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Tuesday 22nd June members of the mountain bike community from around the south west had a meeting with DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation )to discuss the possibility of a mountain bike plan for the blackwood region .
The area covers from Bunbury to Donnybrook Bridgetown down to black point on the coast right thru to Agusta, Dunsborough and Busselton. A large area with plenty of bush and diversity of terrain.
Every discipline of riding will be covered, form downhilling, xc pump tracks, 4x, back country riding, you name it.
A working group will form, representing the three clubs in the area, SWMTB, Margret River and the Cape club and reps from various towns and interest groups.
There is also scope to form a smaller advisory group.
At the moment we are seeking interested people from each club and town/area who are prepared to take the step of being part of a long term advocacy plan.
Its expected the planning period to be 2 years at this stage.
DEC officials have offered to be part of the working group and advisory committee. They are also offering their assistance and any help they can provide to help bring the mtb master plan to fruitation. This includes meeting venues, access to expert funding advisors and much more.
This is a one off chance to plan carefully for the future of mtb in the SW for the foreseeable future.
With DEC leading the way asking for the participation of mountain bikers to take a mature and organized approach, I feel they are leading the state in mtb trail advocacy in a way that has never been seen before.
If you live in the blackwood area and want to be involved, post your interest or email
trails@swmtbc.asn.au
Some areas of interest and ideas.
Nannup-Balingup: Downhill center, gravity riding, pine plantations.
Margret river: Trails tourism, margs home turf
Dunsborough : Cape clubs home turf. Meelup
Kirup : Was our home turf before moving to Pile rd.
Bridgetown : Ancient xc centre, possible DH trails. and more.
Busselton : Secret whicher trails
Capel : Happy Valley freeride.
Donnybrook : The birthplace of mountain biking in the SW
DEC also mentioned:
Dirt Jumps
Pump Tracks
Flow trails
Skills parks
The area covers from Bunbury to Donnybrook Bridgetown down to black point on the coast right thru to Agusta, Dunsborough and Busselton. A large area with plenty of bush and diversity of terrain.
Every discipline of riding will be covered, form downhilling, xc pump tracks, 4x, back country riding, you name it.
A working group will form, representing the three clubs in the area, SWMTB, Margret River and the Cape club and reps from various towns and interest groups.
There is also scope to form a smaller advisory group.
At the moment we are seeking interested people from each club and town/area who are prepared to take the step of being part of a long term advocacy plan.
Its expected the planning period to be 2 years at this stage.
DEC officials have offered to be part of the working group and advisory committee. They are also offering their assistance and any help they can provide to help bring the mtb master plan to fruitation. This includes meeting venues, access to expert funding advisors and much more.
This is a one off chance to plan carefully for the future of mtb in the SW for the foreseeable future.
With DEC leading the way asking for the participation of mountain bikers to take a mature and organized approach, I feel they are leading the state in mtb trail advocacy in a way that has never been seen before.
If you live in the blackwood area and want to be involved, post your interest or email
trails@swmtbc.asn.au
Some areas of interest and ideas.
Nannup-Balingup: Downhill center, gravity riding, pine plantations.
Margret river: Trails tourism, margs home turf
Dunsborough : Cape clubs home turf. Meelup
Kirup : Was our home turf before moving to Pile rd.
Bridgetown : Ancient xc centre, possible DH trails. and more.
Busselton : Secret whicher trails
Capel : Happy Valley freeride.
Donnybrook : The birthplace of mountain biking in the SW
DEC also mentioned:
Dirt Jumps
Pump Tracks
Flow trails
Skills parks
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