YarraBUG

Nic Dow from Melbourne BUG and Val talk to the recently released Melbourne City Council Transport Strategy Discusion Paper.https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/news-and-media/pages/car-priority-putting-the-brakes-on-melbourne.aspx. Nic gives a first hand account of the new roundabout on Moray St. South Melbourne. Hamburg becomes first city to ban diesal cars and trucks from streets.www.nytimes.com/201...

In fantastic 3CR Radiothon news: we've made OVER our target for Yarra Bicycle users Group Radio, thank you so much to everyone who donated! On this weeks program, Chris welcomes Mike Waller from the Walmer Street Bridge Coalition back to the 3CR studio for a catch up on this long running local campaign. Mike explains changes to the Salta site, recent history, what's needed to get a fit for purpose...

Val and Faith kick off the show with studio guest Margot Abord of Universite de Lyon and we all share our bicycle moments, both rural and urban. We thank some more recent and very generous donatiuons from our listeners towards our Radiothon total. We take a look at recent news including; Lewis Ciddor's brilliant Tour Divide ride, Moray St bike infrastructure improvements sending some into a spin,...

On this weeks program Chris speaks to Sarah Knight on Melburn Durt + Hurt contributing to This Girl Can and Henry Yates on his #IWPR adventures. Sarah Knight was interviewed at Jetnikoff Bicycle Co.  after the screening of several clips created by This Girl Can ( also see Cycling Australia TGC site) with Melburn Durt + Hurt members talking about how cx  & track cycling had changed their lives. On...

Today's show is a special live one hour broadcast featuring the entire team, Chris, Val, Steve and Faith as part of the 2018 3CR Community Radio Radiothon. Val kicks off the show reciting "Mulga Bill's Bicycle" before Chris, Val and Steve share their bicycle moments. Next we thank those who've already donated to support the YarraBUG Radio Show and 3CR as part of the 2018 Radiothon. 3CR relies on t...

Two interviews this week, Chris catches up with Rishi Fox riding the TransAtlanticWay, a 2500 km one stage self-supported road bike race between Dublin and Cork via The Wild Atlantic Way. She talks about bikepacking, her race choice decision, dotwatching and anticipated cultural highlights during the ride. Second interview is with Zoe Condliffe talking about her projects and involvement for female...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio this morning by Gayle Ilievski of WeCycle. We all share our bicycle moments before taking a look at news including the Giro d'Italia, Chad Haga's 'oversimplified' summaries of the Giro on twitter and the Melbourne Water pipeworks detour affecting commuters on the Edingburgh Gardens shared path. We also mention the 3CR Community Radio Radiothon coming up in a...

On this weeks program Chris and Steve discuss local news and events, including Curve Cycling event, After the IPWR, riding in Toolangi with Aidan and friends from Riding For The Great Forest and plotting further bikepacking adventures with apps such as mapout. Mike Bodsworth chats about challenges facing the Anglesea Bike Park in the wake of Alcoa leaving town and potential future issues from free...

Val kicks off this week's show with an observation from Lillias Campbell Davidson, early 20th Century advocate and champion of women's cycling. Val and Faith share their bike moments before moving on to recent news including: an update on the Giro d'Italia, stage 9 winners and Froome's performance, Federal and State budgets amd the money NOT being provided for bike infrastructure and transport, an...

This week Chris catchs up with Cr Jonathan Sri and discusses unpacking local issues that led to last week's Vulture St cyclist die-in action, including the lack of responsiveness from Brisbane City Council to Woolloongabba residents continual calls for improved infrastructure, background to "die-ins" as advocacy tactic (read Stop de Kindermoord and How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the w...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio on this gorgeous autumn morning by Cate Hall of Our Children Our Schools. We kick off the show sharing our bike moments which, this week, feature kangaroos, the You Yangs and Portarlington mussels. We take a look at some news including the upcoming Giro d'Italia, the recent Handmade Bicycle Show, an increase in cyclist deaths in the Netherlands and the commit...

Two interviews on this weeks program, first up Chris catches up with Robert Kretschmer from Bike Bendigo about Project Underpass, their city receiving international accreditation from CycleLifeHQ  as Australia's first Bicycle Friendly Community, and Australian Walking and Cycling Conference and Australia’s inaugural Bicycle Tourism Conference both happening in Bendigo this October. Second intervie...

