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18 October 2018

New north-east MTB tracks start in early 2019

Break O’Day Council has announced that World Trail will build two new mountain bike tracks at St Helens and Bay of Fires starting in early 2019, according to The Examiner newspaper. World Trail is known for its popular Derby tracks but has also built tracks at Atherton forest and Smithfield in Queensland, Falls Creek and […]

27 September 2018

Road safety performance going nowhere

There is need for a dramatic change in road safety management in Australia, according to a recently released inquiry into the national road safety strategy

5 September 2018

Coastal Pathway cashed up

The North-West Coastal Pathway is is set to be extended to from Sulphur Creek to Latrobe after the state government confirmed $4.8 million of funding.

9 August 2018

Footpath riding with Olivia, Celeste and Chloe

Olivia is 8 years old and is scared that some of her friends who are about to turn 12 will soon be forced to ride their bikes on the road.

Australian Automobile Association cyclist deaths report

6 August 2018

Report: road safety strategy failing

A report from the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) shows that bike rider fatalities increased by 80 per cent over the past 12 months.

21 June 2018

New Federal plan for safer roads

The commonwealth government has released a new road safety action plan for the next two years, but we will have to wait to see how much action there is.

7 June 2018

Two abreast won’t be pushed aside

Riding two abreast has been a hot topic in the past week, but with united support from bike riders and authorities, the rule is here to stay.

24 May 2018

Federal government stumps up for coastal pathway

The Australian Government has pledged $4.8 million for the unfinished sections of the North West Coastal Pathway between Sulphur Creek and Latrobe, joining local government commitments.

24 May 2018

Block devices before they drive up road deaths

Bicycle Network is calling for mandatory mobile phone intervention technology in cars to take devices out of the hands of drivers.

9 May 2018

Federal budget a bike black hole

The 2018-19 Federal Budget has failed to include any bike-specific and active transport projects – but there may be some light.

26 April 2018

New plan to tackle congestion with bikes

Infrastructure Victoria has devised a new approach to tackle Melbourne’s congestion that includes expanding bike facilities in targeted suburbs.

3 April 2018

Study shows the supercharge of ebikes

Ebikes are replacing cars and increasing the time people spend riding, a study of ebike users in North America has found.

27 March 2018

300-kilometre bike network a priority for Sydney

A 300-kilometre connected network of bike paths across Sydney should be a national priority according to Australia’s chief infrastructure advisor, Infrastructure Australia.

15 March 2018

Protesting rights for food delivery riders

People who ride bikes for food delivery services have rallied in Sydney on Wednesday to call for improved working conditions.

15 March 2018

Fatalities report: bike riders forgotten in road safety

The number of annual bike rider fatalities in Australia has remained stagnant for 20 years despite improvements to road safety.

15 March 2018

New tariff move stalled

A secret move to slap a tariff on all bikes imported to Australia has been scared off in the wake of the outcry over a similar tariff imposed on e-bikes.