Dear fellow bicycle riders,

The Cycling Promotion Fund is contacting you to inform you and your
cycling group that nominations are now open for the 2008 Australian
Bicycling Achievement Awards.

As many of us realise, making Australia more bicycle friendly
requires action, commitment, innovation, vision and persistence.

Without the work of dedicated individuals and organisations, many of
the facilities and initiatives we take for granted today would not be
there. The Bicycling Achievement Awards were established in 2002 by
the Cycling Promotion Fund to recognise innovation and achievement
and to inspire others.

Maybe you know of a hard-working person in your area, a cycling
group, local school, bicycle shop, bicycle-friendly business, local
council or shire, councillor, politician or an organisation that
deserves recognition from the cycling community?

All nominees will be included in a booklet that is distributed far
and wide. Winners in each category will also receive a cash prize of
$1,000. Deadline for nominations is the 19th December 2008.

The Cycling Promotion Fund has created a dedicated website to enable
people to make registrations online.

2008 Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards:
http://www.cyclingawards.com.au

You can also make nominations with this downloadable form in pdf
format:
http://www.cyclingpromotion.com.au/images/stories/downloads/BAANominat
ionHCNov08.pdf

Website managers: click this link, scroll down and follow the
instructions here to add the 2008 Bicycling Achievement Awards banner
to your website:
http://www.cyclingawards.com.au/node/1

The 2008 Australian Bicycling Achievement Awards categories are:

• Cycling Promotion Award of the Year: Professional and
Honorary categories
• Special Achievement Award for a Bicycle Organisation
• Local Government Award for Initiatives to Encourage and
Promote Cycling
• Award for an Educational institution for Innovation in
Encouraging Cycling to School
• Award for Bicycle Friendly Business
• Award for Contribution Towards Cycling by a Politician
• Award for Contributions Towards Cycling by a Bicycle Retailer

There are so many great initiatives happening around Australia and
great people committed to promoting and encouraging cycling - please
let us and the rest of Australia know about them.

Kind regards and happy cycling,

Rosemarie Speidel


Program Director
Cycling Promotion Fund
PO Box 3052 Auburn Victoria 3123
Ph 03-9818-5400 Fax 03-9818-4535
www.rideabike.com.au
An initiative of the Bicycling Industry in Australia