August 2024
Our social rides are starting to gear up for spring after the return of some of our holidaying ride leaders and the weather starting to warm. This is a great time to look ahead and think about getting more active.
Launceston bikes gets new life
A fleet of second-hand bikes is getting a new life thanks to a $3500 Great Regional City Challenge grant and dedicated work of volunteers and community groups.
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Register for Ride2Work day and help improve bike commutes for everyone
Registrations are now open for National Ride2Work Day 2024 and folks are encouraged to get involved in Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter riding.
Further closures in Lennox Street
Riders along key Richmond routes may face disruption over the next month as works on a new water main closes streets.
Full closure of Swanston Street
There will be major transport dislocation in the north of the Melbourne CBD from next Monday, 26 August, as Swanston Street is temporarily fully closed to traffic.
Save the date, the E-bike Expo is back for spring
With the frosty mornings behind us and warm days of spring ahead, it's a great time to be thinking about our travel habits, and Bicycle Network's upcoming E-bike Expo is the perfect place to start.
Veloway works to close Footscray Trail
With works to construct the overhead bike Veloway into the CBD from Footscray nearing the half-way mark, another closure of the Footscray Road Trail begins soon.
Bay Trail diversion at Pier
Works on the new $53m St Kilda Pier development will temporarily divert the route of the Bay Trail for the next eight weeks.
Driver charged over Port Melbourne fatality
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following collision in Port Melbourne on Monday where a bike rider died.