Victorian Parliament – 22 February 2018 – Ms KEALY – I wish to raise a matter regarding e-bikes in the community of Halls Gap. We have an issue where e-bikes are travelling along the shared path for bikes and pedestrians, and there have been a number of bikes which are travelling over 25 kilometres per hour and putting young people’s lives at risk. Last Sunday week an eight-year-old girl was hit by one of these bikes.
Unfortunately we have got a situation where the council cannot put in a by-law because state rules regarding bikes overrule it. The police cannot police it because it is not a public road. Parks Victoria and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning are also finding it difficult to find a solution. I spoke to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change last night about this, and she agreed that she would work with us to try to find a solution. We are looking forward to trying to get some resolution on this so that we can provide a safe environment for our local community.