YarraBUG

On today's program Chris talks to Senator Janet Rice about recent leadership shuffles in Canberra, a new Minister for Cities, Greg Hunt trying to reheat East West Link, the Western Distributor and the launch of a Bike Black spot app and Bike Meet up this Saturday 17 October in Carlton North. Local news includes a short Melbourne Brompton Urban Challenge recap, news about an amendment passed at last weeks Yarra Council meeting to get the Wellington St seperated lanes finished and Yarra Ride to Work Breakfasts. Other news includes one-metre passing laws in South Australia, Australia Post launching new stamps with Australian-designed bicycles, "Grinding to a halt: rethink needed on Australian urban transport" report from Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA), parts of Yarra Trail closed for maintenance near Cremorne Rail bridge, a petition to Build a Bridge over Merri Creek between Ceres and Beavers Road and VicRoads Community information sessions on Chandler Highway in Fairfield/Kew. Keep up to date for more upcoming events at yarrabug.org/events

Spring has leapt into summer as Val and Faith take to the studio for the latest instalment of the Yarra BUG Radio Show on 3CR. We kick off the show sharing bike moments and some news, including recent terrible accidents involving riders in Melbourne. Our studio guest is Belinda Heyward who joins us to share some tales from her experience cycling around the Norwegian fjordlands. A self-guided light tour Belinda discovered many things besides the majesty of the fjords, including the 'big ideas' that come to cyclists travelling by themselves.We finish up with just a handful of the cycling events coming up locally. You can check out details of these at thesqueakywheel.com.au, bikefun.org, treadlie.com.au and bright24hr.com.au To see some photos from Belinda's tour take a look here.

On this weeks program Chris interviews Gillian Le from Livewell Yarra about a new Bike Curious project starting in Yarra for newbie and intending riders and how you can get involved with a Co-design Workshop planned for this Wednesday 30 September (email Darren Sharp for additional details). Second interview is with Lee Ramseyer-Bache from Projector Bike about their upcoming rides around Melbourne, potential of new technology and the fun of temporarily utilising public space for showing images, animation and short films with your friends. Local news includes Yarra Ride to Work breakfasts on 14th October, Darebin Council bicycle courses and the next Yarra Council Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting.

Its a blustery spring day as Val and Faith kick off a show focussing on local sources and courses to get you back on your bike. We start with our respective bike moments before heading into the day's news. Val has some highlights from the 2015 UCI World Cycling Championships and we also talk about the appointment of a Federal Minister for Cities and the possible impact that could have on cycling.If you're dragging your bike out of the shed after a long break it might be an idea to brush up on your maintenance skills, or even, refresh your riding skills. maybe you're hoping to ride more than you have in the past? We talk about some of the local options for DIY Maintenance Classes, commuting classes and refresher riding courses. We also talk about where to find people to ride with, especially if you would like a group to wide with while you build your confidence. Some of the possibilities we mentioned are;-Darebin Courses-Wrenchworthy Bike Shed-Bike Fun We finish up with upcoming events including Hump Day Pump Day, Projector Bike Ride and the Bright 24hr.

This week Chris talks about Cycling Victoria's research on Ten Myths about Women and Cycling and interviews Tina McCarthy from Wheel Women, who was previously on the show in May 2013, chatting about what she’s been up to in the last two years and her work breaking down ingrained perceptions about getting women to ride. Local news includes upcoming The Squeaky Wheel rides, Yarra Ride to Work, Moonee Valley Councils Sustainable Transport Forum and Melbourne Councils City Road Master Plan

Val and Faith kick off a chilly spring morning with their bike moments, including a special one from studio guest Will Hartnett. After skimming through some local news we get down to busines as Will fills us in on his recent-ish bike adventure riding a Surly ECR from Alice Springs to Adelaide. Two weeks in the saddle on sandy tracks and enjoying some spectacular headwinds, Will had to resort to mathematics to keep himself entertained. It was all worth it though with a detour to Lake Eyre leading to possibly the best bike moment of his life.You can check out photos from Will's trip online here.We finish up with some upcoming events including those listed at Bike Fun, Hump Day Pump Day and the Bright 24hr.

For the love of Bromptons: on this weeks program Chris chats to Elsie, Dayna and Cory about becoming "Bromptoneers", starting the Melbourne Brompton Club, a few technical specifications along the way for good measure, upcoming events, including the Melbourne Brompton Urban Challenge and much more about their love for these unique folding bikes. Local news includes a proposed 5km of seperated bikes lanes for St Kilda Road, this months Yarra Council Bicycle Advisory Meeting and Darebin Council bicycle courses.

Val and Faith kick off the show reminiscing about the weekend just past, Melbourne's first real taste of spring before sharing our bicycle moments. We take a look at recent news, including Chaves result in the Vuelta overnight and the four days of racing at Sam Miranda Tour of King Valley. We congratulate the team at Fondo on their first birthday and the launch of their women's racing team Trek Fondo before moving on to local news about bike baths. Moreland City Council have rejected an ill-concieved plan to introduce an 'anti-dooring' lane for cyclists on Sydney Rd, while pressure is increasing for a seperated bike lane to protect cyclists on St Kilda Rd. Val takes a look at bells, the type of bell to suit you, and your bike and what you use it for. We talk about the Speedvagen #SVFitTour by Vanilla Workshop coming up in early September, and the Mt Buller Pump Track which will be spending more time in Melbourne over the next few months. There is an op shop ride coming up next weekend and, its time to start planning your weekend away for the Bright 24hr.

On this weeks program we start off discussing The Age article on safety concerns about on-street parking and Dr Cameron Munros findings on top risks to riders. Chris interviews Associate Professor Simon Batterbury about his experience and research on community bike workshops and his upcoming talk at Melbourne Uni where Simon explores community bike workshops that provide an 'urban commons' where people learn to fix up a working bicycle, and source their own parts and tools. Workshops operate on the ‘demand’ rather than ‘supply’ side of sustainable transport, creating skills and a bike culture, not infrastructure.  Talk details: 1pm–2pm, Tuesday 18 Aug 2015, Theatre 2, Basement, School of Geography, 221 Bouverie Street, Carlton. Local news includes the upcoming Melbourne Brompton Urban Challenge in October.

On this weeks program, Chris chats to Emily Weeke about her recent Pozible "We love cyclists" sticker campaign, how she developed, collaborated, designed a range of 14 stickers and and now has successfully delivered this campaign. This sticker campaign has a personal message and it's a gentle reminder that we're all in this together. If you're interested in obtaining stickers, please email Emily ([email protected] ) or contact her via twitter.   Bicycle news includes Sir Chris Boardman taking part in the first UK road safety 'public information film' for decades and his recent observations on blame-shifting on safety and perceived risk for riders. Other news includes the possibly of dealing with changed traffic conditions due to crane collapse on Kings Way, spotting mums and kids riding for transport, Race to Town Hall and off-peak Main Yarra Trail closures this week.