Moreland BUG

The Teddy Bear’s Picnic Ride is on this Saturday (March 19).

Meeting point: 11:30am at CERES Café (Lee Street, Brunswick East). The ride departs CERES at 12 noon.

Description: Bring a bike, picnic goodies, good weather and a teddy bear mascot. We will ride 5 km at a meandering pace from CERES to Coburg Lake via the Merri Creek Trail and enjoy a picnic by the lake.
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In case you haven’t already noticed, there are works happening along the Upfield Bike path at the corner of Park Street and the Upfield path on the north side along the shared path. Works commenced at some point yesterday and is still in progress.

Please take care when travelling through this area as there is only enough space for one cyclist or pedestrian to pass at a time.

The Moreland Energy Foundation is running a sustainable transport ideas competition, prices include vintage bicycles, a folding bike, car share vouchers and a bike trailer… check it out here.

Submissions are due by the March 25th and are restricted to residents of Moreland city council, sorry. Good luck.

Part of Moonee Ponds Creek Shared Path near Strathmore Primary School will be closed from 21 February to end of May 2011 to improve the path.

The alternative route for walkers and cyclists will be the Strathnaver Reserve Access Road, Mascoma Street and Odin Street. Please refer to the
Moonee Ponds Creek Shared Path Detour Route Map (PDF).

Please be advised this route is also shared with motorists and is busy at the start and end of the school day, approximately 8:30 to 9 am and 3:15 to 3:45.
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For anyone using the Merri Creek or Capital City trail near Dights Falls:

Cyclists and pedestrians should be aware that the bike path between Dights Falls and Turner Street in Abbotsford will be closed until early next week.

Increased river flows which covered the riverside path after heavy rains have recently subsided, leaving behind significant amounts of debris.

The bike path has been blocked in a number of places by fallen trees, branches and even a stray boat.

Work began to start clearing the path on Friday 11 February.

The path is expected to be closed until early next week.

Other sections of the bike path along the Merri Creek and Yarra River, while not closed, are heavily covered with silt and mud so cyclists and pedestrians should be mindful of the slippery conditions.

http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Dights-Falls-bike-path.html

The first BUG meeting for 2011 will be held on Thursday, January 27 at the Edinburgh Castle Hotel (681 Sydney Road, Brunswick).

The meeting starts at 7.30 pm and will finish around 9.00 pm. Food and drinks can be purchased there. Members and guests are welcome!

If you have any questions you would like Nicholas or Simon from council to answer at the meeting please send them your question via email prior to the meeting so they can prepare themselfes better. Their email adresses are nelliot@moreland.vic.gov.au and sstainsby@moreland.vic.gov.au.
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Dean is missing his brew bike/trike — last seen at his house which is near the corner of The Grove & Nicholson St. in Coburg.

If you see anything that looks like this (fairly distinctive) three wheel keg mover, please email Dean at edeano77@gmail.com.

Apologies for the late posting of this detour news!

There will be a road closure at the intersection of Bakers Road and the Upfield Railway line in North Coburg (Melway 17 G8). Cyclists using the bike path will be detoured around the site.

Duration: Melbourne Water advises the works could last up to 12 weeks

Start: 5 November 2010

Council regrets the late notice. Council was only informed that the works would be going ahead 2 weeks ago. The late notice is due to coordination issues with the rail operator and/or VicTrack.

If you have any questions, contact Kirsten Lingard at Melbourne Water on 1800 096 546.
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News from Nicholas Elliot at Moreland Council:

Building works on the corner of Munro Street and Railway Place are going to force cyclists to detour.

The detour route is the same as has occurred already, via the lane on the east side of Railway Place.
Detour should be signed and staffed – it won’t operate all day, just during concrete pours.

Dates:
Wednesday 17 November to Wednesday 15 December 2010.

Council apologies for the inconvenience
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News from Simon Stainsby, the Sustainable Transport Officer at Moreland Council:

The Moreland Bicycle Strategy 2010 is now available for public comment.

Copies are available for download from the council website.

A copy of the strategy, along with all the appendices (in .doc format) is available as a .zip file upon request.

Please have a look, and let me know what you think.
Formal responses can be submitted via email (to info@moreland.vic.gov.au) or via mail (locked bag 10 Moreland 3058) before 1 December 2010.
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