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Action Needed: Current Trail Advocacy Campaigns
This thread will attempt keep up to date on trail advocacy campaigns currently requiring action.
It's worth noting that behind there scenes there is pretty constant stream of lobbing by riders and their supporters. Many people do a lot of work on this, which inevitably leads to some government or local authority department putting out some plan or strategy or policy document for public comment.
This is where you come in: Without public support for such documents, all the work in the background to persuade authorities to get this far will have been for nothing!
Trail Advocacy - write to members of NSW parliament departments
For anyone wanting to write to a member of NSW parliament, here are some details to target your letters.
Below are departmental Ministers and should deal with issues related to their portfolio. For details of ministers in the electorates we ride in see this thread.
You can find out who the current ministers are for these departments here. Currently (Oct 2008) these are:
Premier
The Hon. Kristina Keneally M.P.
Telephone: (02) 9228 5239
Fax: (02) 9228 3934
Email: [email protected]
Ranger Danger!
This is the rather tongue in cheek section dedicated to news and events we hear from local rangers. We were going to call this section, "News from the Rangers", but when the suggestion, "Ranger Danger!" was floated as a lighter hearted description the particular rangers there at the time grinned in agreement - so here it is.
If you are a council, park or forests ranger then feel free to contact us to have your news posted on this page.
We're hoping that this will become an informal way for authorities to liaise with the mountain biking community. Hopefully this will make their job of maintaining the varied lands we ride on that much easier. Easier life for rangers equals happy rangers, equals rangers more willing to help riders, hopefully equals better trail access and maintenance.
Trail Advocacy - write to members of Federal Parliament
For anyone that wants to write to a Federal Parliamentarian, please target your letters to:
Northern Suburbs Ministers
Member for Mackellar
Ms Bronwyn Bishop (Liberal)
Trail Advocacy - write to members of NSW parliament
For anyone wanting to write to a member of NSW parliament, here are some details to target your letters.
Below are Ministers in the electorates we ride in and should deal with issues related to their area. For details of departmental ministers see this thread.
There is a crude search here to find ministers.
Felt like a spin
Felt like giving the old lap a go on the new bike.
Not an e-bike.
Parts of the lap have been smoothed, other parts redirected to be slightly longer...
It’s still a hell of a work out when you’re trying to go fast.
The Oaks update for 08 Jan
Graded not that long ago, apart from the causeway at Glenbrook end being closed to cars and getting wet feet, the trail is in excellent condition.
Do you have more information?
If you've ridden here lately please add a more recent report. This will be useful even if the condition is the same as updates expire after 30 days.
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Open rides in the Southern Highlands???
Hi,
Does anyone know which MTB trails are open in the Southern Highlands? Especially around Bundanoon and Wingello. I assume some might still be affected by the bushfires.
Any trail status updates would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Lost BTWIN 100
Hey everyone was walking my dog at red hill today and found a BTWIN 100 distance tracker. Anyone here lost one?
Kiwarrak State Forest update for 20 Feb
Kiwarrak State Forest (inc MTB trails) is closed until further notice due to the recent bushfires. It is regarded as very dangerous to enter and ride there due to constant falling trees.
Jolly Nose MTB park just south of Port Macquarie has now re-opened as this forest area avoided the 'big burn' and was deemed safe to ride by NSW Forestry.
Another 1.5hrs further north, Jacks Ridge MTB park outside Nambucca Heads is also open. Both trails are excellent XC style trails.
Do you have more information?
If you've ridden here lately please add a more recent report. This will be useful even if the condition is the same as updates expire after 30 days.
Please do not post comments with such information - post a new update with the link above.
Please do not update this post with such information - post a new update with the link above.