Links and contacts


VICTORIAN BICYCLE USER GROUPS:

BanyuleBUG (Inc)
PO Box 2018, East Ivanhoe, 3079
President  Tom Melican
ph 9459 2570
meet third Tuesday 7.30 pm at various council provided rooms, usually Council Offices,  44 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna.

BarwonBUG  (Geelong) 
Greg Allerton c/- The Bicycle Factory,  380 Latrobe Terrace, Newtown, 3220,
ph 5227 0839
meet second Wednesday 7.30 pm, Carlton Hotel, Malop Street, Geelong

Benalla 
No BUG was formed but a contact in the area is Rick
Anderson,
36 Charles Street, Benalla, 3672,
ph 5762 4008 (H) 5761 1849 (W)
anderri@vrnotes.roads.vic.gov.au

BendigoBUG 
Robert Spry  17 Hunter Avenues, Eaglehawk  3556
ph 5446 7584
or newsletter editor Doreen Ferrari
RSD 260, Lockwood Road, Lockwood, 3539
ph 5447 0961
meet fourth Wednesday 7.30 pm

Berwick             see Cranbourne

BooroondaBUG 
Graeme Stone,
16 Jervis Street, Burwood, 3125,
ph 9889 5426,
stoneg@vrnotes.roads.vic.gov.au 
meet second Wednesday of month, 8 pm usually The Boronia Room, 2 Boronia Street, Canterbury  46D10

BrightonBUG
In recess - waiting on info for a contact

BrunsBUG  - Brunswick   
  Ross Parks, 4 Linda Street, Coburg, 3058,
ph 9383 2342
meet last Tuesday of month, Cafe Organix,  Lygon Street, Brunswick

CaseyBUG
see Cranbourne

CityBUG 
Graham Bradshaw
PO Box 108, Parkville, 3052,
ph 9376 8585,
grahamb@netspace.net.au  
no formal meetings

CoBUG -
Coburg - currently in "recess"
contact is Laurie
Burchell, 17 Warren Street, Pascoe Vale, 3044,
ph 9386 8572,
lburch@connexus.net.au

CranbourneBUG
Ray Harris
10 Kalyptos Walk, Cranbourne, 3977
ph 5996 1824

DarebinBUG
Patrick Watters
2 Wastell Street, Northcote, 3070
ph 9486 2609

GlenEiraBUG
Barry Hunt (secretary),
53 Moonya Road, Carnegie, 3163,
ph 9568 8256
huntb@ocean.com.au
meet first Wednesday usually at a home of a member.

HobsonsBayBUG  No longer exists, but a former member is prepared to be a
contact, as long at it is not too onerous.
Rick Sidgwick
25 Cerberus Crescent, Williamstown, 3016
ph 9397 5579

KingstonBUG 
Joe Astbury
28 Farm Road, Cheltenham, 3192
ph 9584 8881
joea@vicnet.net.au
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~kingbic/

Latrobe ValleyBUG 
John Cahill (Secretary)
6 Rialto Court, Traralgon
3844  ph  5174 2336
meet second Thursday alternating between Union House, Hazelwood Road, Morwell, and the Library, 13 Breed Street, Traralgon.

Leongatha
Eric Cumming, Myall Marsh,
Farmers Road, Meeniyan, 3956
ph 5664 4363
Also quite involved in Rail Trail  development
gcn12358@dcsi.net.au
 

ManninghamBUG
PO Box 4116, Doncaster Heights, 3109
Peter Levens
ph 9840 7080
email to Stephen Ball
seball@netlink.com.au
http://www.netlink.com.au/~seball/manbugin.htm
meet third Monday  8 pm
Trinity Tennis Club cnr Doncaster Road & Church Street

Melbourne University BUG
Richard Amon
ph 9344 4084
r.amon@sports.unimelb.edu.au
http://www.sports.unimelb.edu.au/MUBUG/

MooneeValleyBUG     Frank Kinnersley  3/3 Grosvenor Street, Moonee Ponds,3039
Ph 9375 4015 h, 9311 6555 7-4.30 M-F, 0419 873 878
kinnerfr@meritorauto.com (w)
frk@nemesis.com.au (h)
meet irregularly, usually Thursday  7.30 pm at a home of a member

MonashBUG
Jim Black
15 Faulkiner Street, Clayton, 3168
ph 9905 4134 (W)
9540 0204 (H)
Jim.Black@adm.monash.edu.au
meet third Thursday

MaroondaBUG         in recess / no longer operates   contact  Rosemary
Smith, PO Box 629, Heathmont, 3135  ph 9720 7067  hihaul@werple.net.au

PrahanBUG
Tom Moloney
19 Gertrude Street, Windsor, 3181
ph 9510 3540
twm@ozramp.net.au
no formal meetings

SandringhamBUG
Rod Bryant,
3 Summerhill Road, Black Rock, 3193
ph 9589 5431,
or 019 946 432

SurfCoastBUG   Inc
Neil Tolliday
ph 5263 3218
tolliday@gobig.com.au
meet first Wednesday, Spring Creek House, 14 Price Street, Torquay

