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LATEST NEWS

BIKE CRAZE HITS TOP GEAR
6 JUNE 2006: Melbourne's Age newspaper reports that cycling is booming as a mode of transport. Click here.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
The next Traffic Advisory Committee Meeting will now be held on Friday 30 June 2006 at 10.00 am. Please let us know if there are any traffic issues you want on the agenda.


FORGAN BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Public consultation regarding the replacement of the Forgan Bridge closes on 9 June 2006. See this article from the Daily Mercury.

See our Forgan Bridge page here:
Forgan Bridge Duplication

Our purpose
Bicycle Mackay works to obtain respect for cyclists from motorists and road builders. We want Mackay to be a place where it is just as easy to choose to ride a bicycle as it is to choose to drive a car. We want cycling to be a normal, everyday activity for anyone who wants to do it. We want bike riders to be comfortable and safe on the road.

Mackay, along with many Queensland regional cities, has a natural appeal to cyclists. The terrain is relatively flat, we have mild winters and drivers generally expect and respect cyclists.

This website aims to become a comprehensive tool kit for cyclists who want to take action to improve conditions in their local area. We welcome the input of newcomers and experts.

History
Bicycle Mackay came into existence on 15 March 1995 when a group of cyclists from the Mackay Cycling Club and other interested bike riders got together for the first Moonlight Bicycle Tour and later met at a local restaurant for coffee. A few of those riders were concerned that many of the city's bike lanes and bike paths were disappearing through neglect and that there was a lack of council interest in improving conditions. We decided to form a lobby group to press for improvements. We are now one of the longest standing Bicycle User Groups in Queensland.

Bicycle Mackay and Mackay Cycling Club continue to organise Moonlight Tours each month. See our rides calendar for more information.

Achievements
Bicycle Mackay's greatest success so far has been to convince Mackay City Council of the need for a bicycle plan to determine where bikeways are needed and in what order they need to be built. Currently Mackay City Council spends around $500,000 on bicycle paths and footpaths each year which is high by national standards but still far less than cyclists need.

We have organised Mackay Bike Week on a number of occasions, with the generous support of Queensland Transport and Bicycle Queensland.

Bicycle Mackay is represented on the Mackay City Council Traffic Advisory Committee and was represented on the Bicycle Advisory Committee until 2005 when the Mackay City Council decided to abolish the committee and incorporate its functions into the Traffic Advisory Committee.

We have successfully defended a number of bike paths and lanes from closure over the years including the Milton Street to Wellington Street path and the bike lanes outside Mackay TAFE College.

We recently succeeded in convincing the Department of Main Roads that there was a need for two metre wide bike lanes on the new Lagoon St bridge, due to begin construction in early 2007.

Join our discussion list
Bicycle Mackay has an email list to allow members to discuss any issue relevant to cycling in Mackay. You can join the list by sending an email to bikemky-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. More details of the list can be found on our Discussion List page.

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