Community
14 October, 2023
Get on your bike
NEXT Wednesday is National Ride2Work Day, with a free breakfast on offer in the Warrnambool CBD.
National Ride2Work Day, to be held on Wednesday October 18, is Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter cycling.
Whether you ride to work regularly or it’s something you’ve been thinking about for a while, National Ride2Work Day is all about supporting and celebrating bike riding and is many benefits.
“Spring is the perfect time to get back on the bike and enjoy the health, financial and environmental benefits of riding for transport,” Warrnambool mayor Cr Debbie Arnott said.
“If you’ve thought it might be nice to ride to work but you just needed that extra little nudge to get you going, this is the perfect day.
“The good thing about Ride2Work Day, especially if it’s the first time you’ve ridden to work, is that you won’t be alone. Across Warrnambool, and across Australia, people everywhere will be riding to work.”
Cr Arnott said while there were lots of people who walk or ride a bike for fun, the day was all about encouraging everyone (where possible) to leave their cars at home and ride or walk for transport too.
“At council, we’re constantly improving infrastructure to make Warrnambool more pedestrian and bike friendly to help make it easier for people to choose sustainable transport options,” Cr Arnott said.
Whether you ride, walk or drive part-way and walk the rest, everyone embracing active transport is invited to a free community breakfast from 7am until 9am in the South West TAFE courtyard (enter via Kepler Street) on Wednesday.
To learn more about National Ride2Work Day and to register your ride,
visit https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-and-events/ride2work/.
