[YarraBUG-list] YarraBUG July News
Yarra Bicycle Users Group
enquiries at yarrabug.org
Thu Jun 26 00:11:09 AEST 2008
Hi all,
Here's another feature-packed YarraBUG newsletter, don't forget to
contact us if you want to include cycling news or local events.
cheers,
Chris
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- YarraBUG Meeting - June 29
- Yarra Council Draft Budget 2008-09
- YarraBUG Radio Show Update
- Darebin Bridge News
- First 'No Tunnel' campaign meeting this Thursday - Open to All!
- Human Powered Cycles - Last chance to register for Saturday's
intermediate training
- Melbourne Bicycle Co-operative
- Assistance Required for Cycling Thesis
- In the Bike Lane - Crew Call out
- Melbourne Bicycle Account 2008 photo competition
- Eighth Annual Bicycle Film Festival - Melbourne 2008 Call For Entries
- Local Content
- Rides and Events
- Cycling in the News
1. YarraBUG Meeting - Sunday 29th June
Our next YarraBUG Meeting is *this Sunday*. Our meetings are held 2pm,
last Sunday of the month, at The Queens - Q Cafe, 304 Queens Parade
Clifton Hill. This months agenda includes finalising the YarraBUG
submission to the East West Link Needs Assessment and a Clearways
submission to the State Government. Even if you cannot attend the
meeting, we would still greatly appreciate any input and ideas you have
for these issues, please feel free to email: enquiriesATyarrabug.org or
call Chris: 0407 825 467. Public submissions for the East West Link
Needs Assessment are open until 15 July 2008. The meeting agenda will
also include YarraBUG promotional stuff (printing quote), YarraBUG radio
show update and the proposed Yarra Council Draft Budget. (see details below)
2. Yarra Council Draft Budget 2008-09
The Yarra Council Draft Budget for 2008-09 includes initiatives from the
Yarra Council resolution - Support for Bicycle Riding that Cr Kathleen
Maltzahn presented to Yarra Council meeting in September 2007. On 20
November 2007, Council resolved to support an amended motion calling for
further action on local cycling issues. This resolution originally came
from in part from feedback received by Cr Kathleen Maltzahn and Cr
Jackie Fristacky at YarraBUG's Public Forum in September 2007.
This is potentially a excellent development, as it illustrates peoples
ideas flowing from YarraBUG's public forum, right through to this years
Yarra Council Draft Budget. The Draft Budget includes $40,000 for a
Bicycle Strategy, the Bicycle Network Budget is $168,000, which is a
moderate increase on prior budgets, with another $30,000 allocated for a
Bicycle & Pedestrian Facility Scoping Project, although with additional
funding for IMAP Implementations.
From the Draft Budget: Developing a bicycle strategy will be one part
of Council addressing local transport needs. Yarra has the highest
proportion of residents cycling to work and further improvements to the
bike path network will help to increase this level.
From Yarra Council: Council will consider all submissions received and
hold a further meeting on Monday 30 June 2008, from 6.30pm at the
Fitzroy Town Hall to consider the proposed Budget, with or without
changes, for final adoption.
3. YarraBUG Radio Show Update
Our six volunteers have almost completed their radio announcer training
and are all enjoying the process immensely. Our six soon-to-be radio
announcers are Rob, Sonya , Val, Emma, Steve and Chris. Topics covered
in our training have included panel operation, writing for radio,
digital editing and interviewing. If you have any ideas for show
segments or interviewing subjects, please feel free to make a
contribution! In last months newsletter we asked for potential show
names, we're almost at the stage of making that tricky decision and will
let you all know as soon as we've settled upon a name. Many thanks to
everyone to who sent in name suggestions. (and more!)
4. Darebin Bridge News
Good news from the Boroondara Council meeting last Monday night (16/6).
