A range of the COVID-19 measures have been amended, and we will do our best to explain them for bike riders in NSW. Bicycle NSW uses the latest published amendments to the health orders to develop advice and update our table. At times this has meant that Bicycle NSW information regarding restrictions has been ahead…
Across NSW we know the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped our lives, but we wanted to share some of the great work going on. Creating Safe Spaces For Bike Riding COVID-19 has been tough for everyone, but people across NSW have had the chance to ride their bikes more often. Councils and park managers have seen…
Alfred Street in Harris Park will soon be one of the first in NSW to provide bike priority crossings around roundabouts, if the proposed upgrade is approved. About The Project Identified in Transport for NSW’s Principle Bicycle Network and in the endorsed City of Parramatta Bike Plan, Alfred Street is a priority cycling route for…
Updated 18 August 2021 For at least the next week all of NSW has been placed under lockdown to combat COVID-19. Over the weekend several members reached out to us to explain the changes, but we needed access to all of the amendments first, in order to help you. The changes mean the rules are…
Bicycle NSW wishes to convey its condolences to the family and friends of a woman who died yesterday whilst on a bike ride. The body of the 42 year old woman was found yesterday in shallow water near her bicycle around 250m south of the Spike Milligan Bridge on Brisbane Water Drive at Woy Woy.…
To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, restrictions currently in place in Greater Sydney are now likely to remain in some form until November. Following the spread of COVID-19 cases, yesterday’s health orders extended the same restrictions implemented in Greater Sydney to the Dubbo LGA, and later in the afternoon the same restrictions were extended…
As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop across the state, the NSW Government has extended restrictions to help keep people safe. From today (11 August, 2021) at 1pm, stay-at-home orders will apply to all people who live in the Dubbo LGA or have been there on or after 1 August 2021. Dubbo LGA has now…
To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, restrictions have been extended across NSW to keep people safe. Following yesterday’s article where we explained that Tamworth had been placed under stay at home orders for 7 days, the Northern Rivers was added later in the afternoon. This means that Ballina, Byron, City of Lismore and Richmond…
To help stop the spread of COVID-19, more restrictions have been put in place to keep people safe. We have added to our table below, to reflect the most recent orders, and we have altered the format a little to try to improve understanding as working through the rules gets more complicated. This takes into…
Investment into bike riding and bike infrastructure can see mass economic benefits for whole communities. Money From Just Cycling Around the globe, countries are enjoying the economic benefits of people cycling. Every mile cycled in Copenhagen provides the equivalent of 41 cents in social benefits to the community, according to researchers. Yet, every mile driven exacts…