DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF CYCLING IN WESTERN AUSTRLIA

1. DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF CYCLING IN WESTERN AUSTRLIA Independent Cycling Community Integration Report

2. Report Recommendations • Establish a State Coordinating Body for the activity of cycling in WA. • Government provides funding through DSR, to provide and support the human resource required to implement ‘Recommendation 1’ for a period of no less than three years to maximise the momentum that has been established. • The Minister for Sport and Recreation approaches his Ministerial colleagues to develop a more effective approach to coordinate the interface between the various government agencies and the WA cycling community.

3. Focus Areas • Advocacy and relationships • Communication and information • Membership services and benefits • Education and training • Events • Risk Management • High Performance and Talent Development

4. Key Challenges • Lack of sense of community between various cycling dimensions • Member ownership • Extended role of organisation • Funding – outcome based & distribution • Formalisation of relationships •  Interface between government agencies and cycling community

5. Core Principles • Commitment from groups to be involved in process • Based on ‘readiness’ rather than time deadlines • Growth from a ‘partnership’ to a ‘structural’ relationship – then to a fully integrated organisation • Requires external ‘driver’ to develop and maintain •  Importance of advocacy function – all dimensions • Transport, recreation, competition • Coordinating organisation has clear roles • Formalisation of relationship with groups • Support from DSR/Government

6. Total Integration – Establishment of Coordinating Organisation

7. PHASE 1 - Structure

8. Phase 2 - Structure

9. Phase 3 Integration Pathways

10. DSR Recommendations The Department:- • works with the cycling community to create a new Non-Government Organisation representing cycling in Western Australia; • provides all future funding to develop cycling in Western Australia through this organisation; • provides support to this organisation to develop the governance and management systems required; • develops a business plan with the organisation and the cycling community; • develops a communication and engagement plan to work across Government to coordinate policy and engage the community

11. Organisation - Responsibility • Developing state wide plan for cycling in WA • Directing government funding to cycling community • Relationships - associations, clubs, groups/agencies • Advocacy • Communication – including government agencies • Streamlining – membership, insurance, risk management • Providing support – office space, financial management to smaller groups • Incremental phasing-in of network Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 • Delivering functions across relevant dimensions

12. DSR/Government - Responsibility • Work with cycling community to create new non-government organisation • Provide support to develop governance and management systems • Develop a business plan with the organisation and cycling community • DSR/Minister develop a communication/ engagement plan to work across Government agencies • Government provides funding through DSR to support the project • Provide other grant funding as identified

13. Governance and Management systems • Business Plan • Risk Management • Source revenue • Coordinate, support & deliver • Advocacy & Relationships • Risk Management • Distribution of funds to achieve outcomes – Statewide Plan PHASE 1 - Timeline