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Northern Beaches Trail Advocacy
[IMPORTANT] Survey for Ku-ring-gai bike plan
BIG CHANCE TO FINALLY GET BIKE PATHS IN KU-RING-GAI.... (both Off-Road and on-road)
Please participate in the council's current survey. You know what to do. You can even win cinema tickets....
Ku-ring-gai Bike Plan
The council is working on upgrading and providing new cycleways in Ku-ring-gai to meet the community's needs for the future.
The first step is to prepare a new bike plan. They have engaged consultants to undertake a study of cycling behaviour and opportunities for improvement. Some of the issues the consultants will look at include:
Clean-up Australia Day 4th March - Oxford Falls
Guys,
We love our tracks and work hard to keep them great.
On the March the 4th, help us doing a little garbage cleaning on the Oxy downhill tracks and the road (Morgan Rd) back up.
If you can make it on Sunday the 4th it would be great, but if not, perhaps you can help by taking a little of the litter home with you when you ride the area.
See more details at:
(sign-up at) http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/Oxford+Fal...
and
http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/cleanupbor...
Meet: Carpark on Morgan Rd, at turn off to model airfield
Petition AGAINST proposed MTB tracks in Garigal NP
Just as a FYI, about an hour ago I popped in to the Forestville shops on my way further a field.
There was a lady there with a petition against the proposed MTB tracks in Garigal NP.
I didn't have much time as I had my mum waiting in the car but I stopped quickly and had a quick chat.
Her main concerns were destroying pristine native bush which had been this way for thousands of years and the fact once mountain bikes were allowed in, motorbikes would come in and create noise and be a fire hazard not to mention damage the tracks.
Please Read: Get to Forestville Park - NIMBY's in action
There is a car boot sale at Forestville Park today (Bottom of Currie Road, Forestville).
A local NIMBY has hijacked the event and is spreading mis-information about the proposed Garigal National Park trails and asking residents to sign a partition against it (based on this mis-information). She was saying things like the trails will be going over aboriginal features, that the trails will be rolling a creek line and causing erosion, etc etc. A NIMBY through and through though as she was pushing the point that the other areas of Garigal National Park would be OK.
Manly Daily Today, Henry Gold, Anti MTB
http://property.manlydaily.com.au/default.aspx?i... Page 22
http://www.gg.gov.au/res/File/PDFs/honours/qb06/Media%20Notes%20OAM(F-L).pdf
Page 233
Mr Henry GOLD, 8 Athlone Crescent, Killarney Heights NSW 2087
For service to wilderness preservation through the use of photographic documentation.
Honorary photographer, Colong Foundation for Wilderness.
Get on your bike in NSW National Parks!
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage /NPWS have added some important new information to their website late last week.
to access click on the What's new link at http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/
Cycling Policy: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/policies/Cycli...
Cycling - what’s possible in more than 50 National Parks: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/...
Sustainable Mountain Bike Strategy document: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/parkmanagement...
Freedom Dirt Jumps: Urgent Action Needed
Despite Fiday's Manly Daily article indicating that consultation with the Freedom Dirt Jump riders was underway, it appears the bureaucrats may be planning a pre-emptive strike.
Perimeter fencing, star pickets and orange construction mesh have gone up during the day on Friday, and it is thought that demolition is imminent.
While some may disparage the Freedom riders for unauthorised trail construction, the thing we need to bear in mind is this: they have already tried working with Manly Council, and it didn't work.
Manly Vale bike path freedom in doubt
And the cycle (pardon the pun) continues...
http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/...
Riders build unauthorised tracks, land owners notice, track gets shut down or destroyed, riders kick up a stink, track may or may not re-open. As discussed: Unauthorised trail construction can only end badly.
I have to say this is very disappointing. People should know better by now, especially given what went on with The Grove and after the recent announcements from NPWS.
Manly Daily Viewpoint 19/08/11
This is the viewpoint article in print. Its referring to trail bikes but shows a picture of a mountain bike 
a question re 19th hole Manly Dam
In my view, 19th hole has a fundamental problem hiding in its final roll over - yes, for most simple mortals myself included it's a roll over and as such it's the one line only - the last stone has a tendency to wander around and could present a problem if moved further down the line.. well, it did to me once - I did jump it, but since then I've been feeling a little twitchy each time I approach the section..
I am wondering if something could be done about it - remove it completely, or stabilize, etc..