April 2020
Our volunteer ride leaders are busy coming up with self-guided riding routes for our members-only and public RidewithGPS pages, and the latest to go online is the two- or three-day Pelverata–Cygnet–Channel Tour.
Bike route goes to water
The Albert Street bike route in East Melbourne will be diverted for up to two weeks for emergency water works.
Swap our streets for cycleways to keep people riding
Bicycle Network is asking governments to turn roads into cycleways to ease the load on busy bike paths during coronavirus restrictions.
Changes coming to Intercity Cycleway
The Intercity Cycleway between Evans Street and the Cenotaph poses a number of dangers but a new back route may provide a safer way.
Tassie bike news bites
A new crossing over Aberdeen Street, a shared path along Rosny Hill Road, riders during the coronavirus crisis, the Launceston Great Regional City Callenge and Tasmanian touring cyclists caught short.
The Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail officially opens
After nearly two decades of hard work the 21 kilometre Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail officially opened last week.
New bridge begins to soar
The new bike and pedestrian bridge on the Federation Trail at Laverton North is now soaring over Dohertys Road as workers race to welcome the first riders.
Protected intersection takes shape
Melbourne’s first protected intersection—a significant milestone for the city’s bike riders—is starting to take shape as contractors take advantage of quiet streets.
Vienna doubles down on cargo bikes
The Austrian capital is now handing over whopping grants for you to buy your own pedal-powered version of a van, wagon or people mover.
Brisbane rider goes cross-country to beat border closure
Brisbane-based bike rider Alex Trefny was half way through an epic 4,500km ride from Brisbane to Perth when they announced impending border closures.