Do you live on Connolly Avenue in Coburg? Or maybe you have to travel along it or across it regulalry?
Take a look at the plans Merri-bek have to make it safer for people moving around and give your feedback.
conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/connolly-ave
Worried about how the proposed e-bike ban will affect you, your friends or family? Make sure you register for the Bicycle Network online panel discussion!
📆 : Monday 1 September 2025
⏰: 6:00 – 7:00pm (AEST)
PS: it’s NOT Members only! bicyclenetwork.cmail19.com/t/y-e-qtuhji...
🚴 Critical Mass returns 5.30pm Friday 29 August 2025 ... aligning with Melbourne's *changeable* spring weather, so check BoM radar and then make the call whether you’re riding with us
🎂 Celebrating our 30th birthday in Nov 2025!
💡Meet State Library forecourt, Melbourne CBD.
🌐 criticalmass.melbourne
Do you live on Connolly Avenue in Coburg? Or maybe you have to travel along it or across it regulalry? Take a look at the plans Merri-bek City Council have to make it safer for people moving around.
conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/connolly-ave
Who will be kicked off the train when the proposed ban on people travelling with e-bikes occurs? brunswickvoice.com.au/local-riders...
A map showing a section of the Merri Creek Trail. with some line mrkings on it
A page of text about a temporary closure on the Merri Creek Trail.
City of Yarra are doing some additional works along the Ottery reserve ramp adjacent to the Merri Creek Path which will result in the closure of the Merri-creek trail for a short period of time, from the 25th of August hopefully for only 3 days.
Powerpoint slides from a presentation entitled “Unleashing the Silent Majority to Beat Bikelash”, which feature photographs of urban transformation from cities around the world.
The global phenomenon of “bikelash” has become one of the biggest barriers to implementing interventions that make our streets more liveable, accessible and sustainable. So how do we best manage it as advocates for change? Here are eight strategies we recently presented at the Velo-city Conference.🧵
Going multimodal today, via bike -> train -> bike so I have to dress appropriately.
Stop the ban of ebikes on trains or I'll be late to all my meetings.
@wtyppod.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ptua.org.au
Brunswick -Dr Tim Read
(03) 9384 1241 Tim.Read@parliament.vic.gov.au
AND the Minister for Public and Active Transport:
Gabrielle Williams
(03) 9793 2000
gabrielle.williams@parliament.vic.gov.au
But you will need to do more than that! Call or email your local MP:
Pascoe Vale - Anthony Cianflone MP
(03) 9354 9935 anthony.cianflone@parliament.vic.gov.au
Broadmeadows - Kathleen Mathews-Ward
(03) 9300 3851
kathleen.matthews-ward@parliament.vic.gov.au
This ban will stop people accessing work, social and recreational opportunities, and will do very little to prevent the most dangerous batteries from being on the train. You can do the survey and/or make a submission here: engage.vic.gov.au/public-trans...
We've heard from so many people that will have their transport accessibility diminished by the proposed e-bike ban. E-bike + train is often what allows people to use public transport; because of failures in PT reach, gaps in the cycling network, disabilities, age or medical conditions.
The Age reporting on the proposed ban on people travelling on e-bikes. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
None of Elizabeth Street saga needed to occur if Yarra councillors followed due process etc but here we are. What you can do now: send a email to Melissa Horne MP, Roads Minister & Gabrielle Williams MP, Public and Public and Active Transport Minister /2
www.yarrabug.org/yarra-for-sa...
'Councillors at the City of Yarra will next week again attempt to thrash out the future of the bike corridor on Elizabeth Street through Richmond North.' 🙄 /1
bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/202...
A black background has the words “Why are our cars getting so big?” in bold all upper case white font.
An investigation into the ginormouse utes and others making our streets more dangerous from @julianoshea.bsky.social youtu.be/YaSPBdt19qQ
The DTP want to ban ALL e-bikes from trains. If you wanted to ensure that only the shittiest & most dangerous unregistered motorbikes are on trains this is the perfect way to do it while also penalising the elderly & disabled riding perfectly legal e-bikes. engage.vic.gov.au/public-trans...
An invitation to a celebration of John Englart's life features a rosella and a photo of John in a yellow t-shirt with Chihuahua on it.
John Englart's family are inviting everyone who knew John to celebrate his life - Monday July 28, 12 noon to 4pm at St Mark's Church Hall in Fawkner. #JohnEnglart #couchpeloton #merribek #climatejustice #ChihuahuasforClimateAction
A man with his hair dyed orange and a grey beard sits outdoors at a wooden table with two white chihuahuas on his lap.
A man mounts a blue bicycle. In the front basket are two white chihuahuas
Devastating news today discovering that @takvera.bsky.social has passed away. John was a loved Merri-bek community activist and will leave an enormous hole in our local community. I got to know him through @merri-bekbug.bsky.social and shared several rides with him and Juliet and Indiana Jones.
People who use the Upfield route through Coburg will notice that the shared zone on Batman Avenue has been completed. New lighting, 20kph speed limits and more signals to drivers advising they share the space with pedestrians and riders. www.instagram.com/reel/DMEwr_o...
The Victoria St civil works will take approximately 4 - 6 weeks to complete, depending on weather permitting and ground conditions (after this the workers will move over to Albert St and are scheduled to complete all works by 30 September 2025).
In more detail: Riders will be able to continue using the route at all times. During regular work hours traffic controllers will be onsite, & riders may need to dismount and walk. After workers pack up each day, Victoria St and Elesbury Ave will be reopened to traffic.
An overview of a neighbourhood. You can see houses and roads and superimposed over the top is a traffic management plan for construction works.
Do you use the Brunswick East Shimmy near Fleming Park in Brunswick? Construction has started on permanent shared zones either side of the park and will impact riders as they travel through, for a couple of months. Traffic controllers will be on site so follow directions when required!
Yesterday's @yarrabike.bsky.social Radio Show is online! In this episode we chatted about TAC, the no-fault transport insurance we have in Victoria, and when it does, or doesn't cover you, when you're on a bike. www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...
There is nothing worse than riding to your destination and not being able to find anywhere to lock up your bike. Use this handy map and drop a pin to tell Merri-bek Council where you would like to find more bike hoops. conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/bicycle-park...
Join us tonight at Coburg RSL 7pm in the front bar. We'll have updates on Council's Streets for People Plan engagement, Munro-Harding Streets project, Albert Street corridor project and Batman Avenue project. Craft beers, order food in or BYO, friendly people. Come and say hi!
Several women with bicycles stand in a garden adjacent to a building. One woman is wearing a hijab.
A woman rides a bicycle away from the camera on a path winding its way through trees
Two women on bicycles riding on bitumen marked with white lines. In the background is a large tree
A woman on a bicycle rides towards the camera. She is wearing grey tracksuit pants, a pale pink sweater and a blue hijab.
After a miserable week the sun came out for a glorious mornings riding for our Wheel Sisters in Fawkner.
It's official Proposals to pedestrianise Oxford Street will move ahead
The results are in. The vast majority of Londoners and major businesses back our exciting plans for Oxford Street, so I'm pleased to confirm that we will now be moving ahead as quickly as possible.
Sign the petition and support the granting of a long 'community' lease in Batman Park, Northcote, VIC to WeCycle, who provide bikes to people in need. www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...?
100%! Over 1300 submissions supporting building the bike network and not copy and paste either. All individual submissions. They start on page 6 of 417 pages. mvga-prod-files.s3.ap-southeast-4.amazonaws.com/public/2025-...
