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Thank you to our new Ride Leaders!
Bicycle NSW thank our new Ride Leaders and amazing Master Ride Leader team and volunteers for another great Ride Leader training held on March 2025. We were pleased to see an additional nine Ride Leaders come through the course and pass with flying colours! Congratulations Brett, Duncan, Guy, Jamie, John, Mark, Simon, William! Although we…
A day of joy and accessibility in Gosford
Last June, Vision Australia hosted a “Sensory Solstice Fun Day” at Leagues Club Park in Gosford. A large group of vision-impaired members of the community were brought together to participate in a variety of inclusive sporting activities – including tandem cycling! Alan Corven, President of Central Coast BUG, explains how CCBUG RidesAssist supported with event.
Rethinking bollards on bike paths
Bicycle NSW is working with Bicycle User Group Bike North to stop the overuse of bollards on cycling infrastructure. Our story about Bike North’s success in getting a bollard removed in Strathfield was the 4th most well-read articles of 2023! This shows how many friends and Members are impacted, injured and irritated by bollards. At the end…
Bike Marrickville’s famous Chocolate and Fine Food Ride
How is this for a ride description? Eat your way around the cycleways and backstreets on an almost calorie-neutral bike tour of chocolatiers, gelato manufacturers, specialty shops and patisserie and confectionary wholesalers you never knew existed. For twenty years now, Bike Marrickville has been running its famous Chocolate and Fine Food Ride at Easter time.…
Bicycle NSW on tour in regional NSW
Bicycle NSW CEO Peter McLean has recently spent a very busy week traversing the New England and Mid North Coast regions of NSW. First up was two full days sharing ideas and debating issues with hundreds of fellow councillors at the Local Government NSW Annual Conference in Tamworth. Peter was re-elected in September as an…
How to Influence Councils for Better Active Transport
Right NOW is a great time to get involved in local government advocacy! Across New South Wales, our recently elected councillors are reviewing strategic documents that will influence decision-making about infrastructure delivery over the next four years and beyond. Volunteer content writer Monique Ewen spoke to some councillors to find out how community advocates can…
Unleashing the Newcastle Cycleways Movement
Advocacy by Bicycle User Groups is incredibly important to getting good outcomes for bike riders. BUG members have deep local knowledge of issues and opportunities in their areas. Their dedication to improving NSW for bike riding multiplies the efforts of Bicycle NSW many times over. Without their help, there is no way our tiny team…
Post-election wrap: The power of local advocacy
First up, huge thanks to all of our Bicycle User Group volunteers who have made the Bicycle NSW Council Election campaign such a resounding success. We were so pleased that 111 of our 200 candidates (56%) who pledged to be a #CouncillorForActiveTransport were elected into office. The clear mandate for active transport was not a…
Bicycle NSW Ride Leader training
Every 6 months, Bicycle NSW’s Ride Leader program supports interested Members in becoming qualified Ride Leaders. This program is run by long running experienced Members who are passionate about teaching and supporting new and beginner Ride Leader candidates. The Bicycle NSW Ride Leaders Course is designed to equip proficient group riders with the knowledge, skills,…