More Canberrans cycling more often for a better community

Annual Report 2016

Key achievements in 2016 – our 42nd year 2016 was busy ensuring we remained viable and did our best to ● Identified community path network maintenance needs get more people riding bikes. We have, amongst other things: and got them recognised by the government ● Maintained a financially sound organisation ● Achieved a rationalisation of bollards and banana rail use ● Have over 7,300 members – and growing – design manual modified and removal of redundant and ● Have hard-working volunteers (7,000+ hours of labour) hazardous installations commenced ● Been recognised as the ‘go-to source’ for comment on ● Identified missing links in the cycle network that are cycling issues getting more attention but there is still insufficient funding ● Been pro-active with media releases and interviews on ● Held 2016 ACT Election Forum that gave an opportunity to cycling issues and frequent requests for comment question candidates on their policies and commitment to cycling ● Ran learn-to-ride programs enabling many people to ● Encouraged the new government to increase funding for improve their bike riding skills footpath/cycling improvements ● Ran Bike Maintenance Courses that taught many to repair ● Promoted the development of a cycle-tourism strategy with their bikes – on-the-road and at home VisitCanberra and Business Chamber ● Conducted over 450 recreational, non-competitive, cycle ● Achieved the naming of the Paul Truebridge cycleway in rides (with some 10,000 participants) for shared enjoyment recognition of his contribution to cycling advocacy – a first ● Conducted successful community cycling events – Amy’s ● Established the Cycling Without Age program in Canberra Big Canberra Bike Ride and Fitz's Challenge in conjunction with the program founders, the IRT Foundation and the Danish embassy ● Supported Fitability which continues to get vision-impaired cyclists and others out and about on tandem bicycles. ● Offered the best cycling insurance in for members covering legal liability and crashes when riding ● Advocated for cycling at the Bicycle Advisory Group, the ● Our social media (Facebook and Twitter) followers and their Active Travel Advisory Group, Planning and Development engagement grew substantially Forum, Road Users Advisory Group, meeting with Ministers ● Sent out our NewsWheel (fortnightly email newsletter) to and Shadow Ministers and their advisers and with officials in over 9,170 with high opening rate the National Capital Authority, Territory and Municipal ● Published the Canberra Cyclist bi-monthly magazine and Services, Roads ACT, ACTION, Capital Metro, Planning and sent it to over 3,600 addresses (some 8,000 potential readers) Environment, Economic Development, Land Development ● Maintained our popular website with over 85,000 page Agency, Justice and Community Services and VisitCanberra views from almost 55,000 users Message from the President – Jane Brooks It's been a great privilege to serve as advocacy and getting more members to have improved president of Pedal Power in 2016. riding experiences and more people riding. The enthusiasm and dedication of To enhance and advance cycling in the Canberra region, all volunteers has resulted in a the Board has decided a good means of achieving this is to vibrant member-centric organisation support and promote cycle-tourism with the government. that in 2016 achieved so much – as This will be a focus over the next twelve months. outlined elsewhere in this report. I Our other main aims for the coming year are: will not reiterate our achievements 1. Recognition by the community that Pedal Power ACT is but say a few words about where we their respected cycling organisation. go from here. 2. Pedal Power ACT is the must-join organisation for all Our wonderful and supportive recreational and transport cycling in the ACT. patron since 2014 Professor Stephen Parker relocated 3. Pedal Power ACT is a thriving solid business that is interstate creating an opening for a new patron. Recently financially healthy and supports the growth of cycling for we were honoured to accept as joint Patrons the travel, fun, fitness and health. Ambassador for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Ms Erica 4. There are better cycling facilities and more people Schouten) and the Ambassador for Denmark (Mr Tom cycling in the ACT. Nørring). We look forward to having them onboard to help 5. Delivery of attractive visible membership services that us in furthering our aims. are widely perceived as value for money. Membership has grown to over 7,300 and we are Your involvement as a volunteer with Pedal Power aiming to continue increasing the membership by offering ACT is highly encouraged and you are most welcome to greater benefits to members. We believe the growth in assist where convenient. There are many activities requiring members will bring an increased strength to advocacy volunteers for you to choose from offering different inputs resulting in improved services, roads and streets, bike paths and different levels of commitment. Please contact the office and facilities for all people who ride bikes. if interested in helping out. We now have six staff members in the office (see page I look forward to seeing you riding along enjoying your 8). Apart from the standard administration and governance cycling for