Springvale Dandenong BUG
Felix Borda (secretary)
9 Narrabeen Court, Noble Park, 3174
ph 9701 6065
meet first Monday  8 pm  Civic centre meeting room behind Springvale town hall

WangarattaBUG 
John Myles  RMB 8335, Omaru Road, Wangaratta, 3678
ph  5725 7214
jcmyles@netc.net.au
meet third Monday, Cafeteria, Wangaratta campus, Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE

Whitehorse Cyclists Inc 
PO Box 113, Box Hill, 3128,
Elaine Hopper ph 9877 1434
ejhopper@vicnet.net.au,
Simon Woodford ph 9808 0756
woodford@melbpc.org.au
Web site - http://www.vicnet.net.au/~wcycle/  
meet second Tuesday  Box Hill Community Arts Centre, 470 Station Street

YarraBUG
Stanley Barker  42 Loyola Grove, Burnley, 3121
ph 9428 4854
barker_sv@hotmail.com
meet first Tuesday (second in Nov.)  7.30 pm  Bakers Cafe, 384 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Yarra Ranges BUG
in recess / no longer operates
contact  Phil McDonald,
14 Maroonda Highway, Lilydale, 3140
ph 9735 5592
philmcdonald@alltrails.com.au

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OTHER GROUPS:

ANZ Bike Riders Group
Jeremy Romanes 7/14b Bent Street, West Brunswick,
3055  ph 9384 1887
romanesj@anz.com

Bicycle Victoria
19 O'Connell Street, North Melbourne, 3051,
PO Box 1961R, Melbourne, 3001,
ph 9328 3000  fax  9328 2288
bicyclevic@bv.com.au,
web site http://www.bv.com.au  
campaigns  Richard Smithers
richards@bv.com.au

Brimbank City Council Bicycle Network Plan Working Party
contact Adrian Weedon Brimbank bicycle coordinator,
PO Box 70, Sunshine, 3020
ph 9249 4365
(or Maribyrnong CC where he also works, ph 9688 0304)
adrianw@brim.vic.gov.au

Camberwell Gourmet Downhillers
Val Staley  54 Hunter Road, Camberwell, 3124
ph 9836 4548

Critical Mass
http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~amorton/cmass.html
Run rides last Friday of the month,  5.30 pm  leaving from State Library, corner Swanston and
Latrobe Streets, City

Essendon Mountain Bicycle Touring Club Inc
(EMBTC)
secretary  Janice Macartney,
PO Box 380, Moonee Ponds, 3039,
ph 9336 1737

Geelong Touring Cyclists (GTC)    
contact same as BarwonBUG -
Greg Allerton
c/- The Bicycle Factory,  380 Latrobe Terrace, Newtown, 3220,
ph 5227 0839
meet first Thursday 7.30 pm, Barwon Valley School, Balcome Road, Newtown

Hume City Council Bicycle Advisory Committee
contact Moya White
Hume city council bicycle coordinator
ph 9205 2569
Meet irregularly, usually Thursday  7 pm at Hume council offices, Broadmeadows

Knox Bicycle Touring Club
Mike Ayling (Secretary)
PO Box 289, Bayswater, 3153
ph 9878 3057
mikea@awi.com

MDBC  Middle Distance Bicycling Club (Croydon)
Doug Kuhne (secretary)

Melbourne Bicycle Touring Club (MBTC) 
contact Secretary, GPO Box 1961R, Melbourne, 3001.
meet each Thursday 8 pm, Bicycle House, 19 O'Connell Street, North Melbourne

Peninsula Pedallers Jan Ward  PO Box 1404, Frankston, 3199  ph 9783 7223
meet third Monday 8 pm Karingal tennis club, Gretana Court, Frankston
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~penped

PEST  People for Ecologically Sustainable Transport 
Alan Parker,
50 Stirling Street, Footscray, 3011,
ph 9689 3693,
fax 9687 9519
alanpar@ozemail.com.au

Rails to Trails
PO Box 223, East Melbourne, 3002.
Secretary  Vince Aitkin  ph 9304 1731
Vice President  Michael Oxer
oxerm@bikeoz.com

SADSACS - Sale and District Sunday Afternoon Cyclists -
Phillip Mowat (secretary)
9 Burling Court, Sale, 3850
ph 5144 5484
Run rides every second Sunday, alternating with TRAMPS

SERBC  - South East Regional Bicycle Committee
contact same as MonashBUG -
Jim Black
ph 9905 4134 (W)
Jim.Black@adm.monash.edu.au
(MonashBUG)
This is a monthly meeting on the last Wednesday or Thursday at various council provided rooms to discuss issues of interest to the BUGs in the South East of Melbourne

Tandem Touring Club
John Harland
11 Ford Street, Brunswick,  3056
ph 9387 4086
 jch@matilda.vut.edu.au

TRAMPS - Traralgon and Morwell Pedallers Inc
secretary  Beth Loechel
ph 5166 1443
Run rides every second Sunday, alternating with SADSACS

Victorian Bicycle Coalition 
John Harland (President)
11 Ford Street, Brunswick  3056
ph  9387 4086
jch@matilda.vut.edu.au

YHA Cycling
Jane Harding,
PO Box 25A, Melbourne, 3001,
ph 9376 5732
hardinj3@anz.com

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