As we approach the 2025 Australian federal election, Better Streets has launched a campaign asking the Australian Government, opposition, other parties and candidates to significantly increase funding for walking and cycling. Our goal is to boost the Australian Government's funding commitment to $15 per person annually, up from a historical average of just 90 cents. 

Local group, Lewisham Better Streets, is improving walking amenity and has now put a Lewisham Town Centre Upgrade on council’s agenda for this year.

Congratulations to Better Streets Northern Beaches for organising the Walk, Ride, and Scoot event last month. The event was to gather support from the community and to highlight the need for safer streets for children.

Better Streets has written a submission to express concerns regarding the exemption of oversized vehicles from the New Vehicle Fuel Efficiency standard.

The Week Without Driving Challenge launched in Australia last month.

Infrastructure for walking and wheeling (especially paths) is an election issue in the ACT.

A victory for kids walking to school. Bondi gets a long-awaited raised pedestrian crossing to help kids walk safely to their school.

Better Streets was recently invited by The Greens’ Cate Faehrmann and Kobi Shetty to NSW Parliament House for a discussion about shared streets in NSW. Alongside our colleagues from Walk Sydney, Bicycle NSW, 30Please and Inner West Bicycle Coalition, we explored how The Greens could shape their policies to ensure more inclusive, safer and environmentally-friendly streets and communities.