interactive
february 2009
10:30am - 11:15am
Cool cycling to school tips - Registration Required
Fri 20th February 09 | 10:30am - 11:15am
Design tent
hosted by | Cycling Promotion Fund
Cycling to school is good for the environment, it’s fun, reduces cars around schools and is an easy way to build activity into every day life. This workshop will provide practical tips for secondary school children on how to be a safe rider, how to be seen, how to carry gear and how to look after the bicycle.
Register for this
Education Day opens the Festival on Friday 20th February and is open to schools that register. Upon registration, each school chooses their preferred program.
See Education Day page for details on how to register and make this event part of your school's program.
This event has been developed for Secondary school students
Cycling Promotion Fund's key objective is to increase the level of safe cycling in Australia. They achieve this by:
* Lifting the profile of cycling as a great activity for everyone
* Being a leading advocate for and source of information and advice on cycling.
* Gaining increased Government investment for cycling.
* Making it easier for people to choose to cycle.
* Promoting and encouraging initiatives which achieve measurable increases in cycling.
* Recognising, reward and encourage innovation and achievements and promote best practice
* Lifting the profile of cycling as a great activity for everyone
* Being a leading advocate for and source of information and advice on cycling.
* Gaining increased Government investment for cycling.
* Making it easier for people to choose to cycle.
* Promoting and encouraging initiatives which achieve measurable increases in cycling.
* Recognising, reward and encourage innovation and achievements and promote best practice