transport and recreation and encourage you to of the organisation their role is to focus primarily on get others enthused with riding. § Getting more people cycling with events, programs and rides To get more people riding bikes for transport and recreation capabilities. The programs, for men and women, were we organised and conducted a large number of events, conducted in autumn and spring. Participants increased their programs and rides. riding distances from about 7 km to 50+ km including hills Amy’s Big Canberra Bike Ride 2016 and learnt about bike maintenance, nutrition, bike equipment Our traditional and clothing, strengthening and stretching to reduce the risk community of injury, cycling safety, riding skills development, riding on participation ride bike paths, riding with others and riding on roads in low attracted over 1,200 traffic environments. Thanks to coordinator Sue Lake who participants. The was assisted by twenty dedicated volunteers. event central was Nearly all New Horizons graduates continue cycling located at Rond Terraces on Lake for transport and/or recreation and about one-third (based Burley Griffin. The event included on a survey of graduates from the past four years) joined rides of 35 km, 68 km, 120 km and regular Pedal Power ACT rides the free family-friendly 5 km. such as Further Horizons and Pedal Power ACT partnered with First Wanderers. The Amy Gillett Foundation (as Cycle Well program the event beneficiary charity) to provide the event. The autumn and spring Cycle Well learn-to-ride programs Fitz’s Challenge 2016 received positive feedback from the thirty-eight Over 1,200 participants – 18% female – took participants. Thanks to coordinator Sian Mulholland and on one of the toughest cyclo-sportive events in numerous volunteers. Australia with 255 km, 210 km, 165 km, 105 Active Rides Program km and 50 km rides options. It has now been The inaugural Active Rides run annually for twenty-seven years. The community-based bike riding Kid’s Cancer Council has been the beneficiary program for school-aged charity for the last seven years raising over children (aged 11 to 15 years) was offered at three locations $300,000 from the event. thanks to an Active Canberra grant. Participants learnt New Horizons Program different ways of riding, bike maintenance and had fun on Forty-three people completed the bike one day per week for six weeks. They have the nine-week courses to continued riding each week after the program. Active improve their cycling Canberra provided $9,000 for this program. Continued next page … Page 2 – Pedal Power ACT Annual Report 2016 Bike Maintenance Courses tandem, raced at the Paracycling Track National Our popular Bike Championships (silver and bronze) and competed at the Basics and Intermediate Paralympics in Rio (gold). 1 and 2 classes attracted The NDIS has funded the purchase of tandem bikes for 134 participants. Facilit- some clients and Pedal Power ACT is examining how it ators Stuart Bardsley could provide services related to cycling more formally and Rusty Reid received under the NDIS. More information at www.fitability.org.au. excellent feedback for Cycling Without Age their teaching. With a grant from the IRT (Illawarra Retirement Trust) Cycle Jam Foundation, Pedal Power ACT acquired two trishaws to Pedal Power ACT continues to support and endorse the start this program in Australia at IRT Kangara Waters community group Cycle Jam that provides knowledge and Lifestyle and Care in . The program enables skills for people to fix and maintain their bicycles, in a older people who are relaxed and friendly environment. People often attend with unable to cycle an ailing bike and a lack of knowledge, tools or parts to fix themselves to once it. During a Jam, a facilitator is available although some again enjoy the ‘feel people prefer to use the facilities and work alone. of wind in their hair’. Cycle Works In November the This recently developed program involves a month-long Danish Ambassador, work place cycle challenge that will be offered in early the Danish Co- 2017. It is designed to increase the number of people Founder of the cycling to and from work on a regular basis, by providing program, Ministers the initial motivation to begin and then continue on their Fitzharris and Ramsey and University of Canberra staff cycling journey – people accumulate kilometres over a helped launch the program. Pedal Power ACT volunteers month in a competition to determine the longest distance are piloting the trishaws. travelled. ACT Health provided $15,000 to assist with the Recreational social rides introduction of this program. About 450 Ride2Work Day recreational, non- Our National Ride2Work Day competitive, cycle breakfast event was held at Veterans rides rides organised Park, Civic on 12 October. The guest and conducted by of honour was Pedal Power ACT’s volunteer accredited ambassador, Olympian Sue Powell ride leaders attracted who told the gathering about how she got her start in about 10,000 cycling by riding a bike to school ‘10 km each way every participants during day through Canberra, loved it, and I still love it’. We also the year. The rides set up a membership marquee at the Eastlake Football Club, ranged in length, located in Kingston. The event was supported by Hartley speed, surface, terrain and difficulty from short slow rides Lifecare, Transport Canberra’s Active