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(See the Changes Menu option, and also much of our advocacy news is in the Advocacy Resources section)

• 1 September 2004: in acknowledgement of South Sydney's merger into the City of Sydney Council and of Bike Sydney's reinvigoration, massbug hands over responsibility for the previous South Sydney territory to Bike Sydney. We will keep the name MASSBUG and keep supporting Bike Sydney's work especially in areas where we have history and knowledge. We encourage everyone from the City of Sydney Council area to get involved in BikeSydney and contribute to a new era for Sydney. MASSBUG will be able to concentrate on the development of the new Marrickville Bike Plan and on our priority project - the Iron Cove to Cooks River GreenWay.

• 30 August 2004: Marrickville Council is developing a new bike plan. This is a great opportunity for input from every corner of the LGA so that we can collectively (community, massbug, council) come up with a high standard, second generation plan. The fantastic South Sydney Bike Plan (see below) is our inspiration. If you would like to be kept in the loop and/or have suggestions for what needs to be done in your street or neighbourhood, please email us on mailto:massbug**(at)**massbug.org.au (Replace**(at)** with @)

• 21 August 2004: Bike Sydney is reborn! At a meeting today there was discussion about the various projects, council areas (villages) and policies that needed attention. Jobs were assigned and a regular meeting established: the second Saturday of each month. Meeting format is optional coffee at 9:30am at Hyde Park Cafe, then a short ride and the meeting proper at Bicycle NSW office from 11am to 1pm. See BikeSydney for more info.

• 4 June 2004: A Cyclist Rally has been organised for Monday 7th at 5:30pm at Town Hall, to support the proposal to review the Gateway Projects to include separate and safe cycle tracks like in Copenhagen. Come and support a new vision for cycling in Sydney.

• 3 June 2004: You can now find the most excellent South Sydney Bike Plan on the City of Sydney Council website. See the network map, the philosophy behind the best plan NSW has yet seen, or look up the route near you! See how Wilson St will look with a contra-flow lane! The Central Sydney Bike Plan is also available.

• 30 May 2004: There's a new BUG forming for Burwood-Strathfield council areas. If you, or someone you know, lives or has an interest in Burwood or Strathfield, visit BurstBUG to check it out and register your interest in getting involved.

• 24 May 2004: Our new hazard reporting system is now live, linked from our home page, though still undergoing testing. Report a hazard or two to try it out and email any comments you have to help us improve the system.

• April 04: The RTA's new bike maps, "Sydney and Parramatta" (Pub 04.019.1) covering east to Curl Curl and Maroubra and west to Winston Hills and Bankstown and "Liverpool and Parammatta" (Pub 04.019.2) covering east to North Ryde, Summer Hill and Rockdale and west to St Clair (beyond Prospect reservoir) and Leppington are now available. You can order the map over the phone by ringing 1800 06 06 07 and asking for the pub. numbers above.

• 9 April 04: The RTA's Alexandra Canal Cycleway between Airport Drive and Coward Street is almost completely covered by waist high grass and noxious weeds in some parts now, as Botany Council and the RTA each claim the other has responsibility for maintenance. Unless they can sort it out very soon, MASSBUG will co-ordinate a working bee to clean it up and bill them both. The path was originally 3m wide, now down to 30cm wide in the first photo.

UPDATE: The RTA did finally fix up the path on 2nd June and did an excellent job.

• 3 April 04: A great result for cycling in the council elections in the City and Inner West - bicycle friendly candidates romp home! Look forward to a better cycling environment in Inner Sydney.

• 15/03/04 MASSBUG and BikeSydney have joined forces to look after the amalgamated City of Sydney Council area for now. All candidates have received a letter (City version / Marrickville version) asking their position on cycling issues and resonses have been assessed. See the results on the Advocacy^? page!

• 14/03/04 A fantastic new skate park and mountain bike trail are the features of the revitalised Jack Shanahan Park, opened today at Hercules Reserve, between the railway lines near Dulwich Hill station.

• 13/03/04 The Inner West Bicycle Forum, "Bicycling Across Boundaries" was a great success, with representatives from Canada Bay, Leichhardt and City/South Sydney Councils, and a statement from Marrickville Council, outlining their policies, facilities and social programs for improving cycling.

• 25/02/04 Tonight the administrators APPROVED the SOUTH SYDNEY BIKE PLAN!! The best bike plan in NSW was unanimously approved, with a few additional items from Lucy Turnbull. Congratulations to the staff, councillors and others involved.

