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Ambassadors representing state organisations for National Ride to Work Day 2008.
Ambassadors in New South Wales organisations include:
Caroline Pidock, Director of Caroline Pidock Architects, is joined by Kathering Madden as an Ambassador for National Ride to Work Day 2008.
Wavery City Council's Sustainable Transport Officer, Sam McGuinness, has registered as an Ambassador for National Ride to Work Day.
Christopher Cowell, Head of the Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology and Director of Research at the Children's Hospital at Westmead, shows his support for National Ride to Work Day through the Ambassador Program.
Institute Director of TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute, Elizabeth McGregor, has registered her support for National Ride to Work Day.
Simon Smith is Deputy Director General of the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, and leads the Department's work on climate change, policy and programs. Simon is an enthusiastic cyclist, riding to and from work daily, and is keen to promote cycling as a sustainable means of transport.
Ambassadors in Queensland organisations include:
Bill Lovegrove, Vice-Chancellor & President at the University of Southern Queensland, is promoting the event at Toowoomba, Fraser Coast and Springfield campuses. After the success of National Ride to Work Day 2007, a USQ BUG is now in development.
Ian Frazer, Director of the Diamantina Institute and 2006 Australian of the Year, has thrown his support behind National Ride to Work Day.
CEO of Brisbane City Council, Jude Munro, is joined by Alton Twine as an Ambassador for National Ride to Work Day 2008.
Main Roads Queensland is supporting National Ride to Work Day through it's many sites around Queensland. Dennis Walsh, Executive Director (Planning and Design), and Robyn Davies, Program Manager (Cycling and Pedestrian Facilities) have registered as Ambassadores for 2008.
Ambassadors in South Australian organisations include:
Advertiser Newspapers editor, Melvin Mansell, has shown his support for National Ride to Work Day by signing up as an Ambassador for 2008.
Felicity-ann Lewis, Mayor of the City of Marion, has signed up as an Ambassador for National Ride to Work Day. The City of Marion are promoting the bike commuting through out the community by hosting a Community Breakfast on National Ride to Work Day.
The South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet's Warren McCann (CEO) and Charles Moore (Manager, Planning and Sustainability) have registered their support for National Ride to Work Day 2008.
Janet Giles, Secretary of SA Unions, is joined by Kebra Kennedy as a National Ride to Work Day Ambassador.
Principal of Streaky Bay Area School, Chris Roberts, has shown his school's support for National Ride to Work Day by signing up as an Ambassador.
The South Australian Cricket Association is showing their support for National Ride to Work Day in 2008 with Graham Manou, Captain of SA, siging on as an Ambassador. He is joined by Bicycle SA CEO, Christian Hagg.
The South Australian Parliament BUG is represented in the Ambassador program by Mark Parnell MLC, Greens Member of the Legislative Council and Cooridnator of the Parliament House Bicycle Users Group (BUG).
Ambassadors in Tasmanian organisations include:
Moorilla's continuing their strong support of National Ride to Work Day through brewer Stuart Richie.
Ambassadors in Victorian organisations include:
Graeme Howie, GM of Corporate Services at Bendigo Community Health Service Inc., is joined by Maxine Plant as an Ambassador for 2008.
CEO for the Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing, Bill Applebe, shows his support for those who choose to commute to work on their bike.
Cathy Seccombe, General Manager at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (Forensicare), is joined by Case Worker, Steve Hallam, as Ambassadors of National Ride to Work Day 2008.
Todd Harper, CEO at VicHealth, has signed up to show his support ffor National Ride to Work Day 2008. Riding to work fits with VicHealth's mission of changing the cultural, physical and social environments in which we live so to improve the health of all Victorians.
Melbourne High School's Vice Principal, David Smyth, and colleagues are not only showing their support for the staff who ride to work, but also their students.
Adrian Robb, CEO of Bayside City Council, has registered his support of National Ride to Work Day 2008 by signing up as an Ambassador.
Cameron James and Bruce Baehnisch or Bendio Regional Institute of TAFE have registered as Ambassadors for National Ride to Work Day 2008.
Cr Janet Bolitho, Mayor of the City of Port Phillip, has signed on as an Ambassador 2008. The City of Port Phillip is showing their support of National Ride to Work Day by hosting a Community Breakfast in St Kilda.
Laurie Wheland and Bennan Obrien of the Department of Human Services Loddon Mallee Region have registered their support by signing up as Ambassadors.
The Geelong Advertiser's Stacey Moorfoot and Maryla Johns, Marketing Manager, are showing their support for National Ride to Work Day.
Terry O'Brien, CEO of ISIS Primary Care, joins Murray Baker as Ambassadors for National Ride to Work Day.
Brand Partners Directors Jeremy Brand and Jane Good have shown their support for National Ride to Work Day by siging up as Ambassadors.
Louise Milne-Roch, CEO of the Nurses Board of Victoria, is joined by Richard Pennington as Ambassadors of National Ride to Work Day. In 2007, "virtually every staff member took part...(the day) is now embedded in our work/life balance calendar."
Sunraysia Community Health Services Inc.'s CEO, Craig Stainbridge, has thrown his support behind National Ride to Work Day 2008 by registering as an Ambassador.
Mary Pendergast, Principal of Warrnambool College, is joined by Clive Coomber as an Ambassador for National Ride to Work Day 2008.
Maribyrnong City Council are strong supporters of National Ride to Work Day. Not only is CEO, Kerry Thompson, an Ambassador, but they are also hosting a Community Breakfast in Footscray to congratulate people in the area who choose to commute by bike.
General Manager Sales and Marketing at the Herald and Weekly Times, Andrew Hockley, and Technology Manager, Michael Brown, have registered their support for National Ride to Work Day.
The RACV are proud sponsors of the RACV Bike Assist Cycle Angels, and show their continued support of the National Ride to Work Day Program through their Ambassador, Peter Daly, Chief Engineer Traffic and Transport.
Gary McDonald, Centre for Sustainability, and Monique Bayer, Project Manager, from Swinburne University of Technology show their support for National Ride to Work Day through the Ambassador program.
VicRoads join National Ride to Work Day as a Victorian state partner in 2008, with Chief Executive, Gary Liddle, signing on as an Ambassador.
Ambassadors in Western Australian organisations include:
David Martin, General Manager of People and Corporate Services at Horizon Power, joins Fleur Crowe as an Ambassador for National Ride to Work Day in 2008.
Russell Greig, Assistant Manager BikeWest, Department for Planning and Infrastructure WA.
The Public Transport Authority's Jim Krynen, Manager Cycling Intergration, is showing his support for National Ride to Work Day 2008 by signing on as an Ambassador.