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A quick YarraBUG Newsletter for December 2013</b><b> :)<br>
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<li><small>Wellington Street Copenhagen lanes - what you can do</small></li>
<li><small>BAC Minutes + End of Year Drinks</small></li>
<li><small>Projector Bike Tours around Yarra for Christmas</small></li>
<li><small>'Food know how' trike riding volunteers wanted</small></li>
<li><small>East West Link - make a CIS submission + events</small><br>
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Hi all,<br>
<br>
Well done everyone, we've reached our very modest goal of 100
signatures for our 'Yarra City Council: Wellington St Copenhagen
Lane Petition'<br>
<br>
Thank you all so much!<br>
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<b>1. What can you do next?</b><br>
We need people to contact all Yarra Councillors - especially those
who voted against Wellington Street Advisory Group
recommendations.<br>
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<b>Wellington Street Lane Petition</b><br>
We need to show a strong message to get these lanes built - you
can get more people sign our online petition and also help
distribute a hardcopy version to be tabled at the next Yarra
Council meeting on 17 December 2013 to show the huge support this
proposed lane has with the local community.<br>
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<ul>
<li><small>Sign the online petition:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.change.org/petitions/yarra-city-council-wellington-st-copenhagen-lane-petition">http://www.change.org/petitions/yarra-city-council-wellington-st-copenhagen-lane-petition</a></small></li>
<li><small>Download copies to print and sign for your workplace,
school, creche, anywhere:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wellingtonstbikelane.info/print-a-flyer/">http://wellingtonstbikelane.info/print-a-flyer/</a></small></li>
<li><small>Return the paper petitions to Yarra BUG by Monday 16th
December, at: YarraBUG Radio c/o 3CR Community Radio 21 Smith
Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065</small><br>
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</ul>
<small><b>Attend the next Yarra Council Meeting - 17 December 2013</b><br>
Please make the time to attend this meeting - it would be great if
you are prepared to make your views known during Public Question
Time, so bring all your friends and banners or signage December
2013 Council Meetings - Tuesday, 17 December 2013, 7pm, Richmond
Town Hall, 333 Bridge Road, Richmond.<br>
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More at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Meetings/2013-council-meetings/?MeetingPageID=2171&day=2013-12-17">http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Meetings/2013-council-meetings/?MeetingPageID=2171&day=2013-12-17</a><br>
Here's signage you can print for the meeting:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wellingtonstbikelane.info/print-a-flyer/">http://wellingtonstbikelane.info/print-a-flyer/</a><br>
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<b>Information to include or consider when contacting Councillors:</b><br>
Background: "Council's aim is for Yarra to double the rate of
residents cycling to work from 6.4% to 15% by 2015. In 2009
Council adopted the Bicycle Strategy 2010-2015 to establish a
long-term vision for cycling in Yarra. The building of "Copenhagen
lanes" is a vital part of this plan - scrapping them practically
makes this plan practically irrelevant, thus going against the
councils own so-called bike friendly reputation.<br>
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<ul>
<li><small>Yarra Bike Strategy (2010-2015)
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Sustainable-transport/Bike-strategy/">http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Sustainable-transport/Bike-strategy/</a></small></li>
<li><small>My Story: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wellingtonstbikelane.info/my-story/">http://wellingtonstbikelane.info/my-story/</a></small></li>
<li><small>Why We Want Separated Bicycle Infrastructure:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wellingtonstbikelane.info/why-we-want-separated-bicycle-infrastructure/">http://wellingtonstbikelane.info/why-we-want-separated-bicycle-infrastructure/</a></small></li>
<li><small>From SydneyCycleways: Economic Research:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sydneycycleways.net/the-network/strategy-research/economic-research">http://sydneycycleways.net/the-network/strategy-research/economic-research</a></small></li>
</ul>
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<b>Please pass this information onto everyone you know who wants
safer bicycle riding conditions in Melbourne!</b></small><b></b><small><br>
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<b>2. BAC Minutes + End of Year Drinks<br>