Travel Office, to the cafe and back, to long-distance moderate to fast paced Bicycle Network, Australia Bananas, Rotary BuyCycle rides out-of-town – all with the common features of the Event, Share a Bike, Ride 365 and Nightlights. shared enjoyment of riding in company. Rides are detailed Fitability program on our website www.pedalpower.org.au/cycling-events. This Pedal Power Cycle tours ACT program allows Volunteers organised and conducted a number of cycle tours vision-impaired during the year including the annual week long ‘Pub Crawl’ people and others and month-long tours to New Zealand and southern Western (and their families) Australia. Over 100 members participated in those tours. who cannot ride Ride leaders alone, to get out and Pedal Power ACT accredits recreational social ride leaders to about on tandem- help to assure adequate competency and to minimise risk. At cycles. Fitability the end of 2016 we had seventy-one accredited ride leaders. tandem riders Information and Social Evenings participated in Pedal Power ACT events and social rides Volunteers continued to organise these popular monthly and in the Hartley Lifecare Challenge. They raced with evenings at the Southern Cross Club. The informative local cycle clubs (ACT Veterans and Vikings), conducted presentations are on a variety of cycling-related topics ‘come and try’ events and organised a tandem riding including touring and bike technical matters. Attendances experience for a group of school students. Fitability ranged from thirty to over ninety people with socialising members and ex-members represented Australia in the before and after the presentations. Thanks to the organising World Track Championships in Italy, toured Vietnam by group Clare Munro, Carol Taylor and Lindy Armstrong. §

Pedal Power ACT Annual Report 2016 – Page 3 Advocacy for cycling Advocacy for cycling in 2016 cycling. At the forum Transport Minister Fitzharris gave a Our Advocacy Team was busy again in 2016 working on commitment to increase the Capital Upgrades Program for improving the cycling environment, supporting ACT footpath/cycling improvements. Government efforts to take a more active leadership role on In our ACT Budget submission for 2017-18 we cycling, demonstrating the progress being made in other recommended that they budget $2 million per annum for cities and raising the importance of cycle tourism. shared path improvements and argued for $120 million to The activities and achievements of the Advocacy be allocated over four years for cycling infrastructure and Team was time consuming and demanding and required related investments, including: $47.7 million for major dedication and hard work by around fifteen volunteer infrastructure investments under the Active Travel Program; members, the Executive Officer and the Membership and $38 million for path maintenance, including a one-off External Services Officer (who provides support to the special capital injection; $30 million for cycling projects Advocacy Group). Team members liaised with ministers, under the Urban Renewal Program; $2 million for pilot senior officials, NGOs such as the Heart Foundation and projects to separate bike riders from pedestrians and fast Canberra Business Chamber, and designers and vehicular traffic; and $2 million for Active Streets for construction contractors. Schools. We also suggested that government should move On the political level we had an open and positive beyond a year-by-year working relationship with Transport Minister Rattenbury. piecemeal approach to When Minister Fitzharris assumed responsibility for active travel. Transport we worked on developing a similar positive The government is relationship with her. Both ministers, and Shadow Minister committed to improving Coe addressed our ACT Election Forum. walking and cycling The Advocacy Infrastructure Team led by John infrastructure and has Widdup and Richard Bush, consulted frequently on details committed an additional with Roads ACT and Capital Works officials and their $30 million for cycling consultants on day-to-day issues. and walking facilities. The Active Travel Office was developed by supportive Their stated objectives officials in the Environment and Planning Directorate include improved before being transferred to Transport Canberra and City facilities in town centres and continuation of the Active Services within the strategy and innovation area. Streets for Schools Program. However, their inadequate and Membership and External Services Officer Rachel piecemeal approach saw money spent in previous years on Lynskey supported our advocacy efforts by helping to planning walking and cycling infrastructure in town centres prepare for meetings with ministers and officials and by not followed through to construction. Some infrastructure looking after email sent to the Team. was built in the hope that a subsequent budget would fund Repairs and Maintenance the remainder and some projects catered only for people Advocacy prioritised the need to walking but not for people riding bikes. repair and maintain the 2,850 km It is disappointing that the number of people cycling to community path network. This is and from work by bicycle in Canberra has plateaued. This an important public asset highly might be attributed to the deterioration of cycling valued by the community which infrastructure and failure of government to provide