Providing meaningful connections along the beautiful coastal paths and social spaces of Perth's Sunset Coast
Our fleet of Trishaws provide meaningful rides lasting between 45 and 90 minutes, departing every morning from Sorrento SLSC. We also run group rides from Sorrento Quay at Hillarys Boat Harbour.
We ask aged care and disability organisations who use our services regularly to contribute an annual fee-for-service, which helps us recover costs. We value support workers and carers riding alongside the person they support.
Bookings are essential, as this allows us to provide our rides to people most in need.
Rides are free for the general public.
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More Than A Bike Ride
Many of the people we support experience social isolation, reduced mobility, or disconnection from the communities they have spent much of their lives in. Our rides create an opportunity to reconnect, not just with place, but with memory, identity, and belonging.
Passengers often describe the experience as feeling the wind on their face, the sun on their shoulders and the simple joy of being outdoors again. These moments help restore a sense of freedom, inclusion, and social connection, which are essential to mental wellbeing and quality of life.
These experiences are made possible through the dedication of our volunteer cyclists, who give their time to provide safe, meaningful rides. The connection is mutual. Our volunteers often speak about the sense of purpose, perspective, and community connection they gain through sharing these journeys.
Overall Program Impact (to end of 2025)
- 10,448 passengers have been supported through our Cycling Without Age Sorrento program
- 82,800 passenger kilometres have been cycled
Up to 40 per cent of people in aged care homes never get visitors
This ABC News item resonated with us at Motion By The Ocean Inc, reinforcing why we provide trishaw rides in our community.
Former MP Ken Wyatt, in an address to the National Press Club as Aged Care Minister, said he had heard that up to 40 per cent of people in residential aged care had no visitors 365 days of the year.
“It saddens me immensely,” he said.
Mr Wyatt said he was dismayed that older people were left on their own without family contact.
“Our love should not be conditional on a point in age, or because we drift away from those who once gave of themselves to care for us,” he said.
Mr Wyatt said loneliness was one of the most disturbing trends in aged care and was an issue for those with dementia in particular.
All Australians should question how they would want to be treated.
“We must all ask ourselves: Do I want to be abandoned in my later years? Is this what my elders deserve? Is this how I want to live out my days?” he said.
He called for more love and respect for older people.
“When I talk to people in aged care, I find so many who crave simple touch, a hug, the warmth of palms clasped together, or a soothing hand on their shoulder,” he said.
Global Cycling Without Age - Facts & Stats
Cycling Without Age is a movement started in 2012 by Ole Kassow. Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on their bicycles, but he had to find a solution to their limited mobility. The answer was a trishaw and he started offering free bike rides to local nursing home residents.
He then got in touch with a civil society consultant from the City of Copenhagen, Dorthe Pedersen, who was intrigued by the idea and together they bought five trishaws and launched Cycling Without Age, which has now spread to all corners of Denmark, and since 2015 to another 50 countries around the world.
As a global collective, teams and national chapters from around the world conduct interviews with residents, care home staff, families and volunteers to explore the reasons showing why the Cycling Without Age movement is so popular with all those involved. The reports attached make for positive case studies for our coastal programs.
