In exactly two months, the Transport Ministers will be meeting at the mid-year meeting to discuss the legalisation of our devices. We have organised a video shoot and social media campaign that's aiming to reach 100,000 Australians on Facebook and Instagram with our petition.

Recently, a teenager in Darwin was fined $316 for riding his electric scooter in an area where public hire e-scooters are readily and legally available. Meanwhile in Sydney, an electric skateboard rider was fined $697 for riding an “uninsured motor vehicle”. All across various Facebook groups, we are seeing posts from riders who have received warnings or fines from the police.

We are trying to educate our politicians, this week meeting with Senator Andrew Bragg. It was a productive time spent, with Senator Bragg committing to make representations on our behalf to Federal Transport Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack MP before the mid-year Transport Ministers Meeting.

Our legalisation campaign and petition has grown in momentum and has already increased awareness with Members of Parliament and the media. In addition to our radio interview, we have helped organise a meeting between Trent Zimmerman MP, Ben from Ben Buckler Boards and Stephen from Zipidi Electric Scooters, leading to a positive discussion about the legalisation campaign.

It has been a surreal week for Electric Riders Australia. Within just 24 hours of launching, we had reached 1,000 signatures, and that number continues to rise by the minute.