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 commitment of Yarra City Council to the Rushall Reserve Path.Discussion turns to the work of Our Children Our Schools lobbying the state governement for commitments and funding to support active travel to public schools across Victoria. Cate explains the myriad government departments and bodies involved in getting a mechanism and budget in place for this. Cate's recent experience at Coburg High School illustrates how much a committed school and local council's can achieve, but also the neccesity for State Government commitments and funding. You can read OCOS'ssubmission here.

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 interview: Rosa McKenna from Better West spoke live from a #GetOnBoardVic Day of Action event at Wade Noonans electorate office in Williamstown about state governments road building agenda and how West Gate Tunnel will badly affect the inner west for residents.Local news: the recommendation to abandon the Rushall Reserve share path plan within Yarra Councils agenda for 24th April, makes for an intriguing read, including why are Metro Trains Melbourne massively escalating the construction costs within such a short time?

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 almost all riders that intend to finish the route have made it to Sydney Opera House with only a handful still to arrive. Talk turns to a different long distance event, the Hunt 1000, coming up in November. We chat to Huw Vellacott of Commuter Cycles who took part in the 2017 event. Huw talks about the demands of the ride, the challenge for riders and the planning he put in to his 2017 ride. Huw will be hosting a slide night, Beginners Guide to the Hunt 1000 this coming Wednesday, April 18th, at Commuter Cycles in Brunswick. WE finish up with two upcoming events, Short Rides for Newbie Riders in Carlton and Northcote and the Handmade Bicycle Show.

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 Wheelrace: Melburn Durt still going for a ride (12 February 2018)Talking to Melburn Durt: all women Indy Pac relay team (4 December 2017)For more Melbourne bicycle news and events, follow Yarra Bicycle Users Group on twitter, facebook and our public events calendar.

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 planning and implementation of active transport policies in suburbs around Melbourne. Val's highlights between 1996-2010 include cameo appearances from Ken Lay and Andrew Bolt in addition to the hundreds of regular riders Critical Mass enjoyed.

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-Yarra trail connection at Sparks Reserve and #dotwatching self-supported cyclists who are riding the cancelled 2018 Indian Pacific Wheelrace route from Fremantle to Sydney.

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 John's campaign, Extend the Upfield Bike Path to Upfield, which he launched after discovering that work on the Camp Rd Level Crossing project in Campbellfield did not include provision for the extension of the Upfield Bike Path, contrary to the Transport Integration Act 2010. While the extension is sought after by both Moreland and Hume Councils and local residents, the state government is ignoring its own legislation in neglecting to build the path. You can find more about the project at the website and Facebook page.

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 March 2018 with similar rides organised for Brisbane and New Zealand.For more Melbourne bicycle news and events, follow YarraBUG on twitter, facebook and public events calendar.

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 Show 2018 coming up in April at the Meat Market in North Melbourne after a hiatus of a few years. With twenty-three exhibitors from around Australia and the world, the show aims to give locals access to the world of custom bicycle makers and their products. Ben tells us about Bastion Cycles, their three year anniversary today, their experience exhibiting overseas and how the show works for them as builders. We finish up with a quick mention of the International Women's Day Alleycat coming up on March 8th.

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 makers. Rachel discusses the crossroads that our cities face with growing populations and public transport underinvestiment.Bicycle and transport news includes: BikeBiz UK reports on bicycle companies feeling the heat after another US mass shooting, with VeloCycles investigating their local response and upcoming MCAT Public Forum - Stop WestGate Tunnel Vision on 21 March