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Boroondara Bicycle Users' Group

Boroondara BUG meetings are normally held on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Our next meeting is on Thursday 12th November. It will be held in the function room at the Elgin Inn, cnr Burwood Rd and Elgin St, Hawthorn (Melway 45 B10). Optional dinner at 6.30pm, meeting starts at 7.30pm. Members from other BUGs have been invited to join us at this meeting and a number have accepted.

For contact details see the contact us page.

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Please report any problems or hazards you know of in Boroondara that need fixing. If you have a problem with a VicRoads road (debris, potholes, etc.) report it to the VicRoads Traffic Management Centre: telephone 131 170, available 24 Hrs a day. If it's a council road call the local council. Which is which ? - VicRoads roads are marked using black and red lines in the Melway.

It's only 338 days until the next ride2work day

It's only 342 days until the next Around The Bay in a day (ATB)!

4 November to 8 December 2009

Bicycle Victoria and Stonnington City Council invite all cyclists who ride in and through the City of Stonnington to complete a BikeScope Survey. BBUG highly recommends you take advantage of this rare opportunity to comment on all areas of Stonnington: ---> go do the survey

Sunday - 25 October 09 - Rotary River Ride

For details see their website.

Wednesday - 14 October 09 - Ride2Work

Boroondara
Boroondara Council is taking part in Ride2Work and there'll be a free breakfast on the lawn of the Camberwell Civic Centre, 340 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell. Come and meet the Council and Boroondara BUG members. Not riding to work - doesn't matter - all cyclists are welcome.

Stonnington
Download Council's token and get a mini breakfast at one of three sites in Stonnington.

Sunday 6 September 09, Boroondara Discovery Ride No 3 - Camberwell, Kew, Willsmere Wander

Join members of Boroondara BUG and Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club exploring alternative routes along back roads and drainage reserves, through the suburbs of Willsmere, Kew and East Kew. Total distance ~20km but lots of stops and talk along the way. Meet 9.30am at a bakery in Maling Rd, Canterbury for a complimentary coffee before we start. BYO lunch.

Contact: Phil Crohn 9836 3329

20 August 09, EMS bridge opening

The East Malvern footbridge will re-open on Thursday 20th August at 10.45am - time has been changed to 9.30 am. Minister Tim Pallas will do the honours. Come along to the opening and show that you welcome and support improvements to Melbourne's cycling infrastructure.

5 August 09, VCAT Decision

• VCAT hands down decision in favour of Darebin Creek - Main Yarra Trail link.

23 July 09, Gardiners Creek Trail

• The Gardiners Creek Trail will reopen between Great Valley Rd and Tooronga Rd on the 31st July 2009 at 1pm.
• Stonnington Council has installed a new set of bollards at Brixton Rise. We will work on having them removed for the 800 hundred cyclists a day that use the path. Send them an email - while you are at it, let them know if you support our path proposal - details here - at the Malvern Valley Public Golf Course.

Email Stonnington Council now -->

27 Jun 09, Gardiners Creek detour(s) and East Malvern Station footbridge

• Stonnington Council still refuses to allow for a new path - see details here - from the East Malvern Station footbridge to Argyll St along the M1 - if this is important to you then write to the East Ward Councillors before it's too late.
• Gardiners Creek trail between Great Valley Rd & Tooronga Rd - estimated reopening late July, early August
• East Malvern Station bridge - estimated opening late August, early September
• Expect a new detour from Toorak Rd to the Velodrome! The Gardiners Creek Trail in Boroondara has been greatly improved in recent times - let Boroondara Council know that you appreciate their efforts.

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Latest Newsletter

Hi all. Here is the Newsletter and Rides Supplement:

November Newsletter

November Rides Supplement

Julia B 18:19, 5 November 2009 (EST)

Newsletter Archive

Newsletter

The BBUG newsletter is published monthly. It is issued a week before the monthly meeting, ie on the first Wednesday of the month, except for January. Members can pay $10 per year to have a hard copy newsletter delivered or posted to their homes.

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You will also receive a call for contributions each month, about a week before the newsletter goes out. Apart from that you will rarely receive any other messages. The pdfs are also available on the links further below. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed.

The newsletter provides details of our next meeting and minutes of our last meeting. It also contains a variety of material related to cycling in Boroondara and beyond.

A supplementary section contains rides calendars for various clubs and BUGs in the Boroondara area and surrounding suburbs. The supplementary section is not archived on this web site. See the Rides page also.

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