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Live Green 17th August
Live Green is on again, on the 17th August at Victoria Park, Sydney and of course BikeSydney will be there.
Live Green - Ideas to green your life
“More than 10,000 people attended the first Live Green event in 2007 and this year’s program promises to offer more innovative and simple practical actions you can take to reduce your environmental impact and help make our Sustainable Sydney 2030 vision a reality.” Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP
So a run down of what is happening on the day visit http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/livegreen/. Also the City of Sydney are giving away a new bike, so for a chance of winning that visit http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/livegreen/Utilities/Newsletter.aspx.
BikeSydney is a volunteer orgainsation, so if you can lend a hand for an hour or two on the day at the BikeSydney stall that would be great. Basically we will be handing out some maps and information for cycling and also answering questions that people may have. So if you can help email cityride@bikesydney.org.
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Calling all photographers
Mystery Tour: An invitation of submit images to an exhibition of cycle touring photography
Anyone who has toured by bicycle knows that it’s often the unexpected encounters and unplanned detours that become the highlights of a cycle tour. At a suitable distance, even the challenge of overcoming a mechanical breakdown in the middle of nowhere, can become a tale of ingenuity and heroic triumph.
For this exhibition, we are asking you to dig a little deeper into your collections of cycle touring images (no sunsets or posing with road signs) to reveal some of those unexpected moments.
We are looking for images that document chance meetings with friendly (or unfriendly) locals; bush-mechanic-style innovation in the face of mechanical tragedies and magical places discovered by getting totally lost. Images selected for the exhibition will be printed as oversized postcards with the photographer’s statement on the back.
SUBMIT: UP TO 10 LOW RES JPEG IMAGES [1mb each] FOR PREVIEW. Each photograph should be accompanied by a short statement (max. 20 words) about the image.?
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, September 12 2008
EMAIL TO: fcurve@gmail.com
Selected photographers will be asked to submit high resolution files at a later date. Prints not required.
Mystery Tour will be part of ‘road’ - a series of art shows tying in with the International Bicycle Film Festival, bought to you by BIKESydney and Cheeky Transport.
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Celebrate the Tour with us
8:30pm The Triplets of Belleville
Picnic on the gallery floor. Bring blankets, baguettes, bottles of plonk, berets and bad accents. Free!
For those working in the city (or not for that matter) there will be a short ride to the gallery via a suitable grog shop to make the necessary procurements - meet at Martin Place at 5:45pm for a 6pm departure.
A big thank you to Empire Concepts and the National Film and Sound Archive for the films.
Brought to you by BIKESydney and the Bicycle Film Festival 2008 (Nov 14 + 15 Dendy Newtown).
A3, A4 and A5 posters and flyers are available - email elaena@gmail.com
Hope we see you there.
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World Environment Day free bike commuter breakfasts 12 June
***Due to the bad weather and the water logging of the park lands where the breakfast was due to be had this has now been postponed to next week - 12th June. Same venues and same times. Hope to see you there.
Yes it is that time of the year again and the City of Sydney are holding breakfast for everyone that rides their bike into the city.
For full details
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/WhatsOn/html/custom/2234-event-details.asp?EventID=24005
5th June
The City’s three breakfast sites will operate from 7.30 am to 9 am, serving coffee, tea and pastries and handing out free cycling accessories. Bike riders are encouraged to drop by either:
* Union Square, Pyrmont
* Observatory Hill
* Hyde Park South
BikeSydney members will be at Hyde park, drop by and say hi
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Dreams on Wheels Exhibition
LOcation: University of Technology, Sydney
12th June - 22nd June
The Dreams on Wheels exhibition showcases the Danish culture of cycling and innovative Danish bicycle design. This exhibition marks the re-opening of the Royal Danish Embassy in Canberra and is a partnership between the Embassy and the City of Sydney.
In total the exhibition features 18 bicycles plus 10 City Bikes, bicycles that are identical to those used in the Danish free bicycle program currently being adopted in Paris and considered for introduction in Australia. The exhibition also has a film program with several documentaries including Jørgen Leth’s work about the Tour de France and Cities for People which discusses the ideas of Danish architect Jan Gehl.
The exhibition’s curator is Thomas Ermacora, a city planner and founder of Etikstudio in Paris. Motivated by how a ‘cyclocentric’ approach to urban development can stimulate sustainable civic behaviour, the exhibition promotes cycling in a broader cultural context, displaying Danish urban cityscapes alongside urban visions for Australia by Jan Gehl.
Weekday opening hours 9am-6pm
Weekend opening hours 10am-4pm
Admission is free.
