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Melbourne Bicycle Account 2008 photo competition
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. Check out the 2007 Melbourne Bicycle Account for an example of the type of images they are looking for.
So why not combine your passion for cycling and photography to come up with a photo which shows off Melbourne’s unique bicycling culture!
Photos must be taken within the City of Melbourne municipality. All photos need to be 300dpi and of a high resolution (at least 2MB). Please send your photos with details of the street and suburb and a completed photo release form for each photo to stuart.outhred@melbourne.vic.gov.au by Monday, 1 September 2008.
See the City of Melbourne website for more information, including release forms.
No commentsCampaigning for a decent council budget allocation for cycling
Moreland City Council have released their draft budget for next year and you can see it here.
Here is an update from Paul McKay:
I have had a fair read of this and tried to save some time for others by preparing a summary of the cycling highlights below (basically council is proposing to spend 320k instead of what we and BV reckon is fair $711k – ie $5 per person of council funds). It is a long document and this was hastily prepared so it would be great if others checked my bits.
Anna has sent emails to councilors and Toby (anna and I cant make it) is hoping to be at tonight’s council meeting at
Wednesday 11 June 2008 at 7 pm
Council Chamber, Brunswick Town Hall
Corner Sydney Road & Dawson Street, BrunswickI reckon Toby would love to see some friendly faces and bike helmets at the meeting if any others can make it.
Also the next week might be a good time to make sure your views are heard. At this point we understand that Councillor Andrea Sharman will be putting an appropriate amendment tonight and we are unclear of the position of other councilors. This is the site that has their contact details.
Here is Paul’s email with his full analysis of the budget:
paul_mckay_email_11Jun08.pdf
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Look, it’s really happening!
The extension of the Upfield bike path is happening, with the first concrete pour happening for the path in the rail reserve at Fawkner Cemetery!
We have a calendar!
As you may have noticed from the calendar of events on the right hand side of our website’s front page, Moreland BUG now has it’s own Google Calendar.
What does this mean?
- You can easily see when upcoming meetings, rides and other events are happening.
- You can subscribe to the Calendar with your favourite Calendar tool. For example, if you use Apple’s iCal, click on the following link and it should auto-magically add the BUG calendar to your iCal subscriptions (and this should work for any industry-standard calendar tool that uses the ical format).
- People, such as the convenor, secretary and rides organiser, will be able to easily add/update events.
- We can start linking into other local BUG event calendars.
- We are getting geekier by the minute…
If you have Moreland bike-related events that you would like to add to the calendar, send the information through to us…
Second workshop for the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy review
There is a second round of meetings for the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy review happening in early May.
Public Meeting 2 – Update on Study, Proposed Initiatives and Preliminary Strategy
Date: Thursday 1 May 2008
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Venue: Coburg Town Hall (please RSVP)
Working Group Workshop 2 – Proposed Initiatives and Preliminary Strategy
Date: Monday 5 May 2008
Time: 3 – 5pm
Venue: To be advised upon RSVP
If you would like to attend, please contact Terri or Sandra on 9240 1210.
For more information, please contact Lee Dowler via
email or by phone on 9240 1265.
Two wheels rule on Sydney Road
The Age has an article on last weekend’s Cyclovia.
No commentsVeloRock is on this weekend…
VeloRock 2008 – The bicycle powered indie gig is on this Saturday, 29th March, 2pm – 7pm at the Brunswick Velodrome, Harrison St, East Brunswick, next to the Merri Creek bike path.
The Lucksmiths, Mid State Orange, The Steinbecks and The Crayon Fields will be playing; and the biggest drawcard is that this is a BIKES ONLY EVENT!!
No, this doesn’t mean that only bikes can attend – their owners are more than welcome too. What it does mean is that all gear will be transported into the Velodrome via bicycle – amps, guitars, stages, the lot!! This is a follow-up to the gig held last year, which was a raging success.
The organisers need as many bike trailers as possible for moving the equipment. If you can help, please meet at 116 Albert Street, East Brunswick at 9am on Saturday March 29. Please bring occie straps or equivalent tieing devices.
If you can help with the move, please email Geoff, with your name and what sort of trailer you have.
The organisers are also looking for:
- donated homemade cakes to sell to raise money to cover costs
- help on the day doing things like helping the bands set up, pulling beers (maybe) etc.
The second Cyclovia is on! 13 April 2008
As a follow-up to the inaugural and highly successful Cyclovia in 2006, Moreland Council is hosting a second Cyclovia.
It will be held on Sunday 13 April 2008, from 8am to 2 pm, on Sydney Road from Bell Street, Coburg to Brunswick Road, Brunswick.
Life to the street! Come and stroll, pedal, shop or relax over coffee and cake on Sydney Road, free from motorised traffic!Enjoy this community space in a new way.
Consider volunteering as a marshal for pedestrian and bicycle traffic to help this event work smoothly.
Contact nelliot@moreland.vic.gov.au for more information.
For more information about the Cyclovia:
No commentsReview of the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy
Moreland City Council is conducting a review of the Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy, now ten years old. The review of the Strategy is likely to:
- develop initiatives to address challenges such as transport congestion and peak oil
- harmonise local policies with state and regional initiatives
- prioritise Council’s advocacy efforts in relation to transport and land use investments
- provide direction for future funding of transport infrastructure.
Written submissions to the review are invited and are being received up until Friday, 28 March 2008. Submissions can be forwarded to:
Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy Review
Locked Bag 10
Moreland VIC 3058
To view the existing Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy, please go to: www.moreland.vic.gov.au/pdfs/mtis.pdf
No commentsHave you seen my trike???
Poster out the front of the Westpac bank in Sydney Rd, Brunswick. If you’ve seen this trike around, can you call the number on the poster?
