About CAMWEST

Why join CAMWEST?

• Gain access to the CAMWEST Ride With GPS (RWGPS) Club account, which contains a growing number of routes that can be navigated via voice prompts on your mobile device;
• Receive a 15% discount on the regular price of Bicycle NSW membership.
  We strongly recommend all riders hold Bicycle NSW membership. CAMWEST membership plus Bicycle NSW membership with the 15% discount is cheaper than the regular Bicycle NSW membership price. Please note that this discount doesn't apply alongside other offers from Bicycle NSW.
• Access to an email list open only to financial CAMWEST members.
• Meet and discuss with others keen on bicycle related advocacy in the Penrith, Blacktown, Parramatta and Cumberland areas of Western Sydney.
• Help support your local Bicycle User Group and the activities we're involved in.

Regular individual membership costs $10 per annum.

To join or renew your membership with CAMWEST:

1. Fill out and submit the Online Membership Form, or Request a printable version.
2. Pay the $10 yearly membership fee by one of the below methods:

Bicycle NSW Membership:

We strongly recommend all riders hold Bicycle NSW membership. Bicycle NSW membership benefits include:

• Personal Accident and Public Liability Insurance coverage;
• 20% discount on Spring Cycle Entry Fees;
• Discounts at participating retail outlets and service providers.

See the Bicycle NSW Membership Portal for more details.

CAMWEST seeks to promote and celebrate the use of the bicycle as a healthy and environmentally sustainable means of transport. We believe bicycles can be used as realistic substitutes or augmentation to other transport modes in a number of situations.

Through the work of state and federal governments, local councils and cycling advocates over the last few decades, a reasonable network of bike friendly shared paths and interconnecting quieter local streets have been identified and developed through significant parts of Western Sydney.

As a number of the shared paths are through parklands or along waterways and away from major traffic thoroughfares, knowledge of their existence or connectedness is not always obvious to the casual observer. Our self-guided and community rides seek to highlight these more enjoyable & bike friendly routes which can be used to traverse Western Sydney and beyond.

Some of the bicycle-related activities that CAMWEST members are involved in include:

• Contributing to the Open Street Map project
  Open Street Map is a worldwide mapping project, which anyone can contribute towards. Our focus is ensuring that the bicycle related infrastructure in Western Sydney is up to date. The data entered through Open Street Map is used by other apps and web-based mapping sites like Ride With GPS. There are links to a couple of useful OSM maps on the Resources page.
• Active Transport committee at Parramatta Council;
• Bike Valet Parking: Annually at the Australia Day Festivities at Parramatta Park. Also at other festivals around Western Sydney;
• Addventageous
  Addventageous is a Parramatta-based social enterprise helping build cycling skills & confidence amongst community members.
  
  Note: A CAMWEST member derives income from this business.
• Assistance with the annual Parramatta Ride2Work Day breakfasts;
• Assembly of new bicycles [Paid employment];
• Leading community rides, with Bicycle NSW endorsed ride leaders;
• Volunteering at Bicycle NSW events such as Spring Cycle;
• Taking part in the annual Super Tuesday Bike Count;
• Writing letters and submissions to local, state & federal governments advocating for improved cycling infrastructure;
• Involvement with the Parramatta Cycling Without Age Trishaw, including training volunteer 'pilots'.

Would you like to become involved? If so, please contact us!