more is deteriorating due to a lack of separated cycle-only lanes. Experience around the world government funding (currently (for example in London) is that cycling participation about $3.5 million per annum). increases dramatically in response to quality separated Analysis by the Advocacy Team infrastructure: ‘build it and they will come’. indicated that around $12 million Town and community centre connections annually is required to properly The second priority for Advocacy in 2016 was to seek long- maintain the network. The overdue better cycling connections to and within town and current backlog of repairs and maintenance is estimate to community centres. It is clear that more inter-town cost about $14 million. Despite our well-prepared segregated cycleways are needed to encourage more bicycle submission for the ACT 2016-17 Budget, there was a journeys to those centres. Our submission to the ACT reduction of more than twenty per cent in funding for government’s draft master plan for the Kippax group centre cycling infrastructure. As infrastructure deteriorates, far highlighted the fragmented, poorly maintained or completely greater funding will be required in future to properly lacking cycling infrastructure in north-west Belconnen. maintain parts of the network. Completion of the Civic Cycle Loop and the Lake Future Funding Burley Griffin Circuit remain high priorities. The southern The 2016 ACT election was an important opportunity for section of the Civic Cycle Loop from Edinburgh Avenue to Advocacy to again conduct its pre-election forum where we Constitution Avenue remains a major missing link. During asked the major parties to commit to making Canberra the the election campaign, Labor committed to providing cycling capital of Australia. The forum allowed questioning connections between the University of Canberra, the of candidates about their policies and commitment to and surrounding areas and to the Continued next page … Page 4 – Pedal Power ACT Annual Report 2016 development of other improvements included in the hazardous bollards and Belconnen Master Plan; these are likely to be funded in the banana rails on shared next Budget. paths. Recently, the Missing links government design There are numerous missing links in the cycle network (on- manuals removed and off-road) connecting residential areas, schools, shops, banana rails as an businesses, parks, town and group centres and other places option. The manual now where people would otherwise ride. Most of these missing requires a step-by-step links are known to the government and over 450 are process for considering prioritised in the the order in which the missing links should the installation of be removed – Advocacy was involved in developing the bollards: 1. the need for process for determining the priorities. Substantial funding access control; then 2. the use of signs, redesign of the will be required to reduce the number of missing links. access point or a contiguous barrier away from the path; Active travel streets and lastly 3. the installation of bollards (to a new design Advocacy was involved in discussions about the creation of that was endorsed by Advocacy). active travel streets. These are quiet streets providing for Advocacy has been working to get all redundant safe walking and off- and on-road cycling mixed with banana rails and bollards removed and all hazardous vehicle traffic in a slow speed environment. It is achieved installations made to comply with the new design. A major by the layout of the physical elements in the streetscape and priority for 2017 is the continuation of that objective. priority for cycling at intersections. A trial is initially Separation of people walking and cycling proposed for the east and west of Northbourne Avenue and, Many shared paths are if successful, will be rolled out into other areas. To be unfit for the volume of successful the design and implementation must attract users riding and people who feel uncomfortable riding on arterial roads. walking due to width, Bike racks on buses alignment and surface Advocacy continues condition. Advocacy is to remind the ACT lobbying to have bike government of its riders and walkers commitment made in separated wherever 2015 to have bike practicable – par- racks on all ACTION ticularly in new works buses so that people and reconstructions. can have confidence The government and that the next bus will the revised design have a rack. Until manual acknowledges then, the service the advantage of remains unreliable and people will not use it. We are separation as in the Civic cycle loop. Prime locations for advised that ACTION has submitted a report to the national separation are Reconciliation Place to , regulator about racks for the longer buses and is awaiting a and on the Yarralumla lake path from Weston Park Road to response before proceeding with attaching racks to all buses. Dunrossil Drive. Temporary traffic management Cycle-tourism Road and building works The government is championing the development of more too often obstruct or cycle-tourism in the ACT to make a major contribution to completely block shared achieving the ACT's tourism target of $2.5 billion by 2020. paths and on-road cycle One positive election outcome was a commitment by the lanes and present hazards government to develop a cycle tourism strategy that we for people riding bikes. called for