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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September 2016

Moreton Bay Hinterland Cyclefest – MTB Rides

Coming up this Saturday is a mountain bike ride hosted by us for the Moreton Bay Regional Council as part of their Hinterland Cyclefest event. Starting from Wamuran (Google Maps Link) and riding along the old rail trail for a while before splitting into two groups - people looking for a longer ride can continue on into the Beerburrum Forests and the people after a easier and shorter ride can head back to the starting point. These rides are open to the public just like our community rides so expect to see some new faces and please help out where possible. There's a BBQ planned for lunchtime so if riding somewhere new isn't enough to get you out of bed on a Saturday morning then perhaps a free snag on a bit of white bread will lure you down. The routes: 40km intermediate: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/270240 20km basic: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/260328 For more information about the event checkout the Moreton Bay Hinterland Cyclefest Page . Parking and HQ location: ...

September 13, 2016
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Community, Rides
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Parklands Ride Summary – 11/09/2016

This ride summary was brought to you by the new 2016 Bushrangers Members Survey. Check your emails and complete it today and the club President will wash your bike!* So our regular "Parkies" ride was a smaller affair due to the music festival, Cycle Epic and some people are just scared of mud I guess (not to mention the nasty, rooty, rocky, slippery, steepy mess that is the glorious Parklands!). [caption id="attachment_1593" align="alignright" width="300"] Sonja's new XC beast!![/caption] Sunday morning ended up being lovely and sunny and even a smidgen humid in places. While we got ready Alf shuffled about trying to decide whether he wore the bike shoes today or give us mortals a chance to keep up by wearing the crocs - unfortunately he chose the bike shoes. Suddenly all of us felt a 'presence' (for lack of a better word), we turned and saw Dave and Sonja driving towards us but there seemed to be a bright heavenly glow beaming out from...

September 12, 2016
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2016 Member Survey is Live!

Hello Bushrangers, I've just emailed all our members with the link to the new and improved 2016 survey. Even though the 2015 survey was not completed by everyone, the results were still instrumental in this year's growth and initiatives. So this year we've tried to make it smaller and only asked questions we needed to. So please complete this survey because if the grants come in we need to make sure we spend it on the right things. Thanks everyone!...

September 7, 2016
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Announcement, Committee
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Ewen Maddock Dam Community Ride Summary

With a group 22 strong we set off from the Ewen Maddock Dam carpark on the usual route that takes us around the dam to Landsborough and through Dularcha to Mooloolah. There was little mud about since SEQ Water have done a excellent job patching up the trails where water was collecting so it was smooth riding to Landsborough. Cutting though the township to the Dularcha 'rail trail' trail head re-grouping and then making our way along the wide trail through the tunnel and popping out at the township of Mooloolah. A few at this point decided to take their coffee break at Kenny's on Mooloolah while the rest of us made our way to Buck's Bakery in Landsborough. I guess having a choice of places to have our coffee is nothing but a good thing. After coffee it was off to a sneaky new trail that Terry and Al had explored earlier. This trail cuts across from the Ewen Maddock T1 trail...

September 5, 2016
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First Aid for Mountain Bikers

On Saturday afternoon 12 of us convened at the State Emergency Service's (SES) Buderim facility to undergo a basic first aid session provided by fellow member and past club social coordinator, Sonja, who also volunteers for the SES. Sonja had tailored the course to suit mountain bikers and what they may come across while riding the trails. Topics included: Bandaging cuts and grazes Securing broken limbs Treating snake bites Conducting CPR Using an automated external defibrillator (AED) Through the delivery of these topics the group learned about what medical supplies were useful to carry and how to evaluate the condition of an injured persons while maintaining their comfort while awaiting an ambulance. Sonja did an excellent job delivering the training and kept things interesting, answered questions and ensured the practical exercises went smoothly. Thanks goes to Sonja and the SES for letting us use their excellent facility and equipment such as CPR manikins and training AED. Also don't forget to install the Emergency+ app on your smartphone - it's...

September 4, 2016
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2015 Member Survey Summary and Results

Hello everyone,

Bushrangers Logo 2016 - Colour-01In the next couple of days the 2016 Bushrangers Member Survey will be sent out and unlike the recent census we won’t ask you weird questions about your sex life and hopefully we won’t have a major database crash halfway through. Below is a summary of last years results and what has been done about them.

The 2015 survey showed the following issues were important to our members:

  • Update website
  • More activities for women
  • More coaching clinics/skills training
  • More participation at races as a club
  • More camping events
  • More variation in the ride locations
  • Winter/Summer hours (Start rides later in winter)