YarraBUG

On todays show, Chris replays a two-part interview from 2013 with Alan Parker OAM. Alan passed away on Easter Monday 2016. He was one of Victoria's first cycling advocates who worked alongside Keith Dunstan and Brian Dixon to establish the Bicycle Institute of Victoria in the early 1970s. Alans achievements included being founding member of the Bicycle Institute of Victoria, President, for 2 years...

Val and Faith welcome studio guest Rod Charles to the programme on a stunning autumn day! WE all share bike moments before touching on some local news including the last weeks of the Bike Spot project and the Amstel Gold Race. Talk soon turns to Rod and the second volume of his books documenting the history of cycling in Geelong. A Whirr of Many Wheels Vol 2 chronicles Geelong cycling history from...

On this weeks show, after being sleep-deprived due to last nights very exciting Paris-Roubaix result, Chris talks to Aidan Kempster about cycle touring and fundraising for Riding For The Great Forest and how you can support the Great Forest National Park for Victoria. Local news includes the passing of Alan Parker OAM, more women getting into road cycling, how you can support getting the Anniversa...

Its a glorious Melbourne autumn morning as Val and Faith kick off the Yarra BUG Radio show this morning sharing their bike moments together with studio guest Colin Bell of Sunbury Cycling Club. We cover some news inclusing the death of local bike advocacy legend Allan Parker, the Ronde van Vlanderen yesterday in Belgium, and an update on the BikeSpot Project. Our studio guest Colin Bell shares new...

On this weeks show Chris and Steve tackle what's wrong with bicycle advocacy in Australia and come to a basic conclusion that more critical thinking & first principles are required to pull us out of the current negative environment. We interview Em Baker, director of Spoke the Movie about riding over 3000kms across the United States, where crash victims, urban planners, activists and law enforceme...

 Val and Jeremy Haughty chat on bicycle news and events and the wonderful world of British bikes from the last century .

On this weeks program, Steve pays a visit to 3CR studio one after a long break off air and we attempt an brief overview of upcoming Spring Classics and Womens WorldTour in Europe. Chris interviews Cat & Danielle from Wrenchworthy Bicycle Shed, an autonomous space for women, non-binary and gender diverse people interested in bike maintenance, about moving to Thornbury and their future plans. Chris...

Val and Faith are joined by Simon Stainsby and start the show with some local and international bike news.

On todays show: after a recap including yesterdays Melbourne World Wide Naked Bike Ride ride around the bayside suburbs, continuing saga of NSW bicycle laws and tech glitches in the studio, Chris manages to speak to Cr Philip Mallis from Boroondara Council about the long awaited final step to complete Darebin Yarra Trail link, a missing link that's taken several decades to build and much campaigin...

  Val and Faith get the lowdown on a new way to improve your ride through the streets of Melbourne from Anthony Aisenberg, BikeSpot.

At this years Sustainable Living Festival, The Squeaky Wheel, CrowdSpot and Treadlie presented the forum: Riding in Melbourne: Perceived fear or real risk? This forum was also a launch for the new BikeSpot project, a collaboration, enabled by a TAC Community Road Safety Grant, between The Squeaky Wheel and CrowdSpot, to understand the bicycle riding community's perceived level of safety compared t...

Val and Faith kick off this week's show with studio guests Emma Grella of Fondo Cycling and Mark Drehlich from Cycling Victoria. We start by sharing our bicycle moments before moving onto local cycling news, including the track National Championships in Adelaide and the 2016 Jayco Herald Sun Tour, as well as an update on proposed cycling laws in NSW.Mark and Emma tell us all about The Women's Ride...

On this weeks program Chris catches up with David Borella from BIKESydney. We discuss ongoing impacts of the NSW government removing College St Cycleway, proposed massively increased fines for 'cycling offences', with riders being required to carry identification while riding, as a trade off for minimum passing distances similar to SA, QLD and Tasmania. Despite deteriorating riding conditions for...

