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

1. Establish a State Coordinating Body for the activity of cycling in WA. 2. 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. 3. 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. Report Recommendations

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

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

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

Total Integration – Establishment of Coordinating Organisation

PHASE 1 - Structure

Phase 2 - Structure

Phase 3 Integration Pathways

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 DSR Recommendations

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

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

PHASE 1 - Timeline 2010 ‘Developing a Community of Cycling in Western Australia’ - report completed 2010 Recommendations submitted by DSR to the Minister for Sport and Recreation Recommendations approved Presentation of approved report recommendations and implementation plans 2010 / 2011 Steering Committee Board Appointments - 3 x appointed (Minister) + 3 x dimensional representatives + chairman / develop Board Charter CEO - Develop PDF & appoint Develop Strategic/Statewide Plan 2011 / 2012 / 2013 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