Next YarraBUG Meeting
YarraBUG Rides
Yarra BUG Membership
Linear Park: Video Ezy
Clifton Hill Rail Project
2006 Bicycle Victoria Annual General Meeting
This Saturday: Girls & Women Track Cycling: ‘Come N Try’ Day
This Sunday: Hawthorn Cycling Club touch football and BBQ
Finbar Neighbourhood House Ride
Critical Mass 11th Birthday Ride
Canberra: Small Wheels Big Weekend Out Festival
Amy’s Ride: Victoria, Saturday 6th January 2007
Next YarraBUG Meeting
Our next meeting is 7.30pm, Tuesday 21 November, at Suede Bar, 284 Smith Street, Collingwood. All welcome!
YarraBUG Rides
We’re putting together a Summer Ride Calendar that will hopefully include training rides, MTB rides, twilight rides to cafes and rides for beginners. If you’re interested in giving us a hand in organising these rides, please contact us or turn up to the next meeting on Tuesday.
Yarra BUG Membership
YarraBUG now has membership so you can help our hard work going! Membership will help pay for our general administration costs, such as the Clifton Hill PO Box, mail costs, BFA membership and contributing towards to eventually gaining BUG ride insurance.
Membership: Single $10 per annum $20 for two years, Concession $5 per annum $10 for two years, Family $15 per annum $25 for two years. Download a membership form here, or contact us for a copy.
LOCAL ISSUES
Linear Park: Video Ezy
As you would of noticed, via email correspondence on the YarraBUG yahoogroup, the campaign is on to get the Video Ezy building demolished and the area returned to open space. Read here for MorelandBUG’s questions from the November 8th council meeting. I’ve received correspondence back from three Moreland councillors, as the issue now part of a Moreland Council ‘feasibility study’. Well, local councils have had well over 20 years to sort this out, including going back to the Pullen Report. So lets keep the pressure on, please keep contacting Moreland Council and make your opinions known. Last weekend Moreland BUG received 174 signatures on their petition, in only four hours!
Clifton Hill Rail Project
YarraBUG have been invited as a community stakeholder to have input into the rail duplication and new bridge between Clifton Hill and Westgarth Station. It’s possible that this will be a opportunity to get that part of the Merri Creek shared path re-aligned. At the moment we’re not entirely sure of the project’s intended scope, but if you have any suggestions, please contact us as we will be meeting with DoI in the next few weeks. Read here for further details from DoI.
2006 Bicycle Victoria Annual General Meeting
The 31st Bicycle Victoria Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.00pm on Monday 13 November 2006. The meeting will be held at the Condell Room, Melbourne Town Hall (cnr Swanston and Collins streets). Members who RSVP by close of business Friday 10 November are invited for light refreshments from 6.30pm. To RSVP: ph (03) 8636 8888, or send an e-mail. We welcome all Members to attend the AGM and ask questions and make comments.
EVENTS
This Saturday: Girls & Women Track Cycling: ‘Come N Try’ Day
Saturday 11 November, 12-2pm, also Saturday 17 February, 1pm-3pm @ DISC, 281 Darebin Rd, Thornbury. (Mel 31 A6) Free - track bikes provided - expert coaching & advice. Meet other female cyclists - all ages & abilities. Please bring your own cycling helmet, knicks and shirt. Cleats if you have them.
This Sunday: Hawthorn Cycling Club touch football and BBQ
An informal game of touch football and BBQ has been organised at Hawthorn’s homeland (The Mellow-drome). The idea is to have a small game followed by a few Beers and a BBQ to talk crap about bike related stuff. If you have not played Touch Football before, don’t worry. The rules are very simple and it is a non-contact sport. Date: Sunday 12th November. Time: 4:30pm (BBQ @ 6:00pm) Melways Map: 59 E3. Please see flyer for full details.
Finbar Neighbourhood House Ride
Our last ride for 2006 will be on 19th November. Meeting at 10.30 at Finbar Neighbourhood House 143 Kent Street Richmond. “Emphasis is on a social ride and all rides include a stop for a coffee and chat.” Contact Deb for further details. 143 Kent Street
Richmond 3121 ph: 9428 7668 www.finbar.websyte.com.au
Critical Mass 11th Birthday Ride!
Friday 24 November. The largest free bicycle ride in Victoria! This is the CM-not-to miss. Much bicycle merriment and fun, fun, fun! Participate with costumes, music, flags, silly bikes, etc and bring your friends. 5:30pm - State Library,CBD.
Canberra: Small Wheels Big Weekend Out Festival
Calling all Airnimal, Bickerton, Bike Friday, Birdy, Brompton, BSA, Dahon, Giant, Malvern Star and Moulton Riders! First held in Canberra in 2003, by Moulton specialist Michael Kater, Small Wheels Big Weekend Out is happening again, on the 2nd & 3rd of December 2006. With a program of dining, socialising, cycling and more, in and around Canberra. All small wheeled bicycles, and their riders, are invited. For more information, contact Timbo: timbo_levy@bigpond.com, M: 0411 590 263, Postal address: GPO Box 1980, Canberra, ACT 2601
Amy’s Ride: Victoria, Saturday 6th January 2007
NB: We’re thinking of puttng a team together for the 120km route, please contact us if you’re up for it! YarraBUG just might have a “coffee cart” on the day!
Last January’s Amy’s Ride was a great day - raising funds for the Amy Gillett Foundation and commemorating the life of a world champion rower and elite cyclist. This year’s event will be even bigger and play an important role in acknowledging the need to increase safety and understanding between motorists and cyclists. Come and show your support.
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