Port Phillip Bicycle Users
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The Port Phillip Bicycle Users group is advocating for MORE and BETTER cycling in Melbourne/naarm. This account maintained by @julie
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Infrastructure Victoria's 30 year strategy includes a recommendation to build 16 cycle corridors, mostly as protected on or off route routes. Of local interest is one from Anzac Station down to Sandringham/Mordialloc, which covers the dangerous section of St Kilda […]
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November 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Infrastructure Victoria's 30 year strategy includes a recommendation to build 16 cycle corridors, mostly as protected on or off route routes. Of local interest is one from Anzac Station down to Sandringham/Mordialloc, which covers the dangerous section of St Kilda […]
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[Original post on aus.social]
9 Reasons why commuting by bike is better! This is a relaxed video from Slow Commute Club. Those of you in other cities might like the glimpse of what commuting in Melbourne is like (albeit in the inner north). #cycling #melbourne https://youtu.be/i50LYVQIzjc
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
9 Reasons why commuting by bike is better! This is a relaxed video from Slow Commute Club. Those of you in other cities might like the glimpse of what commuting in Melbourne is like (albeit in the inner north). #cycling #melbourne https://youtu.be/i50LYVQIzjc
Good to see more funding for City of Port Phillip active transport--- looks like an extra $3m per year. One question--- our most high priority routes (Kerferd Rd, St Kilda Rd south of junction, Fish Bend routes) are state-controlled, will the funding be able to be used for this? […]
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aus.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Good to see more funding for City of Port Phillip active transport--- looks like an extra $3m per year. One question--- our most high priority routes (Kerferd Rd, St Kilda Rd south of junction, Fish Bend routes) are state-controlled, will the funding be able to be used for this? […]
New and outgoing committee for Port Phillip Bicycle Users!
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
New and outgoing committee for Port Phillip Bicycle Users!
Ch 9 has covered the e-bike issue on 60 minutes. Industry group WeRide's response: "The report covered two tragic crashes and the trauma caused by the use of bikes imported into Australia that do not meet our safety standards and are not appropriate (or legal) for […]
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November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Ch 9 has covered the e-bike issue on 60 minutes. Industry group WeRide's response: "The report covered two tragic crashes and the trauma caused by the use of bikes imported into Australia that do not meet our safety standards and are not appropriate (or legal) for […]
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[Original post on aus.social]
This episode of the Yarra BUG radio show covered how the Healthy Streets framework can be part of persuasive, data-driven story telling. And also how Australian decision makers tend dismiss proposals with "not invented here mate". With Stantec roads guru James […]
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November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This episode of the Yarra BUG radio show covered how the Healthy Streets framework can be part of persuasive, data-driven story telling. And also how Australian decision makers tend dismiss proposals with "not invented here mate". With Stantec roads guru James […]
[Original post on aus.social]
[Original post on aus.social]
St Kilda Repair Cafe & Bike Kitchen, Sunday 9 November, 2 pm to 5 pm, Cora Graves Centre, 55A Blessington Street, St Kilda @StKBikeKitchen #melbourne #cycling #RepairReuseRecycle
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
St Kilda Repair Cafe & Bike Kitchen, Sunday 9 November, 2 pm to 5 pm, Cora Graves Centre, 55A Blessington Street, St Kilda @StKBikeKitchen #melbourne #cycling #RepairReuseRecycle
[Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group AGM 2025]
Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group AGM is 6.30pm Monday 17th November 2025. We are meeting in the NEW Ecocentre, 55 Blessington St, St Kilda. RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdNmeNWNkswxsc7LNvkY-7nmxHym2bA3rO4_UI5IGfg_TTRA/viewform?usp=dialog
Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group AGM is 6.30pm Monday 17th November 2025. We are meeting in the NEW Ecocentre, 55 Blessington St, St Kilda. RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdNmeNWNkswxsc7LNvkY-7nmxHym2bA3rO4_UI5IGfg_TTRA/viewform?usp=dialog
RSVP: Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group AGM, 6.30pm Monday 17th November 2025
Event Address: Ecocentre, Blessington St, St Kilda. Not a member of the BUG yet? You can sign up here. Agenda and meeting docs will be in this folder shortly before the meeting. Kids, babies, friends welcome.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
[Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group AGM 2025]
Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group AGM is 6.30pm Monday 17th November 2025. We are meeting in the NEW Ecocentre, 55 Blessington St, St Kilda. RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdNmeNWNkswxsc7LNvkY-7nmxHym2bA3rO4_UI5IGfg_TTRA/viewform?usp=dialog
Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group AGM is 6.30pm Monday 17th November 2025. We are meeting in the NEW Ecocentre, 55 Blessington St, St Kilda. RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdNmeNWNkswxsc7LNvkY-7nmxHym2bA3rO4_UI5IGfg_TTRA/viewform?usp=dialog
Port Melbourne community bike recycler Back2Bikes is running a 6 week bike maintenance course – weekly starting from Tuesday 4 November until 9 December. 6 pm to 8.45 pm
https://back2bikes.org.au/course/
#melbourne #bikes #RepairReuseRecycle
https://back2bikes.org.au/course/
#melbourne #bikes #RepairReuseRecycle
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Port Melbourne community bike recycler Back2Bikes is running a 6 week bike maintenance course – weekly starting from Tuesday 4 November until 9 December. 6 pm to 8.45 pm
