NSW puts $60 million into bike paths for 48 councils

Transport for NSW has confirmed the councils sharing this year's Get NSW Active and Get Kids Active grants, putting $60 million into shared paths, crossings and cycleways across the state. Of that total, $10 million is set aside for Get Kids Active projects that make it safer for children to walk or ride to school, including funding for the Active Routes to School initiative. 48 councils are sharing in the round, from inner Sydney through to regional and rural NSW.

Where the money is going

Among the larger grants, Bourke Shire Council was awarded $5 million toward the North Bourke Bridge Active Transport Project, which will give the town an alternative to the ageing Gateway Bridge and reconnect Bourke's shared path network. Campbelltown City Council secured more than $4 million to build stage two of the St Andrews to Minto shared path, adding new paths, crossings and landscaping to a project that started with an earlier concept design grant.

Part of a bigger funding push

The state grants sit alongside the federal government's National Active Transport Fund, which committed $500 million over 10 years in the 2026/27 Budget, with $90.2 million allocated for the current financial year. Get NSW Active has now put more than $720 million into over 1,160 projects since 2011, according to Transport for NSW, and this round covers everything from concept design through to full construction.

What it means for buyers: more funded shared paths and safer routes to school mean more places to actually use a bike, whether that is a commuter e-bike, a cargo bike doing the school run, or a first bike for a kid. If a new path is coming to your area, it is a good prompt to compare commuter and kids bikes on BikeFinder before the works are finished.