CAIRNS BICYCLE USER GROUP

EVENTS CALENDAR

2008:

October 12, Sunday, 9am - CBUG Social Ride – Bike Week - Skate Ramp, The Esplanade

October, Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 - CAIRNS BIKE WEEK - BIKE WEEK POSTER

EVENTS

Sun 12 Oct, RE-CYCLE FUN DAY: The Esplanade Skate Park, 9am - 1 pm
9am – Bike Ride Registration
9.15am - Opened by Mayor Val Schier
9.30 -10.30am - CBUG Bike Ride - Ride the bike routes around Cairns and back to the Esplanade
10am - 1pm Fun Bikes, joy rides, bike shop displays and bike maintenance checks, prizes for decorated bikes and a free sausage sizzle.

Wed 15 Oct, NATIONAL RIDE TO WORK DAY: Cairns City Council, Spence St, 6.30-8.30 am
FREE breakfast, Lucky Draw Prizes, bike maintenance checks and free T Shirts.

Sat 18 Oct, FREE MOVIE NIGHT: The Esplanade, Fogarty Park Dome, 7pm
Featuring ‘The Triplettes of Belleville’
Draw of “chopper bicycle” raffle sponsored by The Scooter Shed.

October 21, Tuesday, 7pm - CAST meeting - Forest Gardens Community Centre

November 6, Thursday, 5.30pm - CBUG meeting - 17 Gordon St, |Earlville

November 9, Sunday, 9am - CBUG Social Ride - location to be advised

November 18, Tuesday, 7pm - CAST meeting - Forest Gardens Community Centre – sustainable transport

December - Focus Group meeting – Pedestrian and Cycle Strategy implementation works list 08/09

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July 14, Monday, 1.30pm - Bike Week Committee meeting - 3rd floor, Cairns Regional Council

July 15, Tuesday, 7pm - CAST meeting – Cairns Action for Sustainable Transport – Forest Gardens Community Centre

August 2, Saturday all day - Envirofiesta – Cafnec – bike ride and information stall – sell S/H bike bits and bicycles - donations of old bikes and parts needed - volunteers needed

August 7, Thursday, 5.30pm - CBUG meeting - 17 Gordon St, Earlville

August 8, Friday, 7.30am - Cairns Regional Community Networking Brekkie 08 – Sapphire Bar, 39 Lake St - rsvp - t.simpson@cairns.qld.gov.au by 15 July

August 10, Sunday, 9am - CBUG Social Ride – Northern Beaches - start Clifton Beach

August 19, Tuesday, 7pm, CAST meeting – Forest Gardens Community Centre - sustainable transport

August 30 to September 7 - Cycle Queensland Bike Ride – Bundaberg to Brisbane – volunteers wanted

August 31, Sunday - Sportsfest – Cairns Esplanade - volunteers wanted

September - Wilderness Ride – Cafnec – Cardwell to Cairns via The Atherton Tablelands

September 4, Thursday, 5.30pm - CBUG meeting - 17 Gordon St, Earlville

September 11, Thursday, 3pm - Focus Group Meeting – council will provide an update of works done and a list for next year’s implementation of the Strategy. An audit of the paths will be done this year and an audit of the roads will be done next year. A review of the Strategy will also occur. Budget is nearly finalised and 08/09 works list will be completed by December 08.

September 14, Sunday, 9am - Social Ride – Edmonton

September 16, Tuesday, 7pm - CAST meeting – Forest Gardens Community Centre

September 22, Monday - Car Free Day

September 27, Saturday to 29, Monday - Cardiac Challenge, FNQ Hospital Foundation – Cairns to Cooktown

October, Thursday. 5,30pm - CBUG meeting - 17 Gordon St, Earlville

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2010:

April 9 to 12 – North Queensland Games – Cairns


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