Boroondara BUG is asking all candidates Kooyong and Chisholm electorates in the 2025 Australian federal election to commit to the following funding for improving cycling and increasing the number of bike trips for people of all ages in Kooyong.
Funding is required for the design and construction of safe cycling infrastructure for the use of bicycles in the Kooyong and Chisholm electorates for safe, healthy and low carbon emissions transport.
Boroondara BUG expects that the Victorian state government will at least match funding for each of these initiatives.
Active Travel to Schools – $1 million (to cover three schools per year)
Hawthorn to Box Hill Trail design and preliminary works – $5 million
Richmond – Hawthorn Yarra Bridge design and preliminary works – $1 million
Toorak Road Bridge on Anniversary Trail – $5 million
Gardiners Creek Trail Toorak Road underpass upgrade – $500,000
Link between Anniversary Trail and Mont Albert Road – $500,000
Back Creek Reserve shared pedestrian link/bridge – $500,000
Parkiteer cages and 100 new bicycle parking hoops at train stations and tram stops – $200,000
Fairfield Pipe Bridge replacement / new shared path design & preliminary works across Yarra River east of Fairfield Boathouse – $2 million
