WeRide is excited to announce that with the support of our sponsors, the winners of this year’s 21st Cycling Luminaries Awards for Leadership, Bike Culture and Built environment categories will each receive $1000 along with their trophy.

Nominations open today for the people, the places and the programs that get people riding bikes across the country.

2018 AUSTRALIAN BICYCLE SUMMIT- Awards Dinner, level 13, Tower Three, International Towers Sydney, Barangaroo, NSW. Photo: Jessica Hromas

Mr Peter Bourke, from We Ride Australia said “the Cycling Luminaries Awards have recognised the people, places and programs that have been getting more people riding bicycles since 2002.

“The Awards have been recognising the incredible diversity of cycling programs and achievements from as far away as remote Kimberley and Gulf communities as well as our major towns and cities and we know there are many more stories to be told

“So if you are aware of a person, group or project making a big difference for people riding a bike anywhere in the country, nominate them now for an award!”

2022 Gala Awards Dinner, winners from L-R: Roxanne Thornton, Marie Lawton, Osher Gunsberg MC, Julia Dempster & Michelle Prior, DoT WA. Photo Andrew Taylor.

Previous winners include a program for pupils on Goulburn Island, 300km northeast of Darwin that boosted attendance at school; the Barossa Council in SA focusing on cycle tourism opportunities in the wine region; and both elected and volunteer leaders helping to get Australians on bikes.

Award winners will be announced at a celebratory event in Melbourne in November.

Nominations are open to any individual, group, business, event, organisation or school that has achieved significant change and inspired or influenced others.

Above: 2023 Awards were celebrated in Parliament House Canberra. Zaneta Mascarenhas MP presents Revolve Recycling with an Award, supported by Bronwen Clark, NGAA.

Judging of all entries is conducted by an independent panel of experts from health, built environment and industry sectors.

To nominate go to www.weride.org.au

Cycling Luminaries Award categories – Leadership – Bike Culture – Built environment

  • Closing date: 5pm, Monday 16th September 2022 – nominations must be lodged by closing date.
  • Award details and nomination forms: weride.org.au.
  • Judging: judging will be completed by an independent panel of judges, see website for bios and details of panel members
  • Please contact WeRide with any questions on nominations – no program or initiative is too small or too large to be nominated! Email us at: yes@weride.org.au.

Above: 2009 Awards winners in front of Old Parliament House.