With Greater Sydney set to be in lockdown for another 4 weeks, we’ve got some bike related activities to help keep you occupied. We know it’s a difficult time but we encourage everyone to keep doing the things they love (without breaking the current COVID-19 restrictions) and touching base with people they care about. 1.…
Bicycle NSW wishes to convey its condolences to the family and friends of a man who died last night (Thursday, 29 of July) after he was hit at the intersection of Churchill Crescent and Hotham Street in Casino around 9:40pm. NSW Police attending an unrelated job had tried to stop the man at around 9pm…
Following increased COVID-19 case numbers announced today, restrictions have changed again in Greater Sydney during the extended lockdown. For people in rural and regional NSW, the restrictions remain unchanged. We appreciate you are all trying to do your best but sometimes the rule changes can be confusing. “The feedback we have received is that our…
The NSW Government announced this morning that COVID-19 restrictions across NSW will be extended by another 4 weeks, until Saturday, 28 August at 12.01am, to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Greater Sydney Stay at home orders have been extended for Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour. In essence, if…
Bike riding offers physical health benefits for all stages of life including improving heart health, reducing the risk of cancer and lowering obesity. However, currently more than 50% of people over the age of 60 are not physically active enough for good health. We’re keen to convince you to start riding to enjoy the physical…
Bike riding has so many physical health benefits but that’s not all! Cycling regularly can help to boost your mental health, improve your memory and enhance your brain power. Mental Health Benefits Bike riding can offer help in boosting your mental health. Unfortunately in Australia, 10-15% of seniors are thought to have anxiety or depression,…
Bicycle NSW’s newest team member, Sarah Bickford, is helping improve cycling through local government submissions. Most of the roads, parks and paths you need to travel on in NSW are controlled by local government. Until recently our team lacked the resources to respond to the many plans and proposals put forward at this level, reducing…
Most of the roads in NSW are controlled by Councils, but plans to accelerate development, whilst reducing their budgets, and pushing greater responsibility for road safety onto them, are bad news for bike riders. Council Resources Many NSW Councils have lots of roads to maintain, demands to increase active transport infrastructure, and modest budgets to…
COVID-19 controls have changed again in response to increased numbers of cases. On Saturday in response to increasing case numbers, restrictions were increased to control the impact of COVID-19. In the Greater Sydney Area including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Shellharbour: Construction must cease other than certain urgent works Retail has closed or moved…
The Blue Mountains Cycle Safety Forum has been hard at work, and thanks to this BUG, bike riders can look forward to a better ride. Fixing the Great Western Highway for riders Bicycle NSW lent a hand, and the Blue Mountains Cycle Safety Forum (BMCSF) campaign has led to Transport for NSW (TfNSW) securing $2M…