About us

WA Gravity Girls is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation focused on increasing participation of women in mountain biking and to provide a voice for females in the sport. We are an incorporated community association and our goals are to provide networking opportunities, support stakeholders in facilitating events tailored towards females and see more women shredding on their bikes!

WA Gravity Girls started as a social media page in March 2020 with the intention of providing a platform to showcase what local women were doing within the sport and an opportunity for women to connect. This has evolved over the past five years into a formal organisation run by volunteers to support and advocate for women in mountain biking. Typically, mountain bike events attract a 15% female participation rate. We would like to see this percentage increased through a concerted effort by the community and industry into breaking down the barriers that limit female engagement. To achieve this WA Gravity Girls felt there is a need for more female led representation and voice in the community.

We are a 100% voluntary run organisation made up of women from various regions from around WA. The organisation has a focus of gravity style riding including enduro, downhill, free ride and slopestyle, however is supportive of all disciplines of mountain biking.

WA Gravity Girls is able to assist and provide advice to organisations wanting to run women’s specific events and engagement programs. We are able to collaborate with organisations to implement activities through sharing our knowledge, experience and volunteer resources. In 2020 and 2021 we teamed up with Linga Longa Mountain Bike Club and ran WA’s first Women’s Mountain Bike festivals, both of which were a huge success. This was followed in 2023 by the WA Roadshow, a nine day event across eight locations around the Perth Metro and Southwest Regions. The event involved collaborating with seven mountain bike clubs, the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), WestCycle, local councils and mountain bike businesses and industry. The event was epic week of riding, lots of fun and another big success along with lessons learnt.

Following these major events we realised there was still a large gap in the community to support women participating in mountain biking, particularly due to a lack of female coaches and ride guides. In 2023 the organisation applied for a grant with Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC), now the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport (CITS), to implement a women’s participation strategy which involved multiple outcomes and arms including:

• Increasing the number of female MTB coaches & guides in Western Australia 
• Upskilling program for coaches and guides to build confidence in running participation activities
• Running smaller scale participation events Perth and the Southwest regions including: 
  – Social rides & Guided rides
  – Pump track sessions
  – Skills development sessions for beginner and intermediate riders
• Filming and showcasing women’s mountain biking in Western Australia to encourage new riders

In December 2023 the organisation was successful in receiving a grant to complete the above project. This has been our focus for 2024/2025 with the project currently in progress and a completion date set for December 2025.

Alongside this project we continue to work with clubs, councils, WestCycle and local businesses to promote, advise and collaborate on initiatives supporting women in mountain biking.

Our goal is to contribute to our local community by advocating for safe and social environments for female riders to progress and create new connections.