From:	Johnston, Phil
Sent:	Monday, 11 October 2004 11:31 AM
To:	'Anthony Curtin'
Cc:	'Glenn Druery'
Subject:	Submission by Phil Johnston for a safe healthy exercise initiative which could be controlled by Dept of Health for the benefit of millions of Australians
Anthony

Re my last e-mail to you of Fri 3 Sept 11:49.

If you access www.KOMpm.com you will see that I completed all the KOM ranking software for 48 Climbs across 20 age divisions, with provision for cycle team rankings as well. 

I am the only cyclist who has completed all the 48 Climbs across Greater Sydney / Illawarra.  So I am the only actual "King of the Mountain" at 
http://www.kompm.com/sreports/index.php?kom=1
although there is a lot of test data for the 20 different age divisions.

Due to your cycle associate, Tony Abbott, being 100% engaged on the re-election campaign, I sent my below submission off to NSW Dept of Health on 16 Sept re the basis of the website supporting an annual "King of the Mountain Challenge Series" where once a year, the best 20 climbers in each of 20 age divisions [10 male and 10 female] compete in 4 individual time trials on existing RTA infrastructure in non-residential areas to qualify for a finals w'end to determine the "King of the Mountain".  

My submission offers total control of the website concept to Dept of Health.

I haven't heard from Dept of Health NSW which doesn't surprise as the project entails collaboration with RTA, Health, Sport & Rec and Tourism, and that would take time to investigate.  

I contend the costs are minuscule and the benefits to mental and physical to be substantial.  I, and the cyclists that have read my business case in the 1st below attachment, consider that this project has the capacity to induce more sedentary Australians to take up regular exercise.

I'd be indebted if Tony was able to send this e-mail to someone in Federal Health for their opinion.

It would be nice to see Australia lead the way in marshalling the power of the Internet to create a national exercise capability where participants register their improvement on a website database based on using local, non residential infrastructure doing something as enjoyable as cycling. 

I expect to publish, by this Friday, 45 Ride Descriptions of 70 to 120km distance rides as in the final attachment hereunder.

Finally, I deliberately haven't attempted to market this concept to cycle shops, as it logically requires distinctive Start and KOM Markers on the non residential KOM Climbs, as well as Climb plaques at the apex of the better Climbs.  And that requires RTA co-operation and installation.

For the success of this healthy exercise initiative, merit seems to exist in Govt being pro-active, unless Govt can identify a flaw in my rational.

Cheers

Commonwealth Bank
Phil Johnston
Executive, Agency Group 
Level 15, Colonial Centre 52, Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000
612 9312.3319
612 9235.3772
0404014725
johnstph@cba.com.au

-----Original Message-----
From:	Johnston, Phil 
Sent:	Thursday, 16 September 2004 2:12 PM
To:	'Kate Hawkins - NSW Health Dept - Health Promotion'
Subject:	Submission by Phil Johnston for a safe healthy exercise initiative which could be controlled by Dept of Health forthe benefit of millions of Australians

Kate

Last Tues I 'phoned you about an exercise initiative I have worked on for many months to provide Australians, from the unfit to the very fit, a means of measuring/monitoring their exercise efforts.  

You pointed out that you have reviewed some exercise initiatives which seem to offer material opportunity for enhanced health.  However, the NSW Health Dept naturally could not endorse them as it did not control them.

I believe in the mental and physical health benefits set out in my attached submission, and so do cyclists who have participated in the pilot trials to establish the Climb Reports. 

As the Word attachment explains I am happy to hand over control of the software and unlimited detailed Day Ride Descriptions to NSW Health Dept if req'd for use in NSW.

This submission explains the material benefits to up to 4 Govt departments, one being RTA as the road infrastructure is already in place.  I seek to provide to residents explicit Day Ride directions/descriptions on non residential roads for healthy exercise.  

Small coloured distinctive Start and KOM (Stop) markers are req'd to identify where each of 48 Climbs, and RTA would have to sanction their installation, much as the same as any other signage.

It is apparent that I, and others, have expended considerable energies on the submission, and I welcome NSW Health Dept's consideration.

Commonwealth Bank
Phil Johnston
Executive, Agency Group 
Level 15, Colonial Centre 52, Martin Place 
Sydney NSW 2000
612 9312.3319
612 9235.3772
0404014725
johnstph@cba.com.au