Meet State Election Candidates – Brunswick & Pascoe Vale Meeting # 1 – ALP Candidates – Jane Garrett & Christine Campbell 7:30pm, Thursday 26th August 2010 Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Brunswick (in the private dining room out back) RSVP: ms.phuong.l@gmail.com Dear Moreland BUG, Come hear from your state political candidates on their stance on cycling issues. At the Moreland BUG we believe there is a lot that can be achieved for cyclists and cycling infrastructure by state government. We have therefore invited the candidates from the major parties contesting the upcoming November state election to come and meet with the BUG. It will be an opportunity to hear from each ...
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The Moreland City Council – Proposed Budget 2010/11 recommends a disappointing $3.49 per head expenditure on bike infrastructure. This is a significant decrease on previous years and much less than the modest $5 per head recommended by Bicycle Victoria. If you think that the Council should spend more on cycling, now is the time to send a submission to the Council. Details are available on the council website. Note that submissions are accepted until Friday 9 July 2010. It would be a good idea to send a copy of your submission to your local Councillor. Their contact details and profiles are available here. It might ...
Dear Moreland BUG members, More people than ever are riding in Coburg, Brunswick and throughout the inner north of Melbourne. It’s great to see so many cyclists on the road. However, with the days getting shorter it’s time to check your batteries and upgrade your bike lights so you can ‘Be Safe, Be Seen’ cycling this winter. To legally ride at night, your bike needs a bright front and rear light (visible from 200m) and a rear reflector. Moreland Council and local bike shops are working together to make it easy for you to upgrade your lights. Throughout the month ...
The Victorian Department of Transport are looking to improve the carriage of bicycles on regional public transport. They have commissioned the Institute for Sensible Transport to carry out a technical evaluation of the current situation and suggestions for improvement. To help the Government make improvements in this area, please take 5 minutes to fill out this survey. It is an opportunity to put forward your suggestions for making it easier to combine cycling with public transport. The deadline for responses is the 24th April.
Courtesy of Chris Anderson and Nicholas Elliot, here is the route for the Brunswick East Shimmy, and work that needs to be done to improve the route:
Dear Moreland BUG bods Bicycle Victoria will soon be going live with their registration page to sign up as a counter for Super Tuesday, their annual bike count, this year to be held on March 2nd. They’re always looking for more counters and it’s a good thing to do. You need to be at your nominated spot from 7–9 am, and count away, watch the sun rise, and support cycling through recording the ever-increasing bike numbers. You can also help the Moreland BUG, if you nominate it for the $50 reward that can go to a club or school. This is Moreland ...
A program called Spokes in the Wheel, which operates out of Engineers Without Borders, is running a bike program for kids from Sudan living in Melbourne. The program includes fixing up second hand bikes for the kids, and running learn to ride sessions. Spokes in the Wheel is looking for people who want to be involved in the program, either as bike fixers or learn to ride trainers; people are needed for the upcoming EWB conference on Friday 27th Nov, as well as in an ongoing capacity on Saturdays (bike ed in Dandenong and Braebrook) and Sundays (bike fixing at CERES ...
News from Kylie Huard, the Strategic Transport Planner at Moreland City Council: Just wanted to let you know that we’ve been successful in our application for a $160,000 grant for the East Brunswick shimmy. This brings our bicycle budget to over $1 million this year! The route links Canning Street to Barrow Street via East Brunswick, and consists of a variety of treatments including refuges across Brunswick Road and Glenlyon Street, contraflow lanes, path widening and surface improvements and wayfinding. I just wanted to thank the BUG for their support with our submission.
Hume City Council is helping to facilitate the establishment of a Hume Community BUG. The BUG will organise rides and social events, campaign and advocate for cyclists needs, and work to improve the local cycling network and generally promote cycling in the community. It is also a great way to meet other cyclists and make new friendships The inaugural meeting of the Hume BUG will take place: 7pm, Wednesday 11th November 2009 Hume Global Learning Centre, 1079 Pascoe Vale Road, Broadmeadows (opposite the Broadmeadows train station) A light dinner and refreshments will be served (please RSVP for catering purposes). For more info and to RSVP, please ...
The City of Yarra has released their Draft Yarra Bicycle Strategy 2010-2015. The deadline for submissions to the strategy ends this Thursday 22 October 2009. Please forward your comments to Council’s Co-ordinator Transport Mark Kulyk c/o Yarra City Council, PO Box 168, Richmond 3121 or at mark.kulyk@yarracity.vic.gov.au.
Wednesday 14 October 2009 is National Ride to Work Day, a day to celebrate cycling. Across Australia, work places and community groups will host Ride to Work Day breakfasts to reward people who choose the healthy commute. Last year Moreland City Council hosted a community breakfast in Victoria Mall which attracted around 100 cyclists. This year is going to be even bigger with community breakfasts in three locations across Moreland. 1. Capital City Trail: Velo Bike Hub – Cnr Nicholson Street and Capital City Trail If you head down Nicholson Street or the back streets of Brunswick East, be sure to stop at the ...
The Jika Jika Community Centre (in Northcote) runs a program called ‘Learn to Ride from Scratch’, in which trained volunteers teach absolute beginners of all ages (usually adults) the basics of riding a bike. The program is currently looking for new tutors, and I thought some of you might be interested. I’ve been tutoring in the program for a couple of years now and recommend it very highly – watching someone pedal for the first time is an incredibly exciting feeling, and is a very practical way to share the love of bike riding with people who otherwise might not experience ...
The Moreland BUG has just recently received the draft document for the options study, survey and design of “On Road Bicycle Path Infrastructure” in Brunswick by Cardno Grogan Richards for the Moreland City Council. Have a read of the documents and tell us what you think!
The Moreland Bicycle User Group is due to meet this Thursday 25th June 2009. The monthly Moreland BUG meeting will be held at the Browns Corner Hotel (corner of Bell St and Sydney Road, Coburg) following the conclusion of the council meeting. The group will hold the meeting in the dining/bistro section of the hotel. Keep an eye out for a group of people with bicycle helmets.
Moreland Council will be holding a special meeting on the evening of Thursday 25th June to accept verbal submissions and comments on their draft 2009/10 budget. Come and support the increase to the budget for cycling facilities in Moreland. Put it in your diaries! ————————– Moreland Council 2009/10 budget verbal submission: commencing at 6 pm on Thursday 25 June 2009 at the Municipal offices, Bell Street Coburg ————————– For more details of the budget, check the Moreland Council website. See you there!
