Green Pedal Cycles is focussed on promoting eco-friendly transportation options and fostering a greener future. We firmly believe cycling holds the key to reducing our carbon footprint and creating a healthier planet for generations to come. By hiring a bike when you visit Echuca Moama you can leave your car parked, and know you’ve made a difference to the environment as you enjoy your holiday.
Our bikes are equipped with drink bottle holders – so if you’re hiring a bike or taking a guided tour, you please bring your own reusable drink bottle. There are numerous water filling stations in Echuca.
Our E-Bikes are charged with green energy – whether this is via the charging station on our E-bike trailer or at home base.
When you visit Echuca Moama we encourage you to consider “leaving no trace”. You will find a recycling bin just near the Green Pedal trailer in Murray Esplanade.
In 2024 we proudly became a Sustainable Tourism Accredited Business. We also completed the Strive 4 Sustainability Scorecard that measures where a business is at on their sustainability journey at a point in time against the four pillars of sustainability: environmental impacts, socio-economic impacts, cultural impacts, and sustainable management. The criteria are based on Ecotourism Australia’s globally recognised, best practice criteria for sustainability in tourism. Scorecard responses are assessed by a trained sustainability assessor within the Ecotourism Australia team before a personalised score is provided. The score is based on the information provided, and evidence or examples of how a business applies
sustainability principles in practice helps raise the overall score. We are delighted to have received a score of 81%.
Tourism is responsible for roughly 8% of the world’s carbon emissions (Nature Climate Change 2018). We are committed to reducing and offsetting our emissions. Green Pedal Cycles has adopted the following strategies and are on a continuous journey to find even more avenues to offsetting our emissions:
If you are interested in calculating, reducing and offsetting your own carbon emissions we recommend ecologi.com to help you on your journey.
Ecotourism Australia is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation, established in 1991, that promotes and supports the eco and sustainable tourism industries in Australia through building capacity and actively promoting sustainable tourism operations and systems. Their key program – ECO Certification – was the world’s first national ecotourism certification program. Ecotourism Australia is acknowledged globally for their industry standards and their certification program criteria are recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). Ecotourism Australia is considered the credible, national peak body for sustainable and nature-based tourism in Australia.
Green Pedal recognises the urgent need to address climate change and its profound impact on our planet.
Climate change, driven by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, has far-reaching consequences for the environment we cherish. Rising temperatures, melting ice caps, and unpredictable weather patterns are just a few of the visible signs of this global phenomenon. As recently as 2022 Echuca Moama experienced devasting floods. These changes disrupt ecosystems, endangering plant and animal species that rely on stable climatic conditions. Moreover, shifts in rainfall patterns and increased frequency of extreme weather events pose significant challenges to agriculture and food security.
By promoting sustainable practices and offering eco-friendly holiday activities such as our E-Bike tours and E-Bike rental, Green Pedal aims to inspire individuals to make positive changes and contribute to the preservation of our precious planet.
Together, we can mitigate the effects of climate change and protect the natural beauty and diversity that makes Echuca Moama and its surroundings so exceptional.
Leave your car at your accommodation! Green Pedal can deliver to your holiday accommodation or we can arrange to meet you in Murray Esplanade Echuca, near the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre.
Green Pedal acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia and their connections to land, rivers, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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