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Warringah Council Meeting - Show support with silent protest
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why (enter Civic Drive)
While the council meeting is obviously still on, there's no need to go from an MTB point of view as Manly Dam is re-open
Council need to be shown immediately what a mistake has been made, and how many riders are effected by the recent Manly Dam trail closure.
As such it would be a very good idea to show up at this meeting for a silent show of support. Speakers are not allowed at this meeting and rowdy, insulant or other petty behavior would not help our cause one bit.
Warringah Council Meeting - Show support with silent protest
The meeting times are 'ready to ride'. If you need time to prepare equipment then please arrive a few minutes earlier.
Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why (enter Civic Drive)
Council need to be shown immediately what a mistake has been made, and how many riders are effected by the recent Manly Dam trail closure.
As such it would be a very good idea to show up at this meeting for a silent show of support. Speakers are not allowed at this meeting and rowdy, insulant or other petty behavior would not help our cause one bit.
Please wear your riding gear and helmet so council are sure where your allegiance lies.
Extra Warringah Council Meetings Clarified
There has been some confusion about the extraordinary Warringah council meetings coming up but have had these clarified:
February 23: This meeting is only to cover the items that were missed on Feb 9 in their famous, meeting of disarray. The motion to re-instate volunteer maintenance days at Manly Dam is on the agenda, but the recent closure is not.
March 23: In this meeting council will discuss options for the future of riding at Manly Dam (ie. the recent closure).
Given council need to be shown immediately what a mistake has been made, and how many riders are effected, and as others have suggested it would be a very good idea to show up at the Feb 23 meeting for a silent show of support. Speakers are not allowed at this meeting and rowdy, insulant or other petty behavior would not help our cause one bit.
While I would encourage everyone who can to attend both meetings to show support, please only go to these meetings if you know you can control your emotions, bite your tongue, and have the patience of a saint!
Two events in the calendar here:
http://nobmob.com/node/13111
http://nobmob.com/node/13112
The meetings will be held at: Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why (enter Civic Drive) and commence 6pm. More details should appear here:
http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/council_then/meetings_council.aspx
FB: Hands off Manly Dam MTB Trail
Centre Track update for 15 Feb
Hardly any standing water as usual. Drivetraing grinding paste towards the top, and the climb from Gen San Martin is totally washed away for the first 15 m or so.
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Have you emailed Warringah Council about the Dam closure yet?
Council is wrong: POM misquoted
I reviewed the full Plan of Management quoted in the press release, and found that they have mis-quoted the source document. The Plan gives council the right to designate particular areas accessible by mountain bikes, and the wording does not exclude singletrack.
In other words, they have used a technicality to close the singletrack, but the technicality is WRONG. So unless there is a document I haven't seen, it suggests to me they are compelled to re-open the closed sections.
What follows below is a technical argument - read or glaze over as you will 
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Greetings
Hello Chaps (and chapesses)
Just another new rider who has recently dropped into the area. I'm originally from the the UK but moved out here just under a year ago with my (now) wife. Back home I used to do a fair amount of riding both on and off the road and the time has now come to get some off road miles under my belt again.
I'm definitely of the opinion that riding should be a social experience so I'm looking for some people to ride and generally have some fun with. Anyone keen to show a keen (if little unfit) 30 something Pom the best trails that Sydney has to offer?
The Oaks update for 14 Feb
all good no problems crossing the the river, condition of the trail is good ++
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Facts required... Manly dam
One of my friends who is a printer ( and rider) very kindly has agreed to print flyers for us to put in the bike shops. I will make them... Dl size, which is envelope size. Will any of you be happy to help distribute to bike shops please? We were thinking from mona vale to turramurra to chatswood to manly and the city ones.
Also, I will get A4 flyers to put at the trail entrances so help there will be good too please... All trail entrances so we can get to as many riders as possible to show to the protest.