• New 2004 schedule for the popular beginner and intermediate cycling courses now available. Full details in brochure

• 12/01/2004 - "Wheelie Good News" published in Inner City Courier newspaper on page 4, about "Pedal Power Catching on in the Inner City". Census data shows journeys to work by bicycle have increased by 53% in Inner Sydney between 1996 and 2001. See the full article (1Mb pdf). The Courier says, "The Inner City is criss-crossed with short cuts, lanes and narrow streets where you can avoid the rush. It's a new year and a new world - no parking problems, no tickets and fare increases and you are getting fitter every day. Pedal power - perfect."

• 10/01/2004 - February and March will see opening days for Sydney Park CARES facility, Hercules Reserve and O'Dea Reserve - see the Calendar.

• LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS will be on 27th March. Now is the time to start calling/writing/talking to your current councillors and new candidates, to find out what they will do for cycling. Ask them how high a priority it is for them to make more livable communities where better cycling conditions encourage healthier, safer, quieter, friendlier neighbourhoods. Look at the track record of the existing councillors. Make sure you vote for candidates that support improving cycling conditions in your area.

• 22/12/2003 - Tonight the City of Sydney Council approved the very first Central Sydney Bike Plan - seven years in the making. They have agreed to many of the suggestions given in our submissions and will be implementing nearly all the bike routes in the first year with a huge budget of $300,000 in just the first year (or six months)! We can't wait to see the city transformed. It includes bike lanes on Oxford St and future recreational routes around the foreshore. See Central Sydney Bike Plan for more detail. This is a HUGE step forward for Sydney.

• 15/12/2003 - See the Advocacy Resources page for our submissions to the South Sydney Council Bike Plan (a most excellent plan which will make South Sydney Council a model bicycle friendly council) and Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan, sent in today.

• 7/12/2003 - INTRODUCTORY RIDE starting at Newtown Neighbourhood Centre (opposite station) at 9am for an easy ride along the Cooks River for a picnic at Brighton le Sands. Bring lunch and your swimmers. Meet at 8:30am for puncture fixing beforehand.

• 9/11/2003 - MASSBUG had a stall at Newtown Festival (see below).
  

• 3/11/2003 - AMAZING NEWS - the City of Sydney Council has agreed to put bike lanes in Oxford Street, as part of the Gateway Project!! Feel free to write and thank them for this first step forward to a bicycle friendly city.

• October 2003 - South Sydney Council have their draft Bicycle Plan on exhibition for your comments (official closing date 31st October, but you can make late submissions). See this excellent plan at Bike Plan Part A (warning - 9Mb) and Bike Plan Part B (warning - 9.6Mb). What do you think of the proposed routes and treatments?

• 21/09/2003 - MASSBUG will have a stall at Marrickville Festival on Sunday 21st September - come for maps, information and advice.
• 13/09/2003 - New Flyer on free cycling courses now available in central Sydney! (Courses from 15/9/03 to 13/12/03)
• 12/05/2003 - New HCAT A3 map or HCAT A4 map of the Inner West now up on the website.
• 25/01/2002 - Greens media release: Marrickville Greens announce they want safe, separate bike lanes
• 25/02/2003 - Alexandra Canal: Owen Heldon (MASSBUG), Kristina Kenneally (Labor Candidate for the Seat of Heffron), Dr Andrew Refshauge (Deputy Premier, Minister for Planning and Member for Marrickville) and Fiona Campbell (MASSBUG) at the canal for the announcement of the cycleway plans being lodged with council.
  
• 25/02/2003 - Alex Canal Announcement Alexandra Canal media release: announcement that DA for the cycleway has been lodged with South Sydney Council
• 10/11/2002 - MASSBUG stall at Newtown Fair
• 09/11/2002 - New look Website released. Checkout the software used.
• 05/09/2002 - Wilson Street Newtown
• 26/02/2002 - Wilson Street Newtown
• 22/10/2001 - Video Projector
• 06/07/2001 - Bike-It! Sydney
• 15/02/2001 - MASSBUG secures $61,300 grant
• 07/02/2001 - The Bike Saint's Favourite Road Rules^?
• 29/01/2001 - Alexandra Canal submission
• 05/12/2000 - Refshauge fast-tracks Alexandra Canal cyclepath

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