About Our Club

Our club was formed in 1993 and incorporated in 1995 when mountain biking (MTB) in Australia was in its infancy. Since then the club and the sport have gained popularity through advocacy and participation. The Bushrangers MTB Club is a volunteer based organisation run by enthusiasts, for the benefit of promoting and supporting mountain biking across the region.

We do regular rides all over Sunshine Coast and SEQ from Cooloola to Brisbane, in national parks, state forestries and council parks. Check out this website for more information on events, news, and for places to ride.

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July 2016

Sugarbag Trails MoU Signing

Starting out as a few tracks snaking throughout a forest nestled between Sugar Bag Road and the Caloundra industrial estate the Sugarbag trail network has steadily grown into what it is today - 12km of tight single track littered with technical features. As the trail network has recently been sanctioned by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the council and the Caloundra Off-Road Cycling Association (CORCA) for the ongoing maintenance and development of these trails has been drafted and will be officially signed on Saturday 6th August at the old council storage yard off Sugar Bag Road, the event will start 8am and will run until 1pm, with the signing at 8:30am. Morning tea, lunch, and drinks will be provided. Take your favourite trail care tool if you would like to lend a hand maintaining the trails. I would like to congratulate CORCA and Kurt Martin (Sunshine Coast Regional Council) for their hard work securing the MoU and the future of the Sugarbag trail network....

July 31, 2016
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Announcement, Trails
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More support is coming in for Parklands

A big thanks to the following people who have sent through letters of support for the first part of the Parklands upgrade (Skills park and novice and flow trails): Ryan (99 Bikes) Ben (Castara Empresa) Steve (CORCA) Marty (EnPlusOne) Susie (Go-GIRLs) Tony (Nambour Alliance) Greg (Nambour Rotary Club) Kurt (Sunshine Coast Regional Council) Paul (Woombye State School) and local councilor Steve Robinson. We still need more so if anyone wants to send in their own letters of support or know of someone else who can then use this sample letter as a guide (link) and send it through to me at secretary@bushrangers.org. Also if anyone knows a company or person who is happy to give us a tax deductible donation towards the work send them to https://asf.org.au/organisation/bushrangers-mountain-bike-club/ and we can give them some love on our website and through social media. If anyone wants to offer us some other sort of support then please let us know....

July 29, 2016
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Nambour Together Festival Sunday 31st July

The club will be spruiking its activities and initiatives such as the Parklands MTB Trails Project at the Nambour Together 'mini-festival' this Sunday. For those who don't know what the festival is about: "Nambour Together is a festival day that showcases the best food, entertainment, art and services Nambour has to offer with a touch of local flair." The event will be at Quota Park, Matthew Street, Nambour - starting at 11am and going through to 3pm. We're aiming to get our image out into the local community as much as possible over the next year to drum up support that will hopefully result in more members, connections, increased awareness and donations for trails maintenance and development and MTB activities and events. If you happen to be in the area be sure to drop in and say hi.  ...

July 27, 2016
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Letters of support are coming in for Parklands

I'm getting letters of support coming back from people and organisations and seems like people appreciate this idea. Thanks to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Woombye State School, Nambour Alliance, Parkrun Nambour and our own Susie from GoGIRLs for your support. If anyone wants to send in their own letters of support or know of someone else who would want this work done then use this sample letter as a guide (link) and send it through to me at secretary@bushrangers.org. Also if anyone knows a company or person who is happy to give us a tax deductible donation towards the work send them to https://asf.org.au/organisation/bushrangers-mountain-bike-club/ and we can give them some love on our website and through social media. If anyone wants to offer us some other sort of support then please let us know....

July 25, 2016
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Give your trails a tax-deductible donation

The Bush Rangers MTB Club have teamed up with the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) to get a DGR1 status which means all your donations to the club are tax deductible for you. This money will be used to fund the $25k co-contribution amount for upcoming government grants for a skills area, novice loop and flow trails and also for annual trail maintenance and to help put on race events and skills clinics. There is a donate link on www.bushrangers.org or you can just go straight to our ASF donation page at https://asf.org.au/organisation/bushrangers-mountain-bike-club/ Thanks for your generosity and as always stay safe and keep riding!...

July 19, 2016
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Announcement, Grants, Informational, Trails
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Grant update and help required

Hello folks, [caption id="attachment_1171" align="alignright" width="300"] Proposed trail work[/caption] We are moving along nicely with the $100k grant for the next phase of the Parklands upgrade which is a novice trail, skills area and 2 flow trails (all on the highway side of the park) but we need some help with the following points. "Community Engagement" (We need letters of support) The grant applications require us to consult with the relevant community groups, businesses and individuals and get letters of support saying they endorse this Parklands project and why. I've already sent emails to schools, scout groups, Rotary, Sunshine Coast tourism and Airport and the Nambour business alliance asking for their support. So if anyone has any ideas or knows of someone who would write a letter of support then let us know or get them to send the letter to info@bushrangers.org. "Co-contribution" (We need money or material/service donations) The grants require us to co-contribute to the grant so to get the full $100k grant we need to contribute $25k. Contributions...

July 18, 2016
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Community, Informational, Trails
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Coolum to Wooroi Ride Summary

CaptureThere weren’t many of us on today’s ride which was surprising considering the forecast of cold temperatures, rain, mud and the slippery rocks and roots. I for one love the sweet sounds of grit in my chain and mud on my rotors, it’s like sweeping a blackboard with a rake made of fingernails. But that’s enough sarcasm and weird imagery, here are today’s highlights.

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July 17, 2016
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10/07/2016 Parklands Ride Summary

With a warmer than expected morning a few of us met, and welcomed Chris and Kaiden, early so we could do a few runs of the recently reopened Phoenix trail. It was a while in the making but they say perfection takes time. Personally I think this trail has good attributes as a flow trail – the berms are solid and predictable, there’s plenty of doubles to keep you from slowing down and a few unique features thrown in to mix things up. The flat part in the middle might be considered a negative but I see it as opportunity to rest a bit for the second half.

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July 10, 2016
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