Letter from Minister King

After the Federal election in May 2025, Better Streets’ President Sara Stace wrote to the federal government Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Catherine King), asking for more funding for active transport.

This Letter was received from Minister King of the Australian Government, in response. It states that State and Local Governments can apply for active transport funding through existing programs, and suggests we contact them.

In reality:

• it relies on state governments to make an application and there has been little intst to date.

• the funding is generally primarily for roads, and the proponent has to include active transport as part of the scope.