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Wednesday October 18 is National Ride2Work Day with a free breakfast on offer in the Warrnambool CBD.
National Ride2Work Day 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 its 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.
“There are lots of people who walk or ride a bike for fun, and that’s great in itself, but what we want to try and do is encourage people to leave the car 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.”
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 October 18.
To learn more about National Ride2Work Day and to register your ride, visit https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-and-events/ride2work/