during the election campaign. In our ACT Budget Advocacy reviewed many submission we asked for funding for practical steps to proposed temporary traffic implement that strategy. Pedal Power ACT has been management arrangements working with Visit Canberra and the Canberra Business from the perspective of Chamber to strengthen our influence in this and other reducing the hazards and cycling improvements. interference to cycling. The Paul Truebridge cycleway However, unfortunately, we often had to remind This cycleway at the southern end of government, officials and contractors to comply with Parkway, was named by the established guidelines on temporary traffic management ACT Government in recognition of arrangements at work sites that effect on-road cycle lanes, Paul Truebridge’s contribution to community paths and other cycling routes. cycling advocacy. This is the first Bollards and banana rails time in the ACT that a cycleway has Advocacy has for a long time been concerned about been formally named and signed. Continued next page … Pedal Power ACT Annual Report 2016 – Page 3 Communications Other Advocacy Team activities Pedal Power ACT is regarded as the ‘go-to’ source for The Team has been: comment on any issue or topic related to active travel and ● Promoting sensible overseas design solutions to officials riding a bike in the ACT. We are pro-active with media that can be applied here, particularly in the Inner North and releases and interviews about our events, program launches related to Capital Metro and cycling issues. The media often asks our Executive ● Raising issues with officials at the Bicycle Advisory Officer for comment on breaking news. Group (which deals with design and building cycling Website (www.pedalpower.org.au) accumulated over infrastructure), the Active Travel Advisory Group (planning 185,000 page views in 2016, from almost 55,000 users the Active Travel network and broader active travel issues), who, on average, visited more than two pages of the site per Planning and Development Forum (general urban planning session. Nearly half the site visits came from a search and development) and the Road Users Advisory Group engine and a quarter came from email. (road rules and safety) NewsWheel e-bulletin is our fortnightly email newsletter, ● Meeting with Ministers and Shadow Ministers and their incorporating articles about advocacy, topical issues, advisers to further our objectives opinion pieces, upcoming events, rider alerts, and ● Working on improving the cycling environment with advertisements. It is sent to about 9,200 subscribers with an officials in the National Capital Authority, Territory and an open rate of 32% and a click through rate of 6% (above Municipal Services, Roads ACT, ACTION, Capital Metro, industry average). Planning and Environment, Economic Development, Land Social media Development Agency, Justice and Community Services and Visit Canberra (Facebook: www.facebook.com/pedalpoweract and ● Meeting and working with other organisations such as the Twitter: @actpedalpower) engagement has grown Heart Foundation of Australia, Amy Gillett Foundation, substantially in the past year. Account followers at the NRMA and Canberra Business Chamber to further our aims end of 2016 were: Facebook – 3,500 (Pedal Power ACT, ● Handling Pedal Power ACT members’ requests via the Fitz’s Challenge & Big Canberra Bike Ride sites); and email doorway to the Advocacy Team, Twitter – 660. [email protected] RiotACT ● Reporting on advocacy matters to members through Towards the end of 2016, RiotACT invited our Communic- Canberra Cyclist magazine, NewsWheel e-bulletin, Pedal ations Manager to provide a regular commentary column. Power ACT website and Facebook Through that platform we will continue to give the bike- ● Making submission on the proposals, designs and riding community a voice in a space that has not development applications including the Belconnen master traditionally been bike-rider-friendly. RiotACT is a local plan, Woden town centre works, Sullivans Creek Path digital regional news and opinion platform that more than upgrade, Kippax Town Centre master plan, Dickson one in three Canberrans visits at least once per month and Community Centre development and Capital Metro with over 160,000 monthly visitors. ● Producing a weekly email giving current cycling news Canberra Cyclist, our official magazine published by and highlighting Australian and international cycling volunteers every two developments for the information of senior ACT months, is a leader among Government officials and Pedal Power ACT's use. similar publications produced by state cycling organisations. It has a distribution of over 3,600 copies (over 8,000 potential readers) and is an important and effective means of communicating with members and the broader community. Thanks to the editor Julia Widdup. § Looking forward to more advocacy in 2017 To broaden our advocacy efforts in 2017, the Advocacy Team will focus on the physical environment improvements needed, the government's attitude to cycling, and cultural changes needed that will make cycling in Canberra safer. We aim to make cycling more enjoyable and a more widely supported everyday activity for people of all ages, especially for those who would ride but currently don’t. To help Advocacy in any of these wide-ranging activities, please contact Advocacy at [email protected].

