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Health News

174 glorious kilometres of gravel and granite (Image credit: Flow Mountain Bike)
The Angry Bull-led recovery in Tenterfield Tenterfield, a small Northern NSW town, recently hosted Gravel n Granite, which attracted over Read more
Why ride to work?
(M) Rating: This article contains material for mature audiences! Bike riders are really looking forward to a protected cycleway on Read more
Rail trails encourage independent kids
And resilient communities We have written about how rail trails support regional communities. They do so by connecting people and Read more
Return Of The Child -Friendly City
Car-dominated streets damage kids  In an excellent Conversation article, Mischa Ketchell discusses the decline of cities as spaces for children and Read more
Young lady in crowd looking at her mobile phone
Blaming pedestrian behaviour for crashes ignores evidence and decades of bad planning. When it comes to collisions between vulnerable road Read more
The second or even the first family car – e-bike are way more fun for kids! (Source: Rascal Rides)
As cities worldwide set ambitious targets for reaching Net Zero, many are turning to electric vehicles (EVs) to help reduce Read more
Australia remains a dumping ground for dirty cars (Image: Scott McNaughton)
New findings on tail pipe and tyre dust emissions have health experts extremely worried Exhaust fumes and tyre wear particles Read more
A Better Street has space for people to linger and participate in community life. (Source: Better Streets)
Bicycle NSW is excited to announce two Better Streets events happening this weekend in Wollongong and Sydney. These events bring Read more
Daily life on Australia’s arterial roads (Image: The Fifth Estate)
Do you spend 10% or more of your disposable income on transport? Living in the country, with pot-holed roads and Read more
Members of the Sydney Cycle Sisters group participating in Heart Foundation Gear Up Girl event in 2016
Safety means safe from gender and traffic-based violence  In 2015, Parramatta-based bicycle entrepreneur, Charlene Bordley, saw the need for an Read more
“My name is Alan and I have a wonderful life!” Zach Galifianakis with Stanley in "The Hangover Part III”
Motormonomania. Motor-mono-mania- Say it thrice and swallow. Motormonomania describes the madness that has conditioned us to accept the unacceptable when Read more
Fabulous space for active transport on the Goods Line in Sydney
As any bike rider knows, the best way to connect with Country is by walking and cycling on it.  We Read more
Hundreds more trees lost to the Warringah Freeway Upgrade  Residents living close to the High Street interchange awoke to arbourgeddon Read more
A Better Street in inner Sydney has limited through traffic
The name says it all. Everyone wants Better Streets – streets that are safer, healthier, quieter, leafier and more sustainable. Read more
Life fills Macleay Street, Potts Point, during City of Sydney’s Summer Streets events in February 2022 (Image: Adam Hollingworth)
How can we define a ‘healthy street’? One which is welcoming to everyone, young and old. A place that supports Read more
Watch the short video of Sean’s awesome amp-assisted daily commute.
Sean O’Shaunessy, long-time friend, journalist and Northern Rivers’ resident, recently purchased an e-bike. When I asked how he found it, Read more
Reframing bicycles – from recreation to transportation
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been significant changes in the way people travel. Fewer cars on the road made Read more
The Good Bollard
….. cyclists second, public transport third, delivery vehicles fourth….. and private vehicles last. The Transport for NSW (TfNSW) Road User Read more
30 Kilometres Per Hour Works
Evidence is mounting in favour of lowering speed limits to 30 km/h in urban areas to make Aussie streets safer Read more
Red Cross/BNSW First Aid Course for BUGs
Recently and for the very first time under the NEW Red Cross/BNSW partnership, a First Aid Course was delivered for Read more