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Woy Woy Fatality

Bicycle NSW wishes to convey its condolences to the family and friends of a woman who died yesterday whilst on a bike ride. The body of the 42 year old woman was found yesterday in shallow water near her bicycle around 250m south of the Spike Milligan Bridge on Brisbane Water Drive at Woy Woy.

August 12: COVID-19 Lockdown Area Extended

To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, restrictions currently in place in Greater Sydney are now likely to remain in some form until November. Following the spread of COVID-19 cases, yesterday’s health orders extended the same restrictions implemented in Greater Sydney to the Dubbo LGA, and later in the afternoon the same restrictions were extended

August 11: COVID-19 Restrictions Extended To Dubbo LGA

As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop across the state, the NSW Government has extended restrictions to help keep people safe.  From today (11 August, 2021) at 1pm, stay-at-home orders will apply to all people who live in the Dubbo LGA or have been there on or after 1 August 2021. Dubbo LGA has now

August 10: COVID-19 Lockdown Rules Update

To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, restrictions have been extended across NSW to keep people safe.  Following yesterday’s article where we explained that Tamworth had been placed under stay at home orders for 7 days, the Northern Rivers was added later in the afternoon.  This means that Ballina, Byron, City of Lismore and Richmond

August 9: COVID-19 Lockdown Rules Update

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, more restrictions have been put in place to keep people safe.  We have added to our table below, to reflect the most recent orders, and we have altered the format a little to try to improve understanding as working through the rules gets more complicated.  This takes into

Economic Benefits Of Bike Riding

Investment into bike riding and bike infrastructure can see mass economic benefits for whole communities. Money From Just Cycling  Around the globe, countries are enjoying the economic benefits of people cycling. Every mile cycled in Copenhagen provides the equivalent of 41 cents in social benefits to the community, according to researchers.  Yet, every mile driven exacts

August 6: COVID-19 Lockdown Rules Extended

Unfortunately, due to more COVID-19 cases a snap lockdown has been declared for the Hunter and Upper Hunter from 5pm 7 August. At this stage this lockdown will be lifted at midnight on August 12 unless extended. We have added to our table below, to try and make it as easy as possible to understand

History Repeating For Bike Riders

On many levels bike riders can feel like history is repeating itself as another round of plans and riding conditions give a sense of déjà vu. “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it,” said Winston Churchill in 1948.  Reviewing and filing old resources, it’s clear why people needing bike infrastructure

Cycling Trails To Promote Tourism Around Orange

The Central West region of NSW offers a unique range of attractions from historic villages to wineries, fine food outlets, indigenous culture, and impressive natural features such as Mount Canobolas.  Now, the Orange Bicycle User Group has created a prospectus to highlight these attractions and boost tourism for the local region by creating cycling and

August 2: COVID-19 Amended Rules For Riders

We know it feels like ‘groundhog day’, but again we have looked at the health regulations published on Saturday and we’ve clarified the COVID-19 restrictions for NSW bike riders. NSW is now up to the 17th amendment public health order in 2021, so we understand how challenging it can be to keep up, especially as