“Over 1500 people participated in the inaugural Earth Ride – Adelaide 2010. Proudly brought by Adelaide City Council and Capital City Committee, Earth Ride – Adelaide coincided with Earth Hour to promote and celebrate sustainable city living and a greener future. The community of Adelaide came out in big numbers and got their chance to ride, walk, jog, skate and rollerblade along the car-free streets of Adelaide.

After the ride, everybody returned to the event village, which was set up at Victoria Square. Participants enjoyed festival-like entertainment such as stilt walkers, unicyclists and Brazilian drummers and dancers, while a mini sustainability expo took them on an educational journey about sustainable city living. Several schools also decorated old bikes and displayed them. All schools who participated won a “Coolenation” education pack by Carbon Planet.

Despite the rainy weather, the turn-out was great. A lot of families with small children came out and took the opportunity to introduce their kids to our city streets, without the danger of other traffic. We like to thank the support crew and volunteers who came out in big numbers, the sustainability stallholders such as Solahart and Carbon Planet and Adelaide City Council and Capital City Committee who proudly sponsored the event.”