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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
NSW mountain bikers will welcome the news that the full 125km Mogo Trails network will be ready to ride from Saturday 10 May. The network began as a single 10km loop around Deep Creek Dam, with an extension on the eastern side of the network that was unveiled in August 2024. It has now expanded to 125km of green to double black-rated trails, weaving through the bush of Mogo and back of Batehaven, stretching out to Mt Wandera in the west.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
Riders in Melbourne’s outer east can look forward to a more connected bike network in future years as the City of Maroondah implements its new transport strategy. The heavily car-dependent suburbs in Melbourne’s east have never been particularly welcoming to people on bikes, but the new Maroondah Transport Strategy 2025-2035 plans to reduce car use and increase active transport.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
Riders along the Maribyrnong River Trail may face minor diversions in the coming days as works to strengthen the Raleigh Road Bridge in Maribyrnong intensify. At times, instead of taking the path along the river under the bridge, riders will be required to detour via the pedestrian crossing signals at Raleigh Road / Clyde Street intersection . Onsite signage will be in place to alert users to changed conditions.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
The obstructive road works at the corner of Peel and Franklin Street have been cleared away and bikes have free run southbound on Peel. The bike lane was temporarily closed while a new bus stop for the Queen Victoria Market was constructed. The bike lane is now realigned around the back of the new accessible bus stop. Riders should familiarise themselves with the locations of the pedestrian crossings over the bike lane to the bus stop, and ensure they stop for people at the crossings.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
A major new study has convincingly reinforced the case for exercise as a major contributor to brain health. A team of researchers at the University of South Australia has found that regular exercise improves general cognition, memory and executive function in children, adults and older people, in both healthy individuals and those with clinical conditions.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
Further evidence is emerging that e-scooters are far from being active transport and, if used extensively, can actually be harmful to health. Scientists at the University of Kent in the UK have for the first time measured the energy expenditure of riders in a controlled laboratory setting by analysing gases in the breath. This study compared a 15-minute bout of e-scooter riding to time-matched resting and walking conditions, using a treadmill.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
Riders in southern Sydney are calling for the reopening of a disused service tunnel under the F6 at Waterfall to provide a safer route for bikes. Councillor Natalie Mort made the call in a Notice of Motion submitted to the Georges River Council meeting on 28 April. She was moved to do so following the death of her friend Gail Allen, an experienced rider with whom Councillor Mort had ridden for many years as a fellow member of the Cronulla Triathlon Club.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
Clean-up efforts are underway along the Northern Rivers Rail Trail following the destruction wrought by Tropical Cyclone Alfred in early March. Works commenced 28 April along the 24km Murwillumbah to Crabbes Creek stretch, with vehicles including excavators and removal trucks working to remove large fallen branches and shredded vegetation on and around the trail. They will remain in place for approximately four weeks.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
Mansfield Shire Council, at the foot of the Victorian Alps, is showing the way on active transport, finishing two projects while getting a third underway. It recently completed a new shared path along Kidston Parade linking the Maroondah Highway with Malcolm Street and improving pedestrian and cycling access between Beolite Village, Mansfield Golf Club, nearby residences and the centre of Mansfield.
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1 week ago | 
bicyclenetwork.com.au | Maddie Ballard
There will be a rare closure of the La Trobe Street westbound bike lane by the Metro Tunnel project from next Monday 12 May. The lane will be closed at Swanston Street for a three-week period for curb and signalling works required on the southwest corner of La Trobe and Swanston streets, where the north-to-south pedestrian crossing will be widened in advance of the crossing re-opening. Provision will be made for bike riders to join the westbound traffic lane, which will remain open.