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Bourke Street Bicycle Route - Extended Deadline 6 June
Due to a strong effort by residents in the vicinity of Bourke St - the deadline has been extended to the 6th of June. BikeSydney recommends if you have not placed your submission in, you do so. Also you should visit the City of Sydney website and read all the documentation on this.
Also the CoS have now produced some FAQ’s - you should read this so you know what is actually happening.
People are saying that all the trees in the street are being destroyed, infact 4 trees are slated for removal (out of 500). There are some other trees (16) that will be pruned and at a last resort removed.
The CoS are holding a series of consultation meetings. It woud be great to get large number of cyclists to these (It does clash with the Ride of Silence)
Wool’loo
Saturday 24 May, 9am to 10am
Venue: Mary McDonald Activity Centre 82 Bourke St (cnr Charles St) Woolloomooloo
Darlinghurst
Saturday 24 May, 10.30am to 11.30am
Venue: SCEGGS Great Hall, cnr St Peters St & Bourke St Darlinghurst
Redfern
Saturday 24 May, 12noon to 1.00pm
Venue: Redfern (Ron Williams) Activity Centre, 5-11 Kepos Street Redfern
Surry Hills
Saturday 24 May, 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Venue: Medina on Crown, 359 Crown St Surry Hills
I personally have taken a few calls from residents on this. The biggest issue that has been said to me is about the loss of car parking. Somehow these people seem to think that they own a 2 metre x 6 metre plot of land outside their house - bizarre.
Anyway please read all the documentation and also write to the council.
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BikeSydney Upcoming Events and Vollies required
12 April - Vollies needed for Bike Sydney information stall
BikeSydney are holding a stall at the SmartArts festival this Saturday.
April 12 12-8pm Pine Street, Chippendale www.smartarts.org.au
Most people visiting the stall will want information about cycling routes in Sydney, maps, and bike shops. People also tend to stop by to yarn about bikes and cycling. We’ll be under cover and we’ll have maps and information to hand out. Should be a fun day of music and art. If you can help out for a couple hours please contact Elaena; elaena ‘at’ gmail.com (replace ‘at’ with @)
26 April - Newtown Sustainable Cities Ride Meet 9:45 for 10am departure Newtown Neighbourhood Centre. Contact: Gilbert 0434 910 422
27 April - Bike Valet volunteers needed for Acoustica festival. Bike Sydney is providing a free bike valet parking for the Acoustica Music Festival. Sunday April 27 Birchgrove Oval We need volunteers to help out for 3.5 hrs on the day: - 11:00-2:30 pm (set up and valet parking) - 2:15-5.45 pm (valet parking) - 5:30-9:00 pm (valet parking and pack up) There’s a great line-up of acts and the valet parking will be close to all the action. See http://www.acousticafestival.com.au/ If you can help out please contact Elaena; elaena ‘at’ gmail.com (replace ‘at’ with @) Monday April 14.
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Bike Shorts
We had a great night at the Alexandria Hotel on Friday 4 April. About 100 cyclists rocked up for some big free bike love. It was good to see lots of folk from the Bike Film Festival. A huge thanks to Gilbert for organising the social ride from the city to the Alex via some eye-popping alley graff, to Michelle and Paul for coordinating the films, to Jen for the photos, and to everyone who helped spread the word about the event.
We’ll be having a few more film nights this year - next one will be in July to celebrate the Tour de France. Make sure you’re signed up to the Bike Sydney mail-list for alerts.
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Bike Shorts at the Alex
Join us for some Big Free Bike-love at The Alex.
Free films about cycling. Beer. Pub-grub. What more could you want?
Friday 4 April 08
6:30 for screenings 7-9pm
Alexandria Hotel
35 Henderson Road, Alexandria
Just turn up. Or ride with us to The Alex, leaving Hyde Park (Archibald Fountain) at 5:15pm.
Brought to you by BIKESydney and the Bicycle Film Festival 2008 (Nov 14 + 15 at Dendy Newtown).
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2008 Bicycle Film Festival
Australian Deadline: Friday 7 March 2008
http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com
The International Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) is looking for films with a strong theme or character of bicycles. This includes all mediums and styles such as animation, experimental, narrative, documentary and music videos.
The BFF is held in over 15 cities around the world including Sydney, Melbourne, Tokyo, New York City, Los Angeles, Milano and London. In Sydney the festival is hosted by Bike Sydney.
The BFF is a celebration of bikes through film, art and music and in 2007 the festival was attended by up to 100,000 people.
The BFF showcases the work of emerging and established artists. Past participants include Jonas Mekas, Michel Gondry, Mike Mills and Jorgen Leth.
To be part of the fun in 2008 get the full run-down and the entry form at http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com
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