Support Bike Collective’s Cycle Challenge
The Tasmanian Bike Collective is running its Cycle Challenge again this year on Saturday 5 April to raise funds for its bike mechanic program helping at-risk young people.
The challenge is to ride multiple laps of the 2.1km Baskerville Raceway in Old Beach within three hours (10am – 1pm) as an individual or part of a team, fundraising for each lap you complete.
There will be prizes on the day as well as prizes for top fundraisers. Entries are just $20 – get in before 23 March via www.tasbc.com.au/cycle-challenge/home
Road safety grants open for application
The Road Safety Advisory Council is calling for applications for community road safety grants before 2 May: www.transport.tas.gov.au/road_safety_and_rules/grants_programs/community_road_safety_grants_program
These grants can focus on making bike riding safer and include
- promotions – posters, advertising, stickers.
- education – brochures, short films, workshops.
- research or policies
- events – school/workplace road safety days, free bike checks.
The council is also asking local councils for applications to its Vulnerable Road User grants before 16 May. These grants can be used for small projects to improve safety for people riding such as bollards, refuges, cut-throughs and protected cycleways. If you have ideas for such projects, let your local council know.
FREE Western Tiers ride entries on offer
A big thanks to the Road Safety Advisory Council for offering 10 free entries into the Mitre 10 Western Tiers Challenge on Sunday 30 March.
Five route options are on offer: 24km, 52km, 76km, 100km, 140km, all leaving and ending from Prospect Vale Park
The ride is a fundraiser for charity New Horizons, which helps people with a disability live active lives and is normally $45 for an adult and $15 for child entrant.
If you are interested in taking up a free entry email tasoffice@bicyclenetwork.com.au
Hobart rivulet path to face sporadic closures
The City of Hobart is embarking on a three-year project to remove crack willows from the Hobart Rivulet which will mean short-term closures of the path over coming months.
The project builds on earlier willow tree eradication work along the Hobart Rivulet, greatly expanding the scope of willow tree removal across the entire Hobart catchment but the first stage will be focusing on the Hobart Rivulet.
You can keep up to date with closures on the webpage: www.hobartcity.com.au/Projects/Current-projects/Hobart-crack-willow-removal-project
