The COVID-19 Pandemic has evolved and changed, and so have measures that impact group riding and activities. During the first week in July, increased community transmission of COVID-19 led to the NSW border being closed to Victorians, the 6 week lockdown of many Melbourne suburbs and hard lockdown of some buildings. This comes after thousands…
Eurobodalla BUG has proved important in helping its Members through the bushfires over summer and now COVID-19. During lockdown when there were no group rides, Guy Brantingham, EuroBUG President, sent out weekly newsletters full of jokes to all members and to share stories and photos of members’ rides, to help keep their spirits up. This…
We’re feeling like the apprentice sent to the hardware store to ask for a ‘long wait’. Fourteen years ago Bicycle NSW asked for the flooding issues at Jedda Road on the M7 Cycleway to be corrected. This was long before some of the current Bicycle NSW staff had reached working age. “Since this all started…
Following an increase in COVID-19 cases in Victoria, the NSW border will close from midnight Tuesday, 7 July. Following an outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne and 127 cases of community transmission in Victoria overnight, the decision has been made today to close the border between NSW and Victoria. People from NSW will not be allowed…
Last month, a group of volunteer bike riders celebrated finishing their task of riding and mapping out the Central West Cycle (CWC) Trail. The 400km CWC makes its way through the rolling landscape of woodlands and wheatlands of the Central West of NSW, the land of the indigenous Wiradjuri nation. Cornerstones of the trail include…
School holidays are almost here! With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting travel options this year, we’ve got 5 ideas to entertain your kids with a bike. 1. Go For a Ride Bike riding can be a great way to get some fresh air and help the kids expel some energy. With many communities struggling right now,…
On Monday night, City of Wollongong Councillors unanimously supported a bright bike riding future for Wollongong by approving a $4 million budget and agreeing to exhibit the draft Cycling Plan 2030. Photo Credit Matt Loft Increase in Cycling Budget Over the next three years, the council will spend $1.8 million (including $875,000 from a government…
Bicycle NSW and riders across the state can ask for change, but questions from MPs are impossible to ignore. A crucial part of the democratic process is that when MPs ask questions in Parliament they need to be answered, usually within 21 days. We have seen MPs raise issues and questions for bike riders in…
Next Monday (June 29) the future of bike riding in Wollongong will be voted on by the local council. COVID-19 Pandemic has created an unprecedented time and there have been calls across the state for more infrastructure and support for bike riding. Firstly, as a way to exercise when many gyms and sporting activities were…
As we see pop-up cycleways and lower speed zones established as part of COVID-19 measures, it’s important we share the love. Most bike riders know how strong objections can get to the removal of even one parking space to make riding safer. Campaigns can involve ‘creative’ claims. Suddenly a few lost car parks becomes hundreds,…