Hi Greg

i (think) we met at the BV webmasters meeting last Feb at BV-HQ?

good to hear from you. was wondering recently about you and your
rides/insurance etc

I am now left in a quandary however as I have always (personally)
nicknamed MelbourneBUG as MBUG but it looks like you well and truly
own it :-)))
So, looks like it's 'MelBUG' from now on

PS is that tunnel the one shown in the latest BV-RideOn magazine?
We in Boroondara have a tunnel, but nowhere near as 'sexy' as yours :-(

Hope you can make it to a future vicbugchat session sometime soon

cheers
Jason den Hollander

On 4/12/06, Greg Jones <greg.jones@...> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've been a lurker here for a while and I thought it was about time I
> introduced MBUG to everyone.
>
> MBUG is a Bicycle Users Group located in the Mitchell Shire (Seymour,
> Tallarook, Broadford, Kilmore, Pyalong, Tooboorac, Wandong, Heathcote
> Junction, Wallan and Beveridge). This is just North of Melbourne and is an
> easy drive if you want to come for a ride on a Sunday morning.
>
> The aims of the group are to "promote cycling throughout the shire through
> regular organized non-competitive rides and to work with the shire to
> improve facilities for cyclists and provide a social outlet for cyclists".
> (Sounds like a BUG!)
>
> Organized rides to suit participants of all levels are held every Sunday,
> rotating throughout the shire to enable as many people as possible to
> attend.
>
> In the 12 months of our existence, we have been fairly active in the Shire:
> we have ridden over 2000km on Shire roads (we missed out on 5 Sunday rides
> last year due to Christmas Day, New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Mothers' Day
> and Fathers' Day). We have been actively involved in the planning process
> for the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail and have plans to develop
> another trail at the southern end of the Shire.
>
> We have a website at http://www.mbug.org.au that provides information on
> our
> rides and activities.
>
> For anyone interested, we are expanding our boundaries over the next two
> weekends:
>
> Sunday April 16: For those who aren't going away, our regular Wallan ride
> on
> Easter Sunday has moved to Craigieburn for a loop down to Broadmeadows,
> along the Western Ring Road and back to Craigieburn alongside the new
> freeway. This will be a fairly easy 40km ride on formed paths and is suited
> to all kinds of bikes. Those interested in this ride should meet at the
> Craigieburn Primary School in Grand Boulevard for a 10:00am departure.
>
> Sunday April 23: We will meet up with the newly formed Murrindindi BUG for
> a
> ride from Yea out to the Cheviot Tunnel (part of the future extension of
> the
> GRHC Rail Trail), south through Limestone and back to Yea via the Melba
> Highway. This will be a short 25km ride but will give people a chance to
> explore the tunnel before returning to Yea for a warm coffee. This ride
> will
> commence from the Yea Town Hall at 10:00am.
>
> If anyone is interested in joining us for a ride in the country, please
> feel
> free to contact me via email.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg Jones
> President, MBUG
> president@...
>
>
>
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