https://back2bikes.org.au/course/
#melbourne #bikes #RepairReuseRecycle
https://back2bikes.org.au/course/
#melbourne #bikes #RepairReuseRecycle
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"After my initial trepidation, I was surprised how quickly our car trips became bike rides. Like learning to drive, it took some time to learn how the bike steered, but it soon became our go-to ride for short trips. Forgoing a second car may have been the reason we bought it, but it was simply […]
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October 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"After my initial trepidation, I was surprised how quickly our car trips became bike rides. Like learning to drive, it took some time to learn how the bike steered, but it soon became our go-to ride for short trips. Forgoing a second car may have been the reason we bought it, but it was simply […]
So what do people think of the draft streetscape plan for Carlisle St? The new plantings and pedestrian improvements look great, but they seem to have forgotten that people ride on this street. It's hard to tell from the plans but it looks like they may have put […]
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October 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
So what do people think of the draft streetscape plan for Carlisle St? The new plantings and pedestrian improvements look great, but they seem to have forgotten that people ride on this street. It's hard to tell from the plans but it looks like they may have put […]
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Ride2Work day is this Wednesday, 15th October. In Port Phillip, Cecil St will be open for activities from 7am, and you can get free coffee and breakfast at the South Melbourne Market.
https://www.southmelbournemarket.com.au/whats-on/ride2work-day-2025/
https://www.southmelbournemarket.com.au/whats-on/ride2work-day-2025/
October 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Ride2Work day is this Wednesday, 15th October. In Port Phillip, Cecil St will be open for activities from 7am, and you can get free coffee and breakfast at the South Melbourne Market.
https://www.southmelbournemarket.com.au/whats-on/ride2work-day-2025/
https://www.southmelbournemarket.com.au/whats-on/ride2work-day-2025/
Saturday 4 October: Bicycle Network is running a free E-bike Expo. If you or anyone you know is considering purchasing an e-bike, this is a great opportunity to try a wide range of brands and styles in one safe, welcoming location, at no cost. From touring […]
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October 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Saturday 4 October: Bicycle Network is running a free E-bike Expo. If you or anyone you know is considering purchasing an e-bike, this is a great opportunity to try a wide range of brands and styles in one safe, welcoming location, at no cost. From touring […]
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[Original post on aus.social]
BIKETOBER: This October, Port Phillip is supporting the community to take part in Biketober.
Biketober is a month long bike-riding challenge supported by RACV, City of Melbourne and Love to Ride. Businesses, organisations and schools in Port Phillip can […]
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Biketober is a month long bike-riding challenge supported by RACV, City of Melbourne and Love to Ride. Businesses, organisations and schools in Port Phillip can […]
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September 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
BIKETOBER: This October, Port Phillip is supporting the community to take part in Biketober.
Biketober is a month long bike-riding challenge supported by RACV, City of Melbourne and Love to Ride. Businesses, organisations and schools in Port Phillip can […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Biketober is a month long bike-riding challenge supported by RACV, City of Melbourne and Love to Ride. Businesses, organisations and schools in Port Phillip can […]
[Original post on aus.social]
[October meeting details for Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group]
The next meeting of the Port Phillip BUG will be Tuesday, 7 October⋅18:30. Cora Graves Centre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda #melbourne #cycling
The next meeting of the Port Phillip BUG will be Tuesday, 7 October⋅18:30. Cora Graves Centre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda #melbourne #cycling
September 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
[October meeting details for Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group]
The next meeting of the Port Phillip BUG will be Tuesday, 7 October⋅18:30. Cora Graves Centre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda #melbourne #cycling
The next meeting of the Port Phillip BUG will be Tuesday, 7 October⋅18:30. Cora Graves Centre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda #melbourne #cycling
[Melbourne Fringe Festival bike ride]
Eel journey: a journey with the eels Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba // Projections of a Current Future. A project supported by Melbourne (Deadly) Fringe Festival and RMIT Centre for Urban Research, produced by the […]
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Eel journey: a journey with the eels Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba // Projections of a Current Future. A project supported by Melbourne (Deadly) Fringe Festival and RMIT Centre for Urban Research, produced by the […]
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September 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
[Melbourne Fringe Festival bike ride]
Eel journey: a journey with the eels Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba // Projections of a Current Future. A project supported by Melbourne (Deadly) Fringe Festival and RMIT Centre for Urban Research, produced by the […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Eel journey: a journey with the eels Kummargii Yulendj Barring Gadhaba // Projections of a Current Future. A project supported by Melbourne (Deadly) Fringe Festival and RMIT Centre for Urban Research, produced by the […]
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Critical Mass September is on Grand Final eve eve (Thursday 25th September). More details soon.
