{"id":4635,"date":"2024-06-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:57:30","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-804-monday-24th-june-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2024\/06\/24\/yarrabug-radio-show-804-monday-24th-june-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #804 Monday 24th June 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cr.org.au\/yarrabug\/episode\/radiothon-news-quest-dirty-valda\">Radiothon news &amp; a Quest for Dirty Valda<\/a>: Val and Faith are joined in the stuio on a\u00a0stunning winter&#8217;s morning by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aprilawol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April Drage<\/a> of Curve Cycling. We share our bike moments before taking a brief look at some news including; <a href=\"https:\/\/bicyclenetwork.com.au\/newsroom\/2024\/06\/20\/swanston-street-to-close-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swanston St closure affecting bike riders<\/a>,\u00a0 consultation on the <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.vic.gov.au\/route-86-planning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Route 86 accessible tram\u00a0stops <\/a>as well as new handy bike tool stands spotted around\u00a0the City of Yarra.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"498\" data-attachment-id=\"4636\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2024\/06\/24\/yarrabug-radio-show-804-monday-24th-june-2024\/aprildrage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?fit=1855%2C1366&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1855,1366\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AprilDrage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?fit=676%2C498&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?resize=676%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?resize=1024%2C754&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?resize=250%2C184&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?resize=1536%2C1131&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?resize=600%2C442&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?resize=945%2C696&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?w=1855&amp;ssl=1 1855w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AprilDrage.png?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>April Drage in the studio at 3CR<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Radiothon news we have <a href=\"https:\/\/givenow.com.au\/cr\/yarrabugradioshow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">met our target <\/a>a week early! Thanks to everyone who donated, we know its a hard time for many people to find the extra money and really appreciate that you have!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talk turns to a new Curve bikepacking party April has devised, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curvecycling.com\/pages\/whats-on-at-curve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dirty Valda Bikepacking&nbsp;Quest. <\/a>April created&nbsp;the Dirty Valda route as a spirited ride from&nbsp;Melbourne to Adelaide that can provide a challenge to experienced bikepackers while also being accessible to those with less experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving Melbourne on September 7th the ride is named after the formidable <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valda_Unthank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valda Unthank<\/a> and covers over 1200kms and April will be running information sessions covering topics such as navigation, bush mechanics and packing in the lead up! Check&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curvecycling.com\/pages\/whats-on-at-curve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curve Cycling Events<\/a> page for updates and to find out how to take part or get in touch with <a href=\"mailto:april@curvecycling.com?subject=Dirty%20Valda%20\">April by&nbsp;email.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6246\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4635-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2024\/06\/24\/1000\/202406241000_yarrabug_64.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2024\/06\/24\/1000\/202406241000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2024\/06\/24\/1000\/202406241000_yarrabug_64.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/audio.3cr.org.au\/3cr\/yarrabug\/2024\/06\/24\/1000\/202406241000_yarrabug_64.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"202406241000_yarrabug_64.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 29:22 &#8212; 13.4MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('4635-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_4635-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_4635-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?powerpress_embed=4635-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radiothon news &amp; a Quest for Dirty Valda: Val and Faith are joined in the stuio on a\u00a0stunning winter&#8217;s morning by April Drage of Curve Cycling. We share our bike moments before taking a brief look at some news including;&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2024\/06\/24\/yarrabug-radio-show-804-monday-24th-june-2024\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","category-show-summary"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ksuk-1cL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5072,"url":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2026\/03\/09\/yarrabug-radio-show-891-monday-9th-march-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4635,"position":0},"title":"YarraBUG Radio Show #891 Monday 9th March 2026","author":"admin","date":"9 March 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Parkville Gardens Bike Bus, infographic image supplied. 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