Page 6 – Pedal Power ACT Annual Report 2016 Members Merchandise We are one of the largest community-based organisations During 2016, we sold clothing, books and maps: in the ACT with a strong community of people who ride ● Pedal Power ACT kit – cycling jerseys and knicks. bikes – 7,302 members at the end of 2016, an increase of ● Event specific cycling jerseys at New Horizons, the Big 6% from 2015. We retained 82% of our members and Canberra Bike Ride and Fitz’s Challenge gained 689 new members. ● Canberra’s Centenary Trail book detailing routes and services along Australia’s new iconic track. ● Where to ride in Canberra book featuring sixty-one fabulous rides to inspire and motivate people to get out and ride in Canberra and the region. This book has been out of print since October 2014. ● Cycling around Canberra book giving information for planning and undertaking rides. ● Canberra and Queanbeyan Walking and Cycling Map – free from the ACT Government. Projects Cycle facilities rating scheme Pedal Power ACT continued development of this Scheme but no new assessments were conducted in 2016. In the Having a dedicated member services officer, supported coming year there will be further refinement and emphasis by volunteers, has led to refinement and improvement in placed on helping workplaces to develop and maintain their processes that support members to access benefits, drive cycle facilities. new member recruitment and engage with volunteers to Cordon counts support membership procedures. For the past thirteen years Pedal Power ACT volunteers The strongest recruitment driver continues to be ‘word have counted the numbers of bikes going into and out of of mouth’ – referrals from friends and family. We recruited Civic on the first or second Tuesday in March (7:30 to 9:00 new members by our presence at community events (Folk am) and since 2012 we have conducted similar counts at the Festival, university market days, the Volunteer Expo, five town centres (Civic, Belconnen, , Connect and Participate Expo, and other community events) and Woden) for Roads ACT. This was initially and with our discounted membership offered at our major morning, noon and evening but lately just morning and events (Big Canberra Bike Ride, Fitz’s Challenge, and the evening. Twice this year we counted people walking and New Horizons and Cycle Well learn-to-ride programs). riding to and from five primary schools in the Belconnen When riding their bikes, our members receive public area – in the morning and afternoon over two days. liability insurance (up to $20 million) and personal accident Bike parking services insurance covering them 24/7 world wide – the best Our portable bike racks are available in Australia. We also have insurance cover for set up and made available volunteers, office bearers and coaches. by volunteers at other Members receive, in addition to all the other services events. In 2016 they were mention elsewhere: legal support from our partners installed by volunteers at Snedden & Gallop Lawyers (at favourable rates); the Folk Festival, Floriade, discounted entry to our cycling events, programs and bike Rotary BuyCycle, Lynham maintenance courses; the Canberra Cyclist magazine; and Primary School fete and discounts at many local bicycle and sports stores. § Voices in the Forest concert in the Arboretum. § Financial situation – Pedal Power ACT at 31 December 2016 Income and expenditure 2016 2015 Sources of income 2016 2015 Income $696,619 $712,675 Membership fees $310,984 $300,449 Expenditure $709,950 $603,512 Donations & sponsors $ 9,410 $ 32,812 Surplus (deficit) $ (13,331) $109,163 Grants – ACT Government $ 53,184 $ 42,310 Event entry fees & charges $178,190 $188,153 Balance sheet at 31 December 2016 Merchandise sales $ 35,083 $ 30,259 Assets $526,639 $530,747 Fees for service $ 96,297 $100,014 Liabilities $117,943 $108,718 Interest, Advertising & other $ 17,578 $ 18,678 Net assets 31 December $408,696 $422,029

Note: Capital Cycling finances Full audited Pedal Power ACT Financial Report for All Capital Cycling finances were handled separately through 2016 is available on the website at: the Pedal Power ACT accounts in 2015 and in 2016 until www.pedalpower.org.au/about/annual-reports/ Capital Cycling was incorporated in May 2016 and are excluded from this summary.