Val and Faith kick off this week's show sharing their respective bike moments; adventures in recent rain and the learning curve associated with vintage road bikes. We cover news items including recent research about drivers and close passing of cyclists and the Amstel Gold road race. We catch up on progress with riders taking part in the ride of the Indian Pacific Wheel Race route and note that al...

This week, Chris chats to Elise and Kate from Melburn Durt IndyPac Team about their Indian Pacific Wheel Race experiences alongside Liz, Stef and Tess, riding a combined 5500km across Australia, including tales of inspiration, exhaustion, trail angels, dotwatchers and taking on massive personal challenges. You can catch up with two previous Melburn Durt IPWR interviews here:  Post-Indian Pacific W...

In this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show which was pre-recorded for the Easter break, Faith and Val take a look at the history of Critical Mass in Melbourne. Its a personal history with Val sharing his own involvement, and the significance of the movement for him personally. We also touch on the significance for Melbourne itself with several long-term participants going on to help shape plannin...

On this weeks show: Chris talks to Carlton Reid, editor at large for BikeBiz UK on emerging problematic issues and if autonomous vehicles are capable of detecting their surrounding environment, ("All cyclists will need to fit detection beacons, says cycle industry boss") in relation to the death of Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona. Local news includes the *long awaited* opening of the Darebin-Yar...

Its a stunning autumn morning as the show kicks off. Val and Faith are joined in the studio by John Englart and we all share our bike moments. We cover some local and international news including the riders heading off to to make their own adventures on the Indian Pacific Wheel Race route, the Freestyle Cyclists's Stop Fining Healthy Transport rides held this past weekend and more. Talk turns to J...

On this weeks program, Chris, with a rare public holiday appearance from Steve, kick off the show with chat about Moomba, Eight Hour Day and the Lost Trades Fair. Therase Fitzgerald Weeks from Freestyle Cyclists discusses Australia's mandatory helmet laws in relation to perceived safety, preventive health, what happens elsewhere overseas and the Stop Fining Healthy Transport Ride on Saturday 17th...

Val and Faith are joined in the studio by Michael Hands of Corporate Cycling and Ben Schultz of Bastion Cycles, to talk about the renaissence of the Handmade Bicycle Show in 2018. We share our bike moments, which range from cargo bike discoveries to the satisfaction of riding with customers on the bikes you built for them, before briefly touching on local news. Talk turns to the Handmade Bicycle S...

On this weeks show: Chris interviews Rachel Lynskey from #GetOnBoard the Community Powered Transport Plan, Melbourne Friends of the Earths new Sustainable Cities campaign. Topics include lack of political willpower and initiatives surrounding contentious transport issues in Melbourne, with cycling bearing the brunt of being continually ignored, misreported or completely misunderstood by decision m...

Faith & Val back for 2018 and kick off the year with wide ranging discussions about all things bike!

On this weeks program, Chris catches up with Melburn Durt, the all-women IPWR relay team who are still going for a long ride from Fremantle to Sydney on 17 March 2018.Kate, Liz, Elise and Tess (Stef was busy) chat about their reactions, then response to the 2018 Indian Pacific Wheelrace cancellation, their training thus far, ancedotes, dotwatching and fundraising activities. Local cycling-related...

On this weeks program, Chris presents two more segments from Radio Adelaide Step Away From The Car series recorded at 2017 Australian Cycling and Walking Conference, which will be hosted in Bendigo later in 2018.Women and Children Step Away from the Car: Why is it so hard for women and children to get out of the car and onto bikes… scooters and their own two feet … in today’s episode of Step Away...

Happy new year! This week Chris starts off with a critique/grumble about the almost imperceptible "soft launch" of the Victorian Cycling Strategy 2018-28 and yet more unhelpful media against bicycle riders in Queensland. Continuing on from last fortnights program, here's more three segments from Radio Adelaide series Step Away From The Car,  produced by Nicky Page and recorded with people involved...

Val talks to Nik Dow from Melbourne Bicycle Users Group about the recently released Victorian Cycling Strategy 2018-28 and related transport issues