Despite a late start to the meeting, a power failure and impassioned
speeches for and against the proposed link, near midnight the council
voted 5 to 4 in favour for the Darebin Bridge permit. So now the bridge
plan will go to VCAT to make their ruling. Hopefully in the affirmative,
fingers crossed! More about the long-running Darebin Bridge campaign at
BoroondaraBUG:
http://www.boroondarabug.org/wiki/index.php/Darebin_Creek_Trail
Progress Leader: Cyclists win Willsmere Park battle (24/6/08)
Cyclists are celebrating after Boroondara Council last week approved a
bike path and bridge through Kew's Willsmere Park. After more than 10
years, two environmental studies and an ongoing battle between cyclists
and park users, councillors voted 5-4 at an urban planning meeting to
approve the 2km shared pathway and bridge that will link the Darebin
Creek and Main Yarra trails.
http://www.progressleader.com.au/article/2008/06/24/37521_ppv_news.html
5. First 'No Tunnel' campaign meeting this Thursday - Open to All!
From Cr Stephen Jolly: The recent public meeting at Fitzroy Town Hall
launched a community campaign to stop the tunnel. We voted to endorse an
'open-to-all' campaign with regular meetings to organise actions and
other events to build up support and take on the State government and
road lobby. The first campaign meeting it this Thursday, June 26, 7pm at
Fitzroy Town Hall on the corner of Moor and Napier Streets Fitzroy. Come
along and help us organise a campaign to stop the proposed tunnel
linking the Eastern Freeway to Melbourne's west. For more information
contact me on 0433 113 421 Stephen Jolly, Councillor Langridge Ward
6. Human Powered Cycles - Last chance to register for Saturday's
intermediate training
There are still a few places available in Saturday's intermediate bike
maintenance training session.
More:
http://www.humanpowered.com.au/tiki/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=127
7. Melbourne Bicycle Co-operative
The Melbourne Bicycle Co-operative has been recently formed and is
affliated with the Melbourne University Student Union through the
environment department. It will be a membership based co-op that will
have tools for people to fix their own bikes, and run a really exciting
recycled bicycle program initially facilitated by the huge number of
abandoned bikes at Melbourne Uni. It is not a project exclusively for
Melbourne Uni people but for the Melbourne bike community. This is the
link to the forum which has just been established if you want to check
it out: http://mbc.mybb3.org and an email address that you can join to
be forwarded all the juicy bike goss: cyclemelbATgmail.com
8. Assistance Required for Cycling Thesis
From Emelia: An outline of my project is looking at how different
people using different bicycles choose to use the road in different ways
including the routes and roads they choose to, in their experiences of
the city. I am now in the process of recruiting participants and
conducting preliminary interviews. I was wondering if people would be
interested in participating in the research project. It will take
approximately 2 hours of your time at a time that is convenient to you.
It would involve an informal chat about your bike and cycling practices
and stories and then a ride with on a journey that you know or make on a
regular basis and then a short debrief afterwards. I was also wanting to
acquire at some stage a camera that could be mounted on a bicycle for
the production of video diaries for participants that were super keen.
Want to know more? Contact Emelia: e.bishopATugrad.unimelb.edu.au
9. In the Bike Lane - Crew Call out
From Sonya: (Producer for In the Bike Lane) A pilot for a half hour TV
show all the Melbourne commuter cyclists are going to be talking about
called ‘In the Bike Lane’. It is slated for shooting on July 7th and
July 14th. There’ll be a host, three presenters, two panelists and a
panel anchor. I need crew and hope you can help me out by putting the
word around. Maybe you have skills you want to hone and contribute to
this project? Maybe you just want to come for Dave’s food! It is going
to be a lot of fun with lots of new and some experienced talent in front
of the camera. The following will make up the studio crew, 4 camera
operators, director, set director, 1st AD, a floor manager, an autocue
operator, an audio tech, a vision switcher, a tape operator, a lighting
and CCU setup tech, production assistants, makeup and caterers. Want to
know more about how you can take on any of these roles? Email or call me
