Hi all --

Only a month after launching, MBUG already has 30 members.
Yay! (That's about 1 new member per day, on average, which
means that we'll be as big as BV in about 82 years).

We've already handed out 100's of flyers, and we had a visible
presence at the Great Melbourne Bike Ride & Critical Mass
during March. The best is yet to come, as more members = a
bigger voice = council must listen to us or we will wrap all the
councillors up in used inner tubes... well, that's the plan... except
for the inner tubes bit (maybe).

One little bit of housekeeping: We all need to have our details
entered into the MemberDatabase (TM). This high-tech Excel
spreadsheet resides on my Mac at home, in case anyone was
wondering. To ensure that all of our details are input correctly,
could EVERYONE please fill in the attached form and email it
back to melbournebug@...

cheers
Justin

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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP -- 2003
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Melbourne Bicycle User Group (Melbourne BUG) is a
grass-roots group whose goals include:
* to represent the interests of cyclists who live in, work in, study
in or visit the City of Melbourne municipality
* to work with the City of Melbourne, Bicycle Victoria and other
groups to improve the local cycling environment
* to be a forum for cyclists to interact socially
* to organise fun rides and informative cycling workshops

Your membership can help make your BUG a vital and
successful part of cycling in the inner city. Every Melbourne BUG
member receives a monthly email newsletter which keeps you
updated on the local bike scene. And we'd love to see you at our
next cycling event!

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YES -- I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN MELBOURNE BUG!
Membership is free of charge. The questions marked (*) are
required; all other questions are optional, but your responses
will help Melbourne BUG to better address the needs of its
members. Your personal details will be strictly confidential.

Title* (please delete non-applicable):
Mr / Ms / Mrs / Dr
First Name*:
Surname*:

Address*:
Suburb*:
Postcode*:

Email address*:
Telephone: (BH) (AH or Mobile)
Occupation:
Age group (please delete non-applicable):
Under 18 18-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 Over 55


On average, how many days each week do you ride your bike?

What type of cyclist are you?
(place an "x" in the brackets; you may choose more than one
response)
[ ] General Transport
[ ] Commuter
[ ] Recreational
[ ] Mountain Biking
[ ] Touring
[ ] Racing

Are you a member of any other cycling organisations?
(place an "x" in the brackets; you may choose more than one
response)
[ ] Bicycle Victoria
[ ] Other BUG
[ ] Touring Club
[ ] Racing Club
[ ] Other cycling group

How did you hear about Melbourne BUG?


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To return your completed membership form, email to:
melbournebug@...