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
September 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Critical Mass September is on Grand Final eve eve (Thursday 25th September). More details soon.
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
Volunteering opportunities at Bicycle Network!
1. United Energy Around the Bay - Sunday, October 26. Seeking volunteers to assist at the event village throughout the day (there’s a role to suit everyone) as well as people who are comfortable towing a bike trailer to assist riders along the […]
1. United Energy Around the Bay - Sunday, October 26. Seeking volunteers to assist at the event village throughout the day (there’s a role to suit everyone) as well as people who are comfortable towing a bike trailer to assist riders along the […]
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aus.social
September 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Volunteering opportunities at Bicycle Network!
1. United Energy Around the Bay - Sunday, October 26. Seeking volunteers to assist at the event village throughout the day (there’s a role to suit everyone) as well as people who are comfortable towing a bike trailer to assist riders along the […]
1. United Energy Around the Bay - Sunday, October 26. Seeking volunteers to assist at the event village throughout the day (there’s a role to suit everyone) as well as people who are comfortable towing a bike trailer to assist riders along the […]
Critical Mass September is on Grand Final eve eve (Thursday 25th September). More details soon.
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
September 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Critical Mass September is on Grand Final eve eve (Thursday 25th September). More details soon.
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
#criticalmass #melbourne #cycling
Comment on the City of Melbourne Plan. The draft Melbourne Council Plan 2025-29 and the Melbourne 2050 Vision were recently endorsed by Future Melbourne Committee for community engagement. Council is currently seeking feedback on these documents. Liveability, wellbeing, environment, and movement […]
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August 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Comment on the City of Melbourne Plan. The draft Melbourne Council Plan 2025-29 and the Melbourne 2050 Vision were recently endorsed by Future Melbourne Committee for community engagement. Council is currently seeking feedback on these documents. Liveability, wellbeing, environment, and movement […]
Our next meeting is Tuesday 2nd September, 6.30pm. Location is Cora Graves centre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda.
August 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Our next meeting is Tuesday 2nd September, 6.30pm. Location is Cora Graves centre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda.
Regarding the proposed ban on e-bikes on trains: we're collecting community submissions to the consultation https://www.ppbug.org/bug-blog/2025/8/21/community-submissions-on-the-proposed-ban-on-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-on-public-transport
#cycling #springst #melbourne #e-bikes
#cycling #springst #melbourne #e-bikes
Community submissions on the proposed ban on e-bikes (and e-scooters) on public transport
We are collecting some submissions from the consultation on the Conduct on Public Transport Regulations. The consultation period ended on 18th August, but we encourage you to let your MP know how it will affect you and the people you travel with.
To add your submission here: either leave a link in comments, or email it to portphillipbug@gmail.com. Obscure any personal details you don’t want to share.
Nomads Outdoor Group “It’s like using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut: regulatory overkill that punishes responsible e-bike riders. The vanishingly small risk of an e-bike battery fire is part of a bigger problem and a bigger picture, which should be addressed holistically.”
Port Phillip Bicycle Users Group. “We have social rides for people using regular bikes or e-bikes, and often include a public transport component. The proposed ban would exclude e-bike users from some of our activities.”
www.ppbug.org
August 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Regarding the proposed ban on e-bikes on trains: we're collecting community submissions to the consultation https://www.ppbug.org/bug-blog/2025/8/21/community-submissions-on-the-proposed-ban-on-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-on-public-transport
#cycling #springst #melbourne #e-bikes
#cycling #springst #melbourne #e-bikes
Reposted by Port Phillip Bicycle Users
DoT has reported that they are finalising the treatment for Marine Parade.
The final design will include:
*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes
*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets
*new […]
[Original post on aus.social]
The final design will include:
*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes
*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets
*new […]
[Original post on aus.social]
August 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
DoT has reported that they are finalising the treatment for Marine Parade.
The final design will include:
*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes
*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets
*new […]
[Original post on aus.social]
The final design will include:
*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes
*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets
*new […]
[Original post on aus.social]
DoT has reported that they are finalising the treatment for Marine Parade.
The final design will include:
*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes
*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets
*new […]
[Original post on aus.social]
The final design will include:
*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes
*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets
*new […]
[Original post on aus.social]
August 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
DoT has reported that they are finalising the treatment for Marine Parade.
The final design will include:
*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes
*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets
*new […]
[Original post on aus.social]
The final design will include:
*updated intersection treatments to support people on bikes
*temporary trial infrastructure removed from road network including local side streets
*new […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Our next meeting is Tuesday 5th August, 6.3pm. Location is Cora Graves centre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda.
August 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Our next meeting is Tuesday 5th August, 6.3pm. Location is Cora Graves centre, 38 Blessington St, St Kilda.