<br>
</b>Message from Kate - Hi all, Please find attached the most
recent minutes from the BAC. Please let me know of any changes
before Wednesday November 4th when I will load them to the
website.<br>
As suggested at the previous meeting we will have end of year
drinks. All welcome.<br>
<br>
Where: Napier Hotel (across the road from the Fitzroy Town Hall)<br>
When: Wednesday December 18th – from 6:30pm. <br>
<br>
Thanks for all of your active and diligent participation in the
BAC this year. It is much appreciated. I will send around the
dates for 2014 meetings when they are available. Likely to be
mid-December. Also, the two Councillors appointed for this
Committee are: Cr Sam Gaylard and Cr Misha Coleman (welcome
aboard). I have also attached the spread sheet with a few
additional notes which may be of interest.<br>
Cheers, Kate<br>
<br>
Kate Simnett, Sustainable Transport Officer, City of Yarra PO Box
168 RICHMOND 3121, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday<br>
T (03) 9205 5734 M 0407 812 882 F (03) 8417-6666, E <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kate.simnett@yarracity.vic.gov.au">kate.simnett@yarracity.vic.gov.au,
</a>W <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au">www.yarracity.vic.gov.au</a><br>
Yarra has once again recorded the highest Cycle to Work rate in
Australia! 8.5% of residents cycled to work on the August 2011
Census day. Congratulations Yarra.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.foodknowhow.org.au/get-involved/volunteer/">http://www.foodknowhow.org.au/get-involved/volunteer/</a></small><br>
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</b><b><small>3. Projector Bike Tours around Yarra for Christmas</small></b><br>
<small>Cycling and cinema come together for a series of free riding
tours around Yarra. Hop on your bike and follow a projector bike
on a tour of local sites, with short films shown at each stop.
Brick walls and fences will be transformed into impromptu screens
as the movies go mobile! All rides start at 8pm and take about 1.5
hours. <br>
<br>
To view maps of each ride, visit the Projector Bike website and
click on 'Upcoming Events': </small><small><a
href="http://www.projectorbike.com.au/">http://www.projectorbike.com.au</a><br>
</small>
<ul>
<li><small>Saturday 7 December, Smith Street, its Bazaar Discovery
Night, Meeting point - Woolworth's car park (St David St,
Fitzroy)</small></li>
<li><small>Wednesday 11 December, Power without Glory - The
Carringbush Fix, Meeting point - The Carringbush Hotel (228
Langridge St, Abbotsford)</small></li>
<li><small>Saturday 14 December, The Inner Circle - Princes Hill
to Clifton Hill, Meeting point - North Carlton Railway
Neighbourhood House (20 Solly Avenue, Princes Hill)</small></li>
<li><small>Thursday 19 December, Tell it to City Hall - The Bridge
Rd/Victoria St Ride, Meeting point – Richmond Town Hall (333
Bridge Rd, Richmond)</small></li>
<li><small>Saturday 21 December, The Welcome to Fitzroyalty
Discovery Night, Meeting point - cnr Royal Lane and Gertrude
St, Fitzroy</small></li>
</ul>
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<small><b>5. 'Food know how' trike riding volunteers wanted</b></small><br>
<small>From Kaylyn: The Food Know How mob are looking for some
skilled and enthusiastic riders… that’s you!<br>
I’m in need of volunteer trike riders for the Food Know How
program (to collect food scraps from cafes via cargo trike and
deliver them to compost hubs). I’ve attached a flyer and a full
position description and this is a link to the advertisement on
our website.<br>
<br>
More at: <a
href="http://www.foodknowhow.org.au/get-involved/volunteer/">http://www.foodknowhow.org.au/get-involved/volunteer/</a><br>
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6. East West Link - make a CIS submission + events</small></b><br>
<small>So … you want to send a East West Link CIS submission but the
deluge of information and documents is making it difficult to
comprehend what exactly needs to be done? Here’s a collaborative
wiki for the East West Link Comprehensive Impact Statement (CIS)
to you help prepare a submission to the Independent Panel
assessing the impacts of this ‘mad scheme’. Use this site to
gather information to help you or your group make a submission
before 5:00 pm December 12th 2013.</small><br>
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<small>More at: <a href="http://www.ycat.org.au/EWL_CIS/">http://www.ycat.org.au/EWL_CIS/</a></small><br>
<br>
<small>From YCAT:Dear Friends and Local Groups, This is a suggestion
to hold a stall in your village. Saturday next (7th December 2013)
is the last before East West Link Comprehensive Impact Statement
(CIS) submissions close.<br>
<br>
More at: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=3574">http://www.ycat.org.au/?p=3574</a></small><br>
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