{"id":4678,"date":"2024-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2025-04-06T00:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:57:09","slug":"yarrabug-radio-show-816-monday-23rd-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yarrabug.org\/radio\/2024\/09\/23\/yarrabug-radio-show-816-monday-23rd-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"YarraBUG Radio Show #816 Monday 23rd September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Talking to Geoff Smart from Back2Bikes<\/a>: on this weeks program Chris catches up with Geoff Smart from Back2Bikes<\/a>\u00a0including St Kilda protected lanes<\/a>, council elections<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0his recent observations of riding in Copenhagen<\/a>. Geoff talks about recent activities at Back2Bikes, volunteers<\/a>, working with over\u00a0fifty community partners,\u00a0community pop up bike services,\u00a0donating,\u00a0refurbishing bikes<\/a>\u00a0and a recent article, Sustainability Victoria:\u00a0Guide to running a bicycle repair and recyclers program<\/a>. We talk about\u00a0Nature-Fest on the Birrarung<\/a>,\u00a0free bike tune-ups at South Melbourne Market<\/a>,\u00a0courses, workshops<\/a>,\u00a0Women\u2019s Introductory Bicycle Maintenance Classes<\/a>\u00a0and general tips <\/a>to stop bike theft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major challenge for Back2Bikes is finding a new home due to planned redevelopment of 525 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. Please get in contact with Back2Bikes<\/a> if you know of a suitable location and long term leasehold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local news includes spring has sprung, it’s time for a Critical Mass! Critical Mass Sydney Road<\/a>, meeting 5pm, State Library, Thursday 26th September 2024 going to Brunswick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monkey, Bicycle Song<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonobo, Flashlight<\/a><\/p>\n

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Talking to Geoff Smart from Back2Bikes: on this weeks program Chris catches up with Geoff Smart from Back2Bikes\u00a0including St Kilda protected lanes, council elections\u00a0and\u00a0his recent observations of riding in Copenhagen. 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