Bicycle Federation of Australia
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The Bicycle Federation of Australia (BFA) was the peak Australia
n body representing non-competitive cyclists, and directly represented over 20,000 cyclists who belonged to its affiliated groups in all states of Australia. Established in 1979 as a non-profit organisation, it advocated and lobbied Governments and the private sector for the several million Australians who ride bicycles for recreation, sport and transport. It discontinued its operations in February 2010.
BFA was a member of the Cycling Promotion Alliance and was the Australian member of the European Cyclists' Federation
. It previously published the Australian Cyclist magazine.
Member organisations included: Pedal Power ACT, Bicycle NSW, Bicycle Queensland, Bicycle South Australia, Bicycle Institute of South Australia, the Cyclists' Action Group and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance from Western Australia, Bicycle Tasmania, Bicycle NT, Wheels of Justice and the Vintage Cycle Club of Victoria Inc. In 1998 Bicycle Victoria
, which has the largest membership of all Australian bicycle advocacy organisations, did not continue its affiliation with the BFA.
There is now no peak body to represent non-competitive cyclists in Australia. One of the last major acts of the BFA was to secure significant Federal funding from the Department of Health and Ageing for AustCycle.
AustCycle is a joint venture between the Amy Gillett Foundation and Cycling Australia. AustCycle's role is to provide cycling training for all people who want to ride bikes for recreation and transport.
The Amy Gillett Foundation was formed to reduce the incidence of death and injury caused by the interaction between cyclists and motorists.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n body representing non-competitive cyclists, and directly represented over 20,000 cyclists who belonged to its affiliated groups in all states of Australia. Established in 1979 as a non-profit organisation, it advocated and lobbied Governments and the private sector for the several million Australians who ride bicycles for recreation, sport and transport. It discontinued its operations in February 2010.
BFA was a member of the Cycling Promotion Alliance and was the Australian member of the European Cyclists' Federation
European Cyclists' Federation
European Cyclists' Federation is an umbrella federation for national cycling organizations throughout Europe.ECF was founded in 1983 by 12 bicycle user associations...
. It previously published the Australian Cyclist magazine.
Member organisations included: Pedal Power ACT, Bicycle NSW, Bicycle Queensland, Bicycle South Australia, Bicycle Institute of South Australia, the Cyclists' Action Group and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance from Western Australia, Bicycle Tasmania, Bicycle NT, Wheels of Justice and the Vintage Cycle Club of Victoria Inc. In 1998 Bicycle Victoria
Bicycle Victoria
Bicycle Network Victoria is a community-based not-for-profit organisation, one of the largest cycling membership organisations in the world , whose mission is to get More People Cycling More Often. The name was changed from Bicycle Victoria to Bicycle Network Victoria in July 2011...
, which has the largest membership of all Australian bicycle advocacy organisations, did not continue its affiliation with the BFA.
There is now no peak body to represent non-competitive cyclists in Australia. One of the last major acts of the BFA was to secure significant Federal funding from the Department of Health and Ageing for AustCycle.
AustCycle is a joint venture between the Amy Gillett Foundation and Cycling Australia. AustCycle's role is to provide cycling training for all people who want to ride bikes for recreation and transport.
The Amy Gillett Foundation was formed to reduce the incidence of death and injury caused by the interaction between cyclists and motorists.
External links
- AustCycle
- Amy Gillett Foundation
- Cycling Australia
- bikes4work is launched by the BFA, 3 April 2008
- Bicycles Network Australia
- Bike helmets 'do more harm than good' The Australian 4 April 2008
- TravelSmart: How to set up a successful bikefleet - a Toolkit. Prepared by The Bicycle Federation of Australia for the Department of the Environment and Water Resources, April 2007
- Australian Bicycle Council: Australian Bicycle Council Membership
- NSW Bike Plan - Bicycle Information for New South Wales