on 0422 756 994 e: severardATnetspace.net.au
10. Melbourne Bicycle Account 2008 photo competition
From City of Melbourne: Over the coming months, the City of Melbourne
will be preparing the 2008 Melbourne Bicycle Account which will be
released at Ride to Work Day in October. This year, the City of
Melbourne is asking all cycling and photography enthusiasts to send in
images that represent the true character of cycling in Melbourne. The
best photographs will be selected for the next edition of the City of
Melbourne's Melbourne Bicycle Account (MBA) 2008 with photo credits. All
winners will receive a $100 voucher from CBD Cycles. Please send your
photos with details of the street and suburb and a completed photo
release form for each photo to stuart.outhred at melbourne.vic.gov.au by
Monday, 1 September 2008. Further details + entry forms:
http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=70&pa=1154&pa2=3884&pg=4114
11. Eighth Annual Bicycle Film Festival - Melbourne 2008 Call For
Entries - Local Content
From Julie: We are looking for locally-made films with a strong theme
or character of Bicycles. This includes all mediums and styles such as
animation, experimental, narrative, documentary and music videos. The
films can be up to feature-length but shorts are preferred. We want
films about bikes, cyclists, and the local bike scene. Festival dates:
20 - 23 November 2008 Deadline for entries: 12 September 2008. Download
entry form at: www.ambiguoushorse.com For inspiration visit:
www.bicyclefilmfestival.com
12. Rides and Events
Roller Derby #6 - Friday 27 June
Brunswick Cycling Club, Fyxomatosis and Knog are proud to present round
6 of the Roller Derby at the ... Brunswick Clubrooms, Friday 27th June,
starting at 6:30pm. A fun social evening of handicapped roller racing
kicking off at 6:30pm. Awesome prize packs to be won - $10 to race,
spectators free. All proceeds will be donated to St Mary's House of
Welcome on Brunswick St. Fitzroy, which provides targeted services,
including day programs, crisis response, information, referral and
social support to marginalised and homeless adults.
This month also sees the introduction of the Chooka Challenge! Ride 4
laps in under a minute on a 96" gear to add your name to the perpetual
Chooka trophy, named after Daniel Ceccini Sr. who held the 4 lap record
for several years. Bring your track bike with a 96" gear (50:14) and
minimum crank length 165mm. The Brunswick clubrooms are located in
Roberts reserve, adjacent to the Brunswick outdoor velodrome, Harrison
St. Brunswick (Melways 30 B5). More:
http://brunswickcyclingclub.com/displaypage.php?f=Library/2008/rollerderby_06.html
Lysterfield Working Bee - 12/13 July
Do you ride at Lysterfield Park? Want to assist in ongoing trail
maintenance? There is a Working Bee with Parks Vic planned for the
weekend of 12th / 13th July. Either Saturday or Sunday is planned for at
this stage, although please indicate which day suits you better. Contact
Steve: 0439 600 350 e: frm125_steveATyahoo.com.au
Next Geelong Full Moon Bike Ride - Friday 18th July
From David: I hereby proclaim that it is time to tune your bell and
stretch the elastic band protecting one's trouser leg. Geelong's next
Full Moon Ride approaches rapidly. Friday the 18th July, the Full Moon
will rise at 5.12pm. We meet at 6.30pm at Cafe 9 Zero 90 Pakington ST,
Geelong West, and partake in a splendid ride along Geelong Foreshore,
Gardens and the Point Henry Peninsula. We dine at a communal BBQ dinner
& dessert at different locations. It is all very civilised and orderly
with no riff-raff dallying about. For further details consult:
www.myspace.com/fullmoonbikeridesgeelong
13. Cycling in the News
The Age: Travelling the green road
Faced with soaring fuel costs and growing concern for the environment,
some commuters are swapping cars for bikes, trains and even feet.
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/travelling-the-green-road-20080624-2wb5.html
The Age: Saving fuel and firming our buttocks
Bring on the price rise. I know that I'm supposed to be worried about
petrol going up, but something about the hysterical predictions that
we'll be paying $2 a litre for it by the end of the year has been
strangely exhilarating. It's like a great, big penny has finally dropped.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/saving-fuel-and-firming-our-buttocks-20080620-2u4j.html
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Yarra Bicycle Users Group Inc.
PO Box 253
Clifton Hill VIC 3068
http://www.yarrabug.org
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