Newsroom

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March 2024

Melton Station presents bike opportunity

Preliminary designs that have been released for the new railway station and elevated train tracks through Melton show an opportunity for better bike links through the rapidly growing city on the fringe of metropolitan Melbourne.
Two young girls ride up onto a footpath with their mother waiting for them alongside a fence that has bright blue Bicycle Nework signage tied to it .

Tassie Bike News Bites

Ride2School Day, new paths in Kingston, a short extension of the Coastal Pathway in Latrobe and longer extension to Stanley. and Devonport looking for input into its cycling strategy feature in this Bike News Bites.
Close-up view of an e-bike battery on the down tube of a blue bike, with #Together We Ride written on the tube.

Should you worry about battery safety?

The safety of lithium ion batteries has been in the news recently, with a fire in the southern suburb of Electrona and Hobart landlord banning e-bike charging.
A wide concrete path running alongside a road separated by trees and fence on the left of the image, with another concrete path forking off to the right of the image with a wooden bench seat and sign at the junction of the two paths.

April a quieter month for rides

Our social ride leaders are easing into April with fewer rides but still of their usual high quality, and this is the last week of the Launceston twilight rides now that daylight savings is finishing.

Bike friendly bridge for Wye River

Work starts next month on the new bridge on the Great Ocean Road at Wye River that will come with wide, rideable shoulders for bike riders.