Newsroom

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December 2023

Walmer Street Bridge ready to re-open

Workers are racing to complete the connections to the Walmer Street Bridge in Abbotsford and get the Main Yarra Trail crossing of the Yarra operational before the holidays.

The bridge has landed

A new bike and pedestrian bridge just settled gently across the Moonee Ponds Creek in West Melbourne, soon to welcome its first riders.

Big and blunt: the cars that threaten life

New research from the US has established that the trend toward cars and SUVs that are fashionably high at the front has resulted in a climb in deaths and serious injuries.
A wide concrete path branches off to the left and right with trees inbetween the two paths.

Tassie Bike News Bites

This edition of News Bites counts Sunday riders in Kingston, ironman to close Intercity Cycleway and Bridgewater Bridge works continue to disadvantage cyclists.

38 bike models skewered by recall

In a massive safety recall Product Safety Australia has recalled 38 bike models including from Avanti, Malvern Star, Raleigh and Diamond Back.

BikeSpot shines a light on the safest places to ride

An expansive mapping project to uncover Australia's most safe and unsafe places to ride has been met with huge interesting from the bike riding community, revealing valuable insights on infrastructure around the country.