Pedal Power ACT Annual Report 2016 – Page 7 Partnerships Personnel Pedal Power ACT enjoys a healthy relationship with Patron: Professor Stephen Parker until December 2016. governments, charities, NGOs, and corporate and other From December we have two patrons: the Ambassador for partners to further our objective to get more people cycling. the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ms Erica Schouten and Partner organisations the Ambassador for Denmark, Mr Tom Nørring. We have strong relationships with many corporate entities Ambassadors: Sue Powell and Michael Milton including Snedden Hall and Gallop Lawyers, Cycle City, Board: Reis and James Travel Associates, Forest Park, President: Jane Brooks Elect Printing, and Ziggy’s. Vice Presidents: Gillian Helyar and Jeff Ibbotson In promoting cycling and safety, we work with the Heart Secretary: Vicki Deakin Foundation of Australia, the Amy Gillett Foundation, the Treasurer: Douglas Widdup NRMA and the Australasian College of Road Safety. Members: Michael Braund, Eric Huttner, Bruce Paine, Beneficial charity partners in events Steve Shaw and John Widdup Our events involved partnering with charitable Staff: organisations who have benefited financially and otherwise Executive Officer: John Armstrong including The Amy Gillett Foundation, The Kids Cancer Project, Amnesty International, Hartley Lifecare and Heart Communications Manager: Nic Beveridge (until November Foundation ACT. 2016), Anne Treasure (from November 2016) Supporters at events Program and Events Managers: Raynie McNee (to October 2016), Joanne Brown (from April 2016) and Other supporters at events were Hartley Lifecare, Amnesty Stephanie Sleen (from November 2016) International, Transport Canberra’s Active Travel Office, Bicycle Network, Australian Bananas, Share a Bike, Ride Membership and External Services Officer: Rachel 365, WICEN, Cycle City, and Nightlights. Lynskey Membership of other organisations Office Manager: Emily Nelson Pedal Power ACT was a member of: Public officer: Luke Wensing ● Capital Cycling – an umbrella body for all of the cycling Volunteers: entities in the ACT Pedal Power ACT relies heavily on volunteers with over 300 people volunteering during 2016, for about 700 tasks, and ● Canberra Business Chamber – supporting business contributing over 7,500 hours of labour. They are the growth in the Canberra region and promoting cycle-tourism ‘backbone’ of Pedal Power ACT and are involved in all our ● Youth Hostels Australia – for use by members activities. These include advocating for cycling, organising ● Associations Forum – assisting with governance, and conducting social rides, events and training courses, operations, membership and finances producing the magazine and undertaking various governance ● Conservation Council of the ACT – to support their and administrative tasks and programs. Pedal Power ACT, promotion of cycling as a viable means of active transport its members and the wider cycling community are grateful ● Our Community – where the not-for-profits organisations for their contribution. go for help Annual awards for volunteers are to be presented at the ● Wagga Rail Trail – promoting the development of a rail Annual General Meeting. trail from Wagga Wagga to Ladysmith. Support from the ACT Government We received consider- able financial support from the ACT Govern- ment via Active Level 2, Griffin Centre, Genge Street, Canberra (formally Canberra ACT 2600 called Sport and PO Box 581, Canberra ACT 2601 Recreation Services) Phone: 02 6248 7995 and ACT Health. In addition to the funding for specific Fax: 02 6248 7774 projects, mentioned elsewhere in this report, Active Email: [email protected] Canberra provided $26,000 in operational grants. § Web: www.pedalpower.org.au Facebook: pedalpoweract Twitter: @actpedalpower Incorporated in the ACT – ABN: 98 440 716

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