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Cycling Awards

Celebrating the people, the places and and the programs that get Australia riding

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About the awards

The Australian Cycling Luminaries Awards celebrate the people, programs and places that get Australians riding.

The 20th Cycling Luminaries Awards will be held as part of a Gala Dinner in Parliament House Canberra on 15 November 2023.

The Awards contribute to make Australia a better place to ride a bike and celebrate leadership and vision across three Awards categories.

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Awards are selected by an independent judging panel and are awarded in the categories of Bike Culture and Behaviour Change, Built Environment and Leadership. See below for links to each category.

We are looking forward to hosting the 20th Cycling Luminaries Awards Gala Dinner in the Australian Parliament on Wednesday, 15 November, a special occasion on which we will also launch the 2023 Australian Cycling Economy Report by EY.

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Key dates

Nominations open

1

August 2023

Nominations EXTENDED!

29

September 2023

Finalists notified

9

October 2023

Awards dinner

15

November 2023

2022 Judges (2023 judges announced soon)

  • Elizabeth Calleja

    Elizabeth has extensive experience in public health both as a clinician and project manager. Having worked in local government, state government and most recently within the ...

  • Darren Harper

    Darren Is a senior sales in the cycling sector. With a long history of senior sales and marketing roles, Darren has a strong understanding of the bicycle industry along with ...

  • Michael Nieuswesteeg

    Michael has extensive experience managing, leading the national conversation as the Program Manager, Road Safety Research at Austroads having previous been in charges of Road ...

  • Michelle Quester

    Michelle has over 20 years experience in a variety of management roles in the indigenous sector and pharmaceutical and automotive peak bodies. Her current role has a strong ...

2023 Award Nominations:

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