Federal Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Carol Brown, joined the family of Luke Azzopardi and the Amy Gillett Foundation to inspect the Luke Azzopardi bikeway today.
Amy Gillett and Luke Azzopardi were tragically killed while cycling and their legacy is helping to improve safety for other cyclists on our roads.
The Australian Government supports their legacy and is committed to road safety and keeping cyclists safe through a number of programs and initiatives.
The Luke Azzopardi bikeway, a dedicated off-road high-speed path for cyclists to use from Riverstone Road to the existing pathway at Thompson Road, was delivered as part of the Cairns Southern Access Corridor, to which the Australian Government has committed $46.4 million.
And the Safe Roads for Safe Cycling Program, being delivered by the Amy Gillett Foundation, supports long-term road safety benefits by improving cycling safety knowledge, resources and tools thanks to $6 million in funding from the Australian Government.
The Amy Gillett Foundation is one of Australia’s leading cycling safety organisation driven by a core mission to reduce the death and injury of cyclists.
Assistant Minister Brown and members of the Amy Gillett Foundation are in Cairns to attend the Australasian Road Safety Conference. The Australian Government is a Gold Sponsor of this event and also supports participants from low and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa to participate in the Conference.
The Amy Gillett Foundation will run a cycling safety workshop at the conference thanks to funding provided through the Safe Roads for Safe Cycling Program.
