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10 Top Bike Rides In NSW
Bicycle NSW has mapped over 300 rides across the state and 10 of the top ones are below! If you’re after more rides, don’t forget to check out our full NSW Rides Route Map. Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail Photo Credit: Snowy Valleys Council In case you missed the news, NSW opened a new Rail…
Rozelle Interchange
Construction work on the massive Rozelle Interchange project in now complete. Sydney’s traffic is slowly adjusting to the new road configuration. The underground motorway junction connects the M4-M5 Link tunnel with the Anzac Bridge, Iron Cove Bridge and the future Western Harbour Tunnel, bypassing the City West Link and Victoria Road. It has been a massive…
#RideTheBush in Wagga Wagga
As NSW’s largest inland city, Wagga Wagga has heaps of things to explore by bike! From a ride around Lake Albert to exploring the banks of the Murrumbidgee River or the local art gallery and prestigious Margaret Carnegie Print Collection, there is lots of to do in Wagga Wagga. Wagga Wagga is known as the…
Leading Road Safety Conversations
Bicycle NSW creates and shares content on road safety topics, but sometimes social media comment goes ‘off the rails’. Part of our mission to ‘create a better environment for all bike riders’ includes improving road safety and road sharing. We do this by creating and sharing content that: informs road users of the law –…
Safer Heavy Vehicles For Everyone
Bicycle NSW has launched a campaign calling for improved heavy vehicle safety standards to benefit all vulnerable road users. This follows the deaths of a male rider in Sutton in February, a female rider in March in Newcastle a female rider following a crash in March in Camperdown, and the deaths of a male pedestrian…
Sarah Maddock’s 1894 Bicycle Ride To Melbourne
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the first woman – Sarah Maddock – to cycle from Sydney to Melbourne. Mulga Bicycle Tours and a modern-day Sarah Maddock are inviting Bicycle NSW members to join them on a fully supported cycling tour to celebrate the 125th anniversary. In 1894 Sarah was 34 and she had only taken up…
Competing To Deliver For Bikes
Bicycle NSW is pleased to see the current government trying to compete with the opposition on budget promises for active transport infrastructure if elected. Transport Minister Andrew Constance MP promised to more than double active transport spending over five years to over $600 million. This is made up of $330 million for active transport, $285…
Mythbusting The ‘Empty’ Bike Lane
Some mainstream and social media users like to question money spent on bike paths, claiming they are unused. We thought a fact-check was in order.
Getting in touch with your MP
If you want things to change for bike riding where you live, we recommend you contact your local member of the NSW State Parliament, or candidates seeking election. They actually like hearing what is important to you. You can find your MP and their contact details here, or look out locally for other candidates seeking…