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 - Timeline2010

• ‘Developing a Community of Cycling in Western Australia’ - report completed2010

• 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