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Three people ride on a painted bike lane with white bollards in the road to their left, with a blue parking meter on the footpath to their right and traffic in the road alongside the lane.

We need to move more but our streets aren’t helping

Alison Hetherington from Bicycle Network and Dr Verity Cleland from the University of Tasmania's Menzies Institute for Medical Research wrote an opinion piece for The Mercury newspaper on 10 July 2024 about the importance of active street design.

Active transport grants help the choice to ride

Bicycle Network has welcomed the Tasmanian Government’s announcement today of active transport grant recipients across the state. “Safer cycle paths to get people to work, school, shops and services are essential if we are going to give people transport choices,” Tasmanian spokesperson Alison Hetherington said. “We know more people would ride for transport if there [...]

New website useful tool to combat bike theft

Media Release30 November 2022 Bicycle Network has welcomed the new Tasmanian Police and Crimestoppers Bikelinc website as another tool to help Tasmanian bike owners combat theft. “Finding your bike has been stolen is gut-wrenching, especially if you rely on it to get around,” Bicycle Network spokesperson Alison Hetherington said. “Bikes aren’t just another possession, for [...]