Recreation
There will always be a grey area of overlap between recreation and micromobility. Broadly speaking we’ll categorise micromobility as being intended for some form of utilitarian transport while recreation is primarily for fun and exercise. We will decide which heading to use to define any activity based upon what the primary focus is.
Capturing the Compelling Case for Rail Trails
Virtually every Australian rail trail proves to be a huge boon to its local economy when it’s opened. Yet virtually every proposed new trail, especially in NSW, take years of pitch battles fought by heroic volunteers in order to overcome the same ill-informed and negative arguments that are thrown up against them.
We recently became aware of a particularly eloquent letter that was written by a local resident nine months after a landmark rail trail in NSW was finally opened last year.
Cycling’s Friends Speak Up in Federal Parliament
On Tuesday 16th February the second ever Parliamentary Friends of Cycling event was held within Australia’s parliament house in Canberra.
There are over 100 Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFG’s) covering a huge range of interests mainly across environmental, health and social issues. Although these groups do not hold any formal legislative power, they provide an important opportunity for each represented cause to gain access to parliamentarians and for those parliamentarians to go on the public record with supportive comments.
$2.5 Million for SA’s Largest MTB Park
Fox Creek Bike Park, originally known as Cudlee Creek Forest Trails, has been a key mountain bike park in the Adelaide Hills since the 1990’s.
In 2019 most of the area was burnt out by bushfires. Much of the land was covered in commercial forest plantations and the trails have been closed ever since while Forestry SA harvest trees and clear debris.
Team MetroCount Raising Money for Teens with Cancer
The 400 kilometre Life Cycle for Canteen charity ride that supports teens dealing with cancer took place on March 6-8 when 140 riders pedalled from Bassendean to Busselton in Western Australia to raise money for Canteen Australia.
“Canteen is a game changer for young adults who’re coping with their own cancer or a diagnosis in the family,” said Maurice Berger, who rode with Team MetroCount.
After struggling with his mum’s breast cancer diagnosis while in high school, Maurice shared how important it is for teens to have a support network when cancer disrupts their life.
Northern Rivers Rail Trail Passes Important Milestone
Murwillumbah / NSW New South Wales state government funding has allowed preliminary work and a tender process for the Northern Rivers Rail Trail to begin. Vegetation clearing along the Murwillumbah to Crabbes Creek rail corridor started earlier this month to give construction companies access to the trail site to prepare design and costings for the…
Bare Creek Bike Park Opens
Sydney/NSW On Saturday 12th December the Bare Creek Bike Park was officially opened. Located in the heart of Sydney’s northern suburbs, the park offers a wide range of opportunities: A kids track suitable for kids right down to the youngest on kick along bikes. A pump track suitable for beginners. A flow track. A Drop…
Murray to Mountains Rail Trail Extension Underway
One of Australia’s longest and most heavily used rail trails is being extended by a further 30 kilometres. The first new stretch will link tourist towns Beechworth and Yackandandah at a cost of $5.2 million. It will be open by Autumn 2021 and stretch 25 kilometres. A further five kilometres from Yackandandah to Osborne’s Flat…
$3 Million Announced for MTB Trails at Mogo, NSW
The wheels are in motion to attract a new cohort of adventure-loving tourists to the Eurobodalla with the announcement of $3 million in NSW Government funding for a new nature trail network at Mogo in NSW’s South Coast region. The Mogo Adventure Trail upgrade will connect Mogo to Batemans Bay with more than 80km of…
Cardboard Cut-out Pump Tracks!
A mountain biker based in Turin, Italy has invented a unique solution for quickly, cheaply and easily installing a pump track. Davide Reina’s goal was to come up with a modular system that was easy for home installation for those with gardens generous enough to accommodate such things, but it could likewise have larger implications…
Funding Announced for Long Awaited Tasmanian Rail Trail Expansion
The North East Recreational Trail has the potential to become a world class recreational cycling route from central Launceston to Scottsdale, a distance of over 60 kilometres. So far 26 kilometres has been opened from Scottsdale to Tulundeena. This happened in two stages respectively opened in 2012 and 2015 largely thanks to volunteer work by…