NSW has thousands of potential kms of fabulous, scenic rail trails. The Northern Rivers Rail Trail is near completion. Tumbarumba to Rosewood (21km), Wagga Wagga to Ladysmith (0km), and Batlow to Tumut (0km) hint at possibilities of eco-tourism and active transport. Corridors connect towns and may provide healthy revenue to regional communities. South Australia’s Riesling…
Reducing carbon emissions is a vital part of ensuring the future of our planet. We can help slow climate change by minimising our carbon footprint. This will improve public health and support the planet’s biodiversity. Transport makes a significant contribution to the carbon emissions being released into our atmosphere. By decarbonising our transport, we can…
Is this happening near you? Twenty five residents in the Upper Hunter town of Merriwa, who happen to live on a section of a new cycleway, are being asked to contribute up to $4000 for the privilege. This is neither a fair nor reasonable decision, and has created unnecessary division around what ought to be…
Bicycle NSW recently joined advocates from Bike Marrickville and the Inner West Bicycle Coalition (IWBC) for a special Sunday ride. We explored the untapped potential for the Inner West’s cycling network. The Inner West has waterways that could become bike flows, highways that could become bike byways, construction sites that could become parks, and coves…
There are over 100 rail trails in Australia but due to a legislative blockage, NSW trails are still in their pilot stages (most trails are under 1 km in length). Other states, without the bureaucratic red tape, have trails of up to 1000 kms in length and are reaping the rewards. “Due to a needless…
They say that ‘out of adversity comes opportunity’. This has certainly been true for Cowra based Nicole Moroney whose thriving Festival Tour business (‘Central West Tours’) came to a halt during the first Covid-19 lockdown in early 2020. Nicole’s partner Jo Schwerdfeger, who has extensive cycle touring experience, suggested starting cycle tours around their scenic…
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…
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…