March updates

Melbourne Times letter: Yarra Bend Park

Comms Games Cycling issues

BrunsBUG: Do you love your bike?

Melbourne Times letter: Yarra Bend Park issues
This letter appeared today (15/3) in the Melbourne Times, ‘Bikes Take Over Trails’. I’ve heard of similar issues during the last few years, as many of the walking tracks along the Yarra are ‘poached’ as MTB singletrack. If you have any issues with this letter, please contact YarraBUG, or if you feel inclined, write a reply to the Melbourne Times at PO Box 208, Carlton South 3053, Fax 84177088. Email: letters@metmedia.com.au

Comms Games Cycling issues:
Also refer to our previous entry regarding these concerns. The Age are very interested in reporting any traffic problems, especially the blue Games lanes and closure of some bike lanes. If you have any news or incidents you want to report, contact The Age Transport reporter Stephen Moynihan via the Age ph: 9604 1000 email: newsdesk@theage.com.au

From BrunsBUG: Do you love your bike?
Hey, good news, we’ve got a rival BUG reinventing themselves in the Peoples Republic of Moreland!

Message from Anna: Do you want to help make Brunswick the best cycling suburb in the WORLD?!? The Brunswick Bicycle Users Group (BrunsBUG) invites you to join in BrunsBUG 2006, a workshop to help us plan our activities for the year ahead. This is your opportunity to get involved and get things moving! We’ve had some exciting ideas already, including:
Community events to promote cycling
Cyclovia Sydney Road: one brilliant Sunday in May Sydney Rd will close to cars, and cyclists, trams and pedestrians will take over the street – with the full support of Council! BrunsBUG is helping to organise this exciting event and there will be plenty of opportunities to get involved.
Partnerships with local organisations
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre runs a recycled bicycle program for asylum seekers in the community. Second hand bikes are easy to come by but suitable helmets, lights and locks are much more difficult to find. BrunsBUG wants to think up some ways to assist this incredibly worthwhile program.
Bike path art projects
The time has come to turn the Upfield Path into a visual extravaganza!
Advocacy projects
BUG members have plenty of opportunities to influence policies and funding decisions at the local, state and federal level, drawing on a wealth of experience and technical know-how. How can we give ourselves a louder, stronger voice? We’ll be exploring these ideas and more at BrunsBUG 2006 Brunswick Town Hall Saturday 8th April from 2 – 4pm. All welcome – bring your imagination, your enthusiasm and as many bicycling buddies as you can muster! To RSVP or for more information, contact Anna Strempel (Convenor) on 0418 933 774 anna@mefl.com.au