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New Laurent bespoke café opens in Eastlands

Laurent have just opened a splendid new bespoke traditional French style café in the newly completed Eastlands Shopping complex. This its 16th café features warm and welcoming Euro cool interior and alfresco seating for 100. Serving a wide choice of Monte espressos, delicious filled Panini’s, artisan baked breads and mouth-watering cakes, the store also stocks the latest edition of the Laurent’s top selling Bike Paths and Rails Trials guide...

Where to Ride? Try Williamstown?

Looking for a perfect day bike ride ? Then why not head down to Hobsons Bay at the mouth of the Yarra with your togs and towell? (MAP 16 IN THE GUIDE) Pictured: The Timeball Tower, built in 1849 to help ships' captains out at anchor on the Bay set their ships' chronometers. In May 2014 The Age food writer Richard Cornish wrote about six reasons to visit Williamstown; 1. VISIT...

Call to improve bike safety on St Kilda Road

Andrews Govt asked to improve bike safety on St Kilda Road, Melbourne's boulevard of broken bones .... An article in the Age (22/08/15) stated that pressure is building on the Andrews government to put separated bike lanes all the way along the leafy St Kilda Rd boulevard, from Linlithgow Street to Glen Huntly Road. A $12 million proposal to put separated lanes along the road has stalled, creating angst among...

Stop the tacks on Kew Boulevard – 24 HOUR protest ride

Cyclists stand-up in face further tack attacks 24 hour STOP THE TACKS Boulevarde protest ride planned for Sunday 7th June. Melbourne's mystery tack attacker has struck again, littering the Yarra Boulevard bitumen overnight with sharp tacks that are puncturing the tyres of early morning cyclists in a malicious fear campaign against riders. - Wednesday 3 June Update But the cycling community is planning to thumb its nose at the attacker in eccentric...

Government continues to ignore ‘car dooring’ threat to life and limb

By Mike Sabey 3/3/2015 Tougher dooring penalties call rejected, further call for motorists to alter their habits! The new Victorian Labour state government is following the ousted one from 2014 by continuing to stonewall and ignore the issue of widespread car dooring. Three recent dooring deaths, countless un counted dooring incidents in which no one was killed or maimed and the police refuse to register such incidents or book...

Spring ‘Magpie swooping’ season in full flight

How to survive or prevent an attack Yes, it's that season again, when magpies swoop and cyclists are skittish. Just as it starts to warm up and the mornings aren't quite as dark comes the ever-present threat of feathered ‘magpie' fury from the sky. Magpies raise their chicks once a year in Spring and in the short window between hatching and first fledglings leaving the nest, some males may aggressively...

Selected BP servos now stocking the Bikepaths & Rail Trails Guides

To meet an increasing demand from cyclists for up todate and inspiring tourism infomation on the Wangaratta to Beechworth and Milawa to Bright Rail Trails, four north east Victorian BP servos at Euroa, Mansfield, Seymour and Wodonga now have stock! BP Euroa (pictured) is a great stop over location on your way to Beechworth and Bright. This servo's cafe and customer area was recently upgraded and they build a reputation...

Goulburn Rail Trail has got a new name

Great Victorian Rail Trail now open for business! Previously called the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail, this exciting new 134 km scenic trail runs from Tallarook to Mansfield and is proving a huge success with two wheeled visitors. The BikePaths & RailTrail Guide has completed mapping this amazing trail that runs though magnificent rich farm lands, along the mighty Goulburn River and across the Bonnie Doon bridge over Lake Eildon. The...

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