June 2020

Is school traffic a taste of what’s to come?

Traffic data from Sydney and Brisbane has shown what will happen to our roads if pop-up bike lanes aren't installed before we return to the office.

21 May 2020

Riding to school – give it a go!

Have you or your children ever thought about riding a bike to school? Now is the perfect time to give it a go as we come out of coronavirus restrictions.

12 March 2020

Aussie students to break into the cycle this Friday

More than 350,000 students from 800 schools around Australia are set to break into the cycle and ride to school on National Ride2School Day tomorrow.

27 February 2020

National Ride2School Day rolls around on freaky Friday

National Ride2School Day coming up on Friday 13 March and we’re embracing the freaky date with a call for spooky decorations for bikes and riders.

25 February 2020

Ride2School Day rolls around on Freaky Friday

Ride2School Day is coming up on Friday 13 March and we're asking Tassie schools to register and fundraise for World Bicycle Relief.

13 February 2020

Ride to school and help send bikes to developing countries

Australia’s biggest bike party is aiming to do the gift giving this year, with National Ride2School Day working to help send bikes to developing countries.

18 December 2019

Your guide to getting back on the bike

The Christmas break can be the perfect time to jump back on the bike and carry healthy habits into the new year. Check out our guide to getting started!

17 December 2019

Swap screen time for cycling time this summer

Bicycle Network is asking Aussie parents and children to take on the ‘summer screen time cycling challenge’ these school holidays to help get their daily dose of exercise.

20 November 2019

Riding and walking to school: it’s complicated

New research from New Zealand delves into the multiple factors that contribute to high levels of active transport in certain school communities.

10 October 2019

RACV school speed proposal not low enough

Bicycle Network supports the RACV’s call for lower speed limits outside every school in Victoria, but would like to see it go further.

26 September 2019

2019 National Cycling Participation Survey Results

2019 National Cycling Participation Survey is disappointing again. The results show more of the same problems that plague Australian bike riders.

17 September 2019

Ride2School to keep on rolling

Bicycle Network's Ride2School program will keep rolling for at least two more years in Victoria with the Andrews Labor Government committing $1.4 million.

15 August 2019

Regional VIC schools join forces to promote active transport

Bicycle Network is working with there Colac primary schools and the local council to launch a new initiative to increase physical activity and reduce traffic congestion.

30 May 2019

Bike education boost for Mildura students

Mildura Specialist School is the latest lucky recipient of a Ride2School grant, which will be put towards a bike education program for students.

21 May 2019

School drop-offs driving pollution hotspots

The health impacts of the daily school drop-offs and pick-up have become so severe in England that driving children to school could be banned, or severely restricted.

17 May 2019

Ride2School Day stats roll in

The stats from National Ride2School Day are in and it was our biggest one yet! See how many schools and students around the country got involved in 2019.

9 April 2019

Move more, sit less, sleep well

Move more, sit less and make sure you get enough sleep is the latest health message for Aussie children and young people.

22 March 2019

Climate gets young people interested in transport

Bicycle Network Tasmania will work with New Town High School to get more students riding to school as part of the Climate Youth Leaders Conference 2019.

22 March 2019

Ride2School Day is a blast, more schools should do it

Ride2School Day was held on Friday 22 March, with 29 Tasmanian schools signing up to celebrate it.

21 March 2019

Ride2School: more than just a day

On the eve of National Ride2School Day, we encourage everyone to get involved in one of Australia's biggest celebrations of active transport, not just the kids.

14 March 2019

The countdown to National Ride2School Day is on

The countdown to National Ride2School Day is on, with Australia set to return to the 1970s next week as students get back on their bikes on Friday 22 March.

8 March 2019

MIND. BODY. PEDALING on International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Women's Day, and with Ride2School Day just around the corner, we've delved in to some of the statistics from our MIND.BODY.PEDAL program.

28 February 2019

Timely re-think on school boundaries

A review of how school zone boundaries are set is underway, and Bicycle Network would like to see the opportunity for active travel to school taken in to consideration.

28 February 2019

Warming up for Active April

The Premier's Active April encourages Victorians to 30 mins of exercise per day during April, and National Ride2School Day on March 22 is the perfect warm up!

28 February 2019

Hope for primary school congestion crisis

A recent article highlighted a congestion issue at a Melbourne primary school that has reached crisis level. The Ride2School team believe they may be able to help.

26 February 2019

Ride2School Golden Wheel goes west

Warrnambool West Primary School has received Bicycle Network's Ride2School Golden Wheel for having the best active travel rate in Victoria.

14 February 2019

Work starts on Sutherland to Cronulla active transport link

The first stage of an active path connecting south Sydney hubs Sutherland and Cronulla is underway and expected to change the lifestyles of many residents.

30 January 2019

Parents stifling active children

Kids are being driven to school instead of riding a bike because parents would rather combine the school drop off in a car with the commute or other trips.

19 December 2018

Christmas comes early for young riders

This week some lucky students received an early Christmas present as part of Bicycle Networks 'ugly Christmas jersey' campaign - a brand new Reid bike!

6 December 2018

Childhood inactivity at crisis level

A global analysis of childhood physical activity paints a grim picture of Australia — our children are not moving enough and we’re falling behind the rest of the world.

26 October 2018

Here’s to teachers!

Happy World Teachers' Day – an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the valuable work and achievements of our teachers. The Ride2School team says thank you!

11 October 2018

Mind. Body. Pedalling on International Day of the Girl

To celebrate the UN’s International Day of the Girl, more than 100 teenage girls from Clayton South’s Westall Secondary College have spent the day focusing on their health and happiness.

25 September 2018

United Energy pedal powers Mornington school with $5000 bike donation

Around the Bay naming rights partner United Energy is donating $5,000 to Mornington Park Primary School to pump up their bike ed program and get more students riding.

15 August 2018

Mind.Body.Pedal rolls into Melbourne’s south east

Bicycle Network’s award-winning Mind.Body.Pedal initiative is continuing on its crusade to get more young women happy, healthy and active.

31 July 2018

Car-free school streets

Vienna is joining cities around the world that are moving to rid school precincts of the scourge of school drops-offs.

16 July 2018

Footpath riding pressure mounts

Pressure to increase the age of footpath riding continues in NSW thanks to help from Independent Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich.

22 March 2018

Get our teens off the road and on to bikes

Bicycle Network is reigniting its campaign to allow teenagers to ride bikes on footpaths in Victoria and New South Wales on the eve of National Ride2School Day.

14 March 2018

Parents urged to ditch the car

Australian parents are being called on to leave the car at home and give bikes a go on National Ride2School Day on Friday 23 March.

1 March 2018

NT prepares for National Ride2School Day

Kids across the NT are getting their bike costumes ready for Australia's biggest community bike party, National Ride2School Day on Friday 23 March.

25 February 2018

Ride2School promise boon for health, safety

The Liberal Party’s commitment today to fund three years of the Bicycle Network Ride2School program in conjunction with the RACT’s road awareness program will give young Tasmanians the skills they need to stay safer while riding.

2 February 2018

Time for Tassie parents to break the cycle

Bicycle Network is calling on Tasmanian parents to break the cycle of inactivity and make 2018 the year of the bike with the Ride2School Parent Portal.

29 January 2018

Don’t let Sammy go it alone

Six-year-old Sam Allen has been getting ready for his first day of school since Christmas – but it’s got nothing to do with books, bags or uniforms.

23 January 2018

Why we need a national Ride2School program

New research shows that Australian parents opt for the car when sending their children to school, but Ride2School has the tools to combat this.

8 January 2018

Footpath access boosts bike riding

Allowing footpath access increases bike riding by women and children, fresh evidence gathered by Bicycle Network has revealed.

12 December 2017

The best fix for fidgety children this Christmas

As fidget spinners sink further to the bottom of the toybox, parents and Santa Claus are being called on to deliver more traditional devices this Christmas.

6 December 2017

MIND. BODY. PEDAL receives VicHealth award

Bicycle Network's MIND. BODY. PEDAL took home the award for 'Encouraging physical activity' at the VicHealth Awards on Tuesday night.

22 November 2017

Tassie Ride2School bonanza

Bicycle Network launched its latest Ride2School Active Path in Tasmania at Clarendon Vale Primary School last week.

9 November 2017

Polishing bike skills with funding in doubt

While the program's future funding is in doubt, Ride2School carries on, working with students from Howrah Primary School, fine tuning their bike skills.