A total of 32 local governments will receive more than $2.7million to further improve Western Australia's bike network, including bike paths around schools, through the State Government's latest grants program.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said the investment would see the creation of 22.5 kilometres of bike paths and 3.2km of on-road bikeways.
"Of the 53 projects, 14 are near schools and make good on our pledge in the Western Australian Bicycle Network Plan 2014-31 to improve safety for school children," Mr Nalder said.
Five local bicycle plans will be prepared across the State and will help guide future grant submissions.
Overall, the State Government has committed $39.95 million until 2017-18 for the Principal Shared Path program, local government grants and Perth CBD projects.
Each year, grants are provided to local governments for cycle paths and the development of bike plans through the Regional Bicycle Network and Perth Bicycle Network.
Eric Mellegers from Collie Crank'nCycles explained that this was part of a larger cycling infrastructure plan.
"There have been two government level strategic documents that have been put together," Mr Mellegers said.
"One for mountain biking and one for traditional cycling infrastructure and these will map out priorities over the next five to ten years for improving cycling infrastructure.
"Collie has been earmarked as one of the two national trail centres in WA which opens up avenues for the Collie Mountain Bike club to access funding to develop local mountain bike infrastructure.
"We are hard at work developing a strategic plan to move forward with this development."
The local Collie velodrome has been given a priority status in one of the documents and Collie Cycle Club is pursuing a redevelopment plan of this velodrome," Mr Mellegers said.