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2026 Funding update
An update from Greg Vann We wish to update our supporters and collaborators that the Department of Transport and Main Roads has recently advised that our funding via the Walking Strategy will not be continued from 2026. While this is obviously disappointing, we appreciate that the Department has to balance many competing funding requests and […]
A week without driving (or more)
Join us for a week without driving Monday, September 29 – Sunday, October 5, 2025 Could you go for a week without driving? Maybe you already do! Some of us jump in the car without a second thought, even for short trips to the shops, school or the park. But what if, just for one […]
Footpaths. Stranded assets in the suburbs
This article was reprinted with permission from the author, Prue Oswin. Many footpaths are stranded assets. They are cut off from nearby infrastructure by roads people cannot get across. The result is a network that is operating below potential AND is failing to provide for latent demand. This issue is prevalent in many regional towns, […]
Road safety still blames the victim
Why messaging still blames the victim in road safety. Now AI is doing it too. When a person who is walking is injured or killed on our roads or on the roadside, the first questions will too often focus on what the pedestrian did wrong. Were they distracted by their phone? Did they cross away […]
I write with a heavy heart on the first day of Qld Road Safety Week
Queensland Road Safety Week | 18–22 August 2025 Pedestrian safety: An urgent call for local government and state government to act As Queensland Road Safety Week begins, I write with a heavy heart. On the weekend, three devastating crashes involving four people occurred on our roads, so tragic that it underscores how urgently pedestrian safety […]
Safe Cities Safe Streets project Sandra McLean
A collaboration between Zonta Club of Brisbane, Queensland Walks and University of Queensland Words by Sandra McLean Zonta Club of Brisbane (ZCB) is part of Zonta International (ZI) which is has a key objective to build a better world for women and girls. We are a human rights organization and as part of this a […]
Update on the Parliamentary E-Mobility Inquiry 22 July 2025
Witness statement by Queensland Walks On 22 July 2025 Queensland, Walks President, Greg Vann and Anna Campbell, Executive Officer, Queensland Walks attended the Queensland State Government’s State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee – Inquiry into e-mobility safety and use in Queensland in the afternoon session with Bicycle Queensland. You can view the full session on the State […]
Queensland Road Safety Week 2025 18 – 22 August 2025
We’re on Team Queensland. Let’s drive like it. We hope that you’ll get involved in the Queensland Road Safety Week campaign by driving safely and more slowly, especially near children, near education precincts and where older people or people with disability choose to walk, roll or stroll. Driving responsibly every day will help keep people […]
Announcing the 2025 Queensland Walks Month theme: ‘Walk My Queensland’
Walk My Queensland What Does ‘Walk My Queensland’ mean? Walk My Queensland is the theme for Queensland Walks Month 2025 — a celebration of walking, rolling, running, and strolling in every part of our great state. It’s a call to action for all Queenslanders to get outside and explore our local streets, parks, footpaths, trails […]