Merri-bek BUG

You are invited to the Moreland BUG Christmas ride.

Venue: Belgian Beer Cafe, 557 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

Date: Sunday 14 December 2008

Time: 10:30am, meeting at Royal Park (zoo) train station (route yet to be decided)

RSVP: By Wednesday 10 December to Veena

Cost: Pay for your own food & beverages

Hi everyone!

The final Moreland Bicycle User Group (MBUG) meeting for 2008 is on this Thursday (27th November) from 7:30pm-9-30pm.

Please note the venue has been changed to the Edinburgh Castle Hotel (681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick – cnr of Albion St and Sydney Rd). We’ve booked their small room out the back.

The current agenda items are:

• Guest: Christine Campbell, Member for Pascoe Vale (top of the agenda)
• Council elections
• Locking down meeting dates & locations for next year’s meetings
• Ride calendar for 2009
• O’Hea St update
• Council election candidate survey
• CPF Award nomination
• Accidents and first aid
• Other business

Come celebrate our wonderful 2008 achievements and plan for more exciting things in 2009!

Phuong Le
MBUG Secretary

From Melbourne Cyclist:

Hi all,

Don’t forget to get out this weekend and have some bike-related fun:

Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival

Abbotsford Cycles Swap Meet

UCI Track Cycling World Cup

Also remember to dress warmly!

cheers & beers,
ChrisS

An invitation to the Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival – 19 to 23 November

On its eighth annual trail through international cities, the Bicycle Film Festival will be rolling into Melbourne and pulling its second round of stunts from Wednesday 19 til Sunday 23 of November 2008. From slick fixed gear gods to spokey-doke adorners, the Bicycle Film Festival brings together Melbourne’s diverse range of bike riders to celebrate man’s beloved mechanical companion. The festival will screen an array of international and local films, and continue its promotion of the bicycle through a side-program of art, music, and fashion festivities.  Set in CBD venues all within a bunny-hop of each other, this year’s festival is certain to see the city blossoming with bicycle love. For more information and to book tickets go to www.bicyclefilmfestival.com.au

More about the Film Program

Over 50 films will screen across 9 sessions, including features, documentaries, short films, animations, music video clips and more. Bicycle Valet Parking is available at every session and a licensed bar will operate in the foyer. Bring your bike, bring your friends and get ready for a good time!

Tickets $14 adult / $12 concession / $110 Group of 10. Take advantage of our special discount for groups and book a night out for your BUG or cycling group (book online for group discount).

Here is the presentation (2.9 Mb PDF file) that Anna gave at last week’s AGM on what the BUG has accomplished over the last year.

Saturday 22nd November 2008, 9.30am – 3pm

A chance to BRING, BUY, SWAP, SELL precious old bicycle junk.

Entry by gold coin donation

At the rear of Abbotsford Cycles, 27 Swan St, Richmond (under the station) hosted by Vintage Cycle Club of Vic, courtesy of Abbotsford Cycles.

All eras welcome, but classic and vintage preferred.

To register as a seller ($10 fee, bkgs essential – limited space available) or for further info contact:

Charlie Farren farren@vicnet.net.au, tel 9827 4453

This event is held in conjunction with the Melbourne Bicycle Film Festival, 19-23 Nov

This month’s Moreland BUG meeting is at 7:30pm at Caffe Mingo (600 Sydney Rd, Brunswick) on Thursday, October 23.

The agenda is:

1. Council consultation on various issues (with Kylie Huard)
   • Proposed changes to bus stops at Anstey Station and the potential impact on the pram ramp and bike path
   • Proposed alignments for changes to the Merri Creek bike path at the velodrome, north of CERES, and ideas for Sumner Park, Fitzroy North
   • The grab rail on the southern side of the Moreland Station crossing
2. OHeas St update
3. The Moreland Station redevelopment
4. Local government elections
5. The Moreland BUG Annual General Meeting
6. A presentation on what the BUG has done this year
7. Drinks afterwards at the Edinburgh Castle (cnr Albion St and Sydney Rd)

Hope to see you there!

Join Moreland BUG as we cruise down the Merri Creek trail and Yarra to Abbotsford for a tour of the Farren’s collection of vintage bicycles.

We’ll return by the Merri Creek to CERES, or you can catch a train from Collingwood Station. This is an easy ride and all are welcome.

Distance: 15km
Rating: Easy, on bike paths
Date: Sunday, 9 November
Time: 1 – 5pm
Start: CERES cafe, cnr Roberts and Stewart Streets, Brunswick East, 3057, 30 B7
Finish: CERES cafe, Brunswick East

Note: 1pm is our DEPARTURE time, please arrive early and if you’d like lunch or a coffee at the cafe before hand, allow lots of time (lunch can take more than an hour to order, eat and pay for on a beautiful Sunday at CERES)!

Please do RSVP including your phone number. (We need at least 10 people for the tour. We should be able to accommodate everyone, but if numbers are too great, we’ll give Moreland residents who register before 2 November first priority.)

This Wednesday 15 October, on Ride to Work day, there will be a meeting and gathering in memory of the cyclist who lost her life on September 18.

There will be a group meeting on Swanston Street out the front of the State Library at 8:00am. At 8:10am, the group will ride slowly down Swanston Street to the Melbourne Town Hall, where there will be one minute’s silence.

You are encouraged to leave a flower at the site of the accident (corner Bourke and Swanston) as the gathering makes its way to Town Hall.

Pedestrians are welcome to join the group on the day.

The National Ride to Work day is on Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

Around Moreland, the following Ride to Work activities will be happening.

The City of Moreland is hosting a breakfast in the Victoria Street Mall, Coburg, from 7:30am – 9:00am.

Commuter Cycles (14 Prentice Street, Brunswick) is offering espresso coffee (with a barista and machine in for the day) fresh fruit, and bacon & egg sandwiches, plus a quick bike tune up if you need it.
When: 7am to 10am
Cost: A gold coin donation, and that you register for Ride To Work Day.

Human Powered Cycles (38 Harrison St, Brunswick East) is offering:

• 8-9am – free intro bike maintenance training
• Free puncture repair all day
• 10% off parts and accessories all day
• 5-6pm – free intro bike maintenance training
• 6-8pm – drinks and pizza with the crew… open to everyone!

BV have a comprehensive list of other community breakfasts around the city and state.

Please remember to register, as the stats of how many people ride helps bicycling advocacy (and you have a chance of winning some great prizes!).

If you haven’t ridden to work before and you are not sure where to start, have a read of Bicycle Victoria’s “Where do I start?” guide.