Youthful Ambitions for Tenterfield MTB Destination

Aerial view of mountain bike track

Tenterfield, NSW A northern NSW town’s social enterprise to put its youth on the right track recently reached a major milestone in its quest to become Australia’s first large-scale, year-round MTB destination. Tenterfield’s Angry Bull Trails (ABT) late last month signed the deeds for $4.1 million in Federal Government funding to establish 174km of trails…

Successful Warburton MTB Campaign Attracts International Attention

Mountain bike rider on dirt track

Warburton, Victoria Australian mountain biking will grab global attention later this month – not for the high-flying exploits of its riders but instead for a Victorian council’s capacity for jumping through hoops. Yarra Ranges Council’s executive project manager for the Warburton MTB Destination, Matt Harrington, will be the opening keynote speaker at next week’s International…

Warburton Manager Calls For MTB Industry Organisation

People builing mountain bike track in the bush

Warburton, Victoria Australia’s mountain bike industry has reached a level of maturity that now demands its own industry body, to effectively regulate the industry and collectively represent its interests, according to the project manager behind the recently approved Warburton MTB Destination in Victoria. The unprecedented campaign to gain approval for Australia’s first gold-level mountain bike…

WA MTB Strategy Recommends State-Wide Trail Network

Mountain bikers riding on trail

Perth, WA A Western Australian Mountain Bike Strategy released last month has proposed the development of a state-wide network of sustainable mountain bike facilities and experiences. The 10-year strategy, for mountain biking and off-road cycling in WA, says a state-wide network, based on an existing significance hierarchy would help ensure trail developments are “of the…

Speakers Invited for Sustainable Trails Conference

Mountain bike trail

St Helens, Tasmania Authorities in sustainable trails planning, construction and monitoring are invited to nominate as speakers for this year’s Sustainable Trails Conference, being held in Tasmania on 1st to 3rd November. Innovative storytellers interested in speaking at the conference, being held at St Helens in North East Tasmania, have until 6th July to submit…

Warburton MTB Destination Inquiry Puts Mountain Biking On Trial

Mountain biker

Warburton, Victoria Mountain biking was “on trial” during an intense four-week inquiry hearing for the proposed Warburton Mountain Bike Destination, according to its executive project manager, Matt Harrington. Victoria’s Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, is expected to announce a decision on the project in late June or early July, after the enquiry applied intense scrutiny…

Million-Dollar Pump Track For Yarra Ranges

Pump track

Wesburn Park, Victoria One of Australia’s largest pump track facilities will be developed near the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination, with Yarra Ranges Council preparing to invite tenders to design and construct the pump track. The council has concept plans to establish the $940,000 pump track at Wesburn Park, which will be on a trail head…

Trail Recovery Forum

An online Trail Recovery & Reconstruction industry forum will be held by Outdoors Queensland on Tuesday 26 April. The Zoom discussion, being held at 11am in conjunction with AusCycling and Blue Sky Trails, is the first in a new series of Outdoors Queensland Industry Forums. Next week’s forum is aimed at land managers responsible for trail…

Unprecedented Community Response to Warburton MTB Proposal

Warburton’s 180km of planned trails and spectacular National Park scenery have the potential make the proposed facility one of the top five MTB destinations in the world.

Warburton, Victoria Thousands of public submissions have been received on a new Victorian mountain bike complex that is proposed to become Australia’s first ‘Gold-level’ facility and will set a new benchmark for MTB infrastructure in this country.  Around 2,700 submissions were received from community members and stakeholders during a public exhibition of an Environmental Effects…

Trails a Natural Progression for TRC Tourism

TRC Trails team members Chris Ord (left) and Chris Halstead at the Red Centre Adventure Ride trail.

Jindabyne, NSW Nature trail users are becoming more diverse, more demanding and vastly more numerous, according to Australia’s newest trail design and construction company, TRC Trails. “Users across all outdoor recreation activities have increasingly higher expectations in terms of the experience they seek, how that experience is supported,” according to a statement announcing the company’s…