Blue Mountains City Council Mayor, Mark Greenhill, has recently taken up cycling after a health scare. Here at Bicycle NSW, we know all about the benefits of riding. However, we were very keen to touch base with Mark for his perspective on why bikes are brilliant. “At the end of the black summer fires, I…
When it comes down to finding some fun activities these school holidays, we have got you covered! Kids school holiday activities don’t have to feel like a chore and that’s why we have added a few indoor ideas this winter. Whether you are staying at home or going on a holiday within NSW, there is…
Meet Abdul, the logistics coordinator from Revolve ReCYCLING, collecting a van load of donated bikes from Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The bikes are on their way to a warehouse in Alexandria where they will be refurbished for sale, redeployed to community groups or dismantled into separate materials that can be used to make new products. Revolve…
Now in its 22nd year, the organisers of the annual Century Challenge have made quite a few changes to this popular charity ride, now known as the Century Challenge Cycle Rides. The event hub has been moved from Kariong to Mardi which means that riders in the 2 new road events are guaranteed to…
Bike North is back in the saddle! At Bike North (a Bicycle NSW affiliated Bicycle User Group (BUG)), members love to ride together, chat together, be together. Last month, after repeated cancellations due to Covid-19 and after months of rain, Bike North was finally able to hold their ‘Big Rides Day’, which is usually held…
Active transport is a fundamental human right. The Federal budget however, has not prioritised lievable, walkable cities nor will the quick fixes alleviate rising inequality, cost of living, pollution and congestion. COVID 19, war in the Ukraine and an escalation in the frequency and severity of climate disasters have exposed significant structural problems impacting the…
Luminous orange e-scooters in the historic NSW Parliament forecourt signaled change was afoot. Last Wednesday night, NSW Parliamentary Friends of Active Transport (PFAT) was launched and Bicycle NSW was invited as the lead bicycle user advocate in NSW. Chaired by Shayne Mallard MLC with Hon. Rob Stokes MP (Liberal), Jo Haylen MP (Labor) and Cate…
MEDIA RELEASE FROM BICYCLE NSW Inadequate sentence of driver following the deaths of two cyclists in 2019. The Bicycle NSW Board was disappointed to learn that a driver has been sentenced to only a 240 hour community service sentence after killing two cyclists in a vehicle collision in late 2019. On 19th December 2019, minutes…
Advocacy remains a critical focus for Bicycle NSW to ensure we are continuing to build a safe and effective bicycle user environment throughout NSW. After a long recruitment campaign and plenty of interviews, Francis O’Neill has been appointed as the new Head of Advocacy for Bicycle NSW. Francis started on 21st March and has been…
Over the past decade, demand for package deliveries to the home has steadily risen. Along with this has been the increasing challenge of the “last mile”, where bundles of freight destined for a certain region are split off into individual packages to be delivered to the property. The complexity of the challenge is reflected in…