Sydney bike rider and author Rosamund Burton has just published a new book, Whispering Wire, about tracing the Overland Telegraph Line from Adelaide to Darwin. She wanted to move slowly across the country to absorb every detail of the journey. So Ros and her intrepid friend Fleur Dare set out to ride 800km from Adelaide…
One of Australia’s most popular and familiar regional rail trails is only 250km northeast of Melbourne. The entire Murray to Mountains trail is sealed and mainly flat excluding the Everton to Beechworth/ Yackandandah section. Bike Leichhardt Tourers. Photo Courtesy: Mike MacDonald The appeal of nearby attractions and a healthy dose of wanderlust drew Ride Leaders…
Bicycle NSW has recently made submissions about two masterplans in the Cumberland area that propose new and upgraded active transport along green corridors – the Duck River Parklands and the Prospect Pipeline. Both corridors form key elements of Sydney’s Green Grid, a long-term vision for an interconnected network of open spaces across the city to encourage…
After a hiatus of two years, thousands of enthusiastic cyclists descended on Sydney streets last Sunday, for Bicycle NSW’s 37th edition of the Spring Cycle. Riders gathered to cycle over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, past the Opera House and through the city, in Sydney’s largest event of cycling advocacy, supported by the NSW government. From…
Bicycle NSW just had a meeting with a delegation from the Ministry of Tourism, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. They did not come to muck around. New friends from Japan in the garden with Francis O’Neill and Sarah Bickford of Bicycle NSW We didn’t have room for them in our tiny (but efficient office) so we gathered…
And just a few growing pains…. Our Bike Planner travelled to Europe for the first time since borders closed early in 2020. Time with family was the highlight but coming in a close second was seeing first-hand how London and Paris have embraced bike riding in recent years. Paris has been the poster child city…
Sydney is a beautiful city, with amazing parks and playgrounds, fantastic schools, top-notch pools and gyms, and much-loved neighborhood centres. However, in many areas popular destinations are all separated by busy roads, canals and railways. This is a legacy of 70 years of planning that prioritised fast movement over places where people can enjoy lingering.…
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…
Bicycle NSW attended the launch of the 2022 Sustainable Cities Index hosted by the Committee for Sydney. Global consultancy Arcadis has been assembling the index since 2015. It ranks 100 global cities on 51 metrics across 3 categories – people, planet and profit. Australia is falling down the rankings 3 Australian cities were on the…
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…