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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Kieran Pender

Amy Gillett Foundation for cyclist safety to close after federal funds cut off

The Amy Gillett Foundation was set up after she was killed in a car accident in Germany in 2005.
The Amy Gillett Foundation was set up after she was killed in a car accident in Germany in 2005. Photograph: CYCLINGNEWS.COM/AIS/EPA

The Australian cycling safety advocacy body behind the successful A Metre Matters campaign is being wound up after federal government funding was discontinued.

The Amy Gillett Foundation was established in 2006 after the death of Gillett, a former Olympic rower who had switched to track and road cycling. The 29-year-old was training with the Australian national team in Germany when she and her teammates were hit by a car.

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