YarraBUG February News

Next YarraBUG Meeting

Next Yarra Council Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting

TODAY – Protect your bike: Free Engraving Day at Federation Square

Social Rides

Pedal Powered Vehicles: Free public lecture

Commonwealth Games: Cycling Events

If you have any further additions, news or helpful serving suggestions please don’t hesitate to contact all the friendly YarraBUG co-convenors at: yarrabug-owner@yahoogroups.com

cheers,

Chris

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1. Next YarraBUG Meeting
Our first meeting for 2006 is Tuesday 21 Feb, 7.30pm at Suede Bar, 284 Smith Street Collingwood. YarraBUG warmly welcomes anyone with great ideas and energy to share. Joining YarraBUG is currently free and open to all who share in our interest in cycling issues in the Yarra area. See here for 2006 meeting dates.

2. Next Yarra Council Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting
15 February 2006 – Richmond Town Hall, 6.30pm in Meeting Room 1. All most welcome, CoY do provide coffee, tea, yummy muffins and the occasional sandwich platter, see here for the 2006 timetable.

3. TODAY – Protect your bike: Free Engraving Day at Federation Square. Tuesday 31 Jan 2006 7am – 7pm
Victoria Police’s Melbourne West Bike Patrol division are helping to promote Bicycle Security and have arranged a free bicycle engraving session at Federation Square. Bike engraving will be available from 7am to 7pm. All you need to do is bring your bike down to Federation Square: make sure you also have your driver’s license or Medicare card with you, for identification purposes.

4. Social Rides & Events
Have ideas for YarraBUG’s next social ride during February? Let us know what you want to do, like a convenient meeting point, route and a destination for much needed refreshments. email: yarrabug-owner@yahoogroups.com or call Chris on 0407 825 467

- Want more Bike Fun? Then join the Bike Fun email list. All rides go at social pace, run rain or shine, and are free. For submissions or to sign up for the electronic version of BikeFun: email: bikefunnist@gmail.com. BikeFunMelbourne: Promoting cycling community in Melbourne through prolific bike fun.

- 108th Austral Wheel Race at Vodaphone Arena. 7:00 pm. Saturday Feb. 4, 2006. Ticket details here.

- MazzaBUG are having a social ride on Sunday 5th Feb – from Sandingham to Footscray.
Meeting Points:
1. Footscray Railway Station: Platform 1 @ 9.05am (for 9.12 Sydenham train)
2. Flinders Street Station: Platform 8 @ 9.20am (for 9.27 Sandringham train)
3. Sandringham Station: Platform 1 @ 9.55am.
Cost: FREE for BUG members*, $5 for non-BUG members*, cost includes a free Sunday daily public transport ticket. *Punt tickets are an additional $3.

Ride Co-ordinator: Hector – 9687 1141 or 0404 834 618 mazzabug@hotmail.com P O Box 2038, Footscray 3011. Refer to pdf attachment on YarraBUG website for more details.

- DarebinBUG Social Rides for 2006

- Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club: Zoo Twilights Ride
Ride to the ‘Zoo Twilights’ Bee Gees ‘Stayin Alive’ Music. Robyn and Gerry (ph. 9735 9320) are going to ride from Richmond to the Zoo, take in the ‘not so wild life’, sit down, enjoy the music and have a picnic. Date: Sunday 5 Feb. Meet at 3.15pm at Yarra Park, Richmond (Gate 6 Punt Rd, Mel.2G F7). BYO picnic or buy at the Zoo. Zoo admission: adult $21, child $10. (Zoo details: www.zoo.org.au )
BYO beards and jumpsuits.

- Two very different bike rides currently being planned for Melbourne in March! See here for more details:

Aeolian Ride
From Jessica: I am very excited to announce that the Aeolian Ride will be heading to Melbourne, Australia on March 11th 2006. Sign up is available online now! Bring your bike and your friends! Get inflated! Volunteer to take pictures or film the ride!

World Naked Bike Ride
From the site: Welcome to the…World Naked Bike Ride …to protest oil dependancy and celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies…Our world message is simplification, human harmony and love…

5. Pedal Powered Vehicles: Free public lectures
Two free public lectures sharing experiences in developing human-powered transportation projects in India, Indonesia, Africa & North America. When: 6.30pm Wed 1 February.

Where: RMIT City Campus Casey Plaza lecture theatre building 10, Bowen St, (btwn Latrobe & Franklins Sts, ground floor of white angular building with plenty of bike parking at front.)
What: Shreya Gadepalli: Rickshaws and Pedicabs: Solutions from the past for the future. Matteo Martignoni: Human Powered Vehicles: international insights.
Who: Shreya Gadepalli is a Designer and Technical Director with Institute for Transportation & Development Policy based in India. She is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, and has been leading designer on the India cycle rickshaw improvement project. Shreya and Matteo are in Melbourne collaborating on the Pedal-Powered Vehicles Workshop

6. Commonwealth Games – Public Cycling Events
Missed out on tickets to other cycling events? Here’s two public events you can still attend!

Cycling Time Trial, Tuesday 21 March 2006, 9.00am to 6.00pm. Time trial map.

Cycling Road Race, Sunday 26 March 2006, 9.00am to 6.00pm. Road Race map.