Val and Faith kick off this pre-Invasion Day show with an excerpt from Paul Keating's Redfern speech and David Bowie's Let's Dance. We share our first bike moments for the year before taking a look at news in the bike riding world including; Simon Gerrans fourth win of the Santos Tour Down Under, Tyler Farrar finishing a stage on a spectator's bike, Bridie O'Donnell's brilliant world hour record,...

Here's another one of our Veloaporter summer specials: this episode is all about how men can easily cycle to work, study or leisure and still remain stylish. Sarah and Troy share their cycling fashion tips, clothing choices and how to easily ride about town. More resources: Antonio Centeno - Dress Like a Man  James Gallichio: The Fundamentals of Style 

Another Veloaporter summer special: this episode is all about riding e-bikes with Sarah Imm and Paul van Bellen from Gazelle Bicycles Australia. Plus some very chill Charlie Parker tunes. Photo credit: Cycling Dutch Style

Veloaporter summer special: all about cycling with kids with Sarah Imm. What you need to get started, tips, what type of bike and the fun riding with your family.

On our final 2015 program, Chris kicks off the subject on every Victorians mind over the last week, the weather, what's happening in Geelong over an alarming increase of rider/driver interactions and a new study from Johns Hopkins University about data could help policy makers boost cycling as sustainable transport. This weeks interview is with Joh Kirby, Executive Director with the Victorian Law...

Its a stunning early summer morning when Val and Faith welcome Dorthe Pedersen and Nicolas of Cyclng Without Age to the studio. We share our bike moments and a little local news including the release of the Bike Law Book by the Victoria Law Foundation. Dorthe tells us all about Cycling Without Age, from it's inception in Denmark, to its spread around the world, their latest chapter in Tasmania and...

On this weeks program: Chris has a quick recap of Elly Blue's Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy and interviews Colleen Harland MP about less than optimal conditions for riders in Melbournes western suburbs, BikeWest & the recently released report - Getting the West on Track: Closing Major Bike Infrastructure Gaps in Melbourne’s Inner West by Lisa Sulinski. Local news includes a commun...

Val and Faith are joined on a glorious late spring morning by Jeremy Scott and quickly share some bike moments. We also catch up on the news about Drew Ginn's Australian 24hr record, achieved on the weekend and the Creating Cities conference underway in |Melbourne at the moment. Jeremy shares the motivation for his epic cycling trip, cycling from London to New Zealand, and the transformation heart...

On this weeks program: Victorian Law Foundation has published a new Bike Law guide and Cycling Victoria's Heritage & History committee has a released a fascinating series of podcasts. Chris interviews local resident Elizabeth Long about the future of cycling in Yarra in relation to an unsure budget allocation and no new bike strategy after 2015. Discussion includes cycling issues over the previous...

Its a stunning Monday morning as Val and Faith welcome studio guest, poet Randall Stephens to the show. We share our bike moments, pizza on time trial bikes, changes in Albuy and a discovery tour of the Western Ring Rd, befoe taking a look at some news. The City of Melbourne Draft Bike Plan is up for comment and feedback until Friday 20h November and there is a cycling forum on Wednesday November...

On this weeks program: Stop the Tacks Protest Ride on Yarra Boulevard; Steve interviews rider organiser George Mihailides, Aidan McGann (VicRoads), Senior Sergeant Mark Standish (Victoria Police) and several local riders on the day. Local news includes 3rd Gear: new Australian feminist bike zine, Darebin City Council & The Squeaky Wheel: Shared Paths Etiquette Sessions on the St Georges Road share...

Its a long weekend for some but not for Faith and Val as we kick off this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show with studio guest, Anna Haygreen, Sustainable Transport Officer at Darebin City Council. We share our bike moments before looking at some news including an interview with John Merritt, CEO of VicRoads about transport modes in general and Sydney Rd in particular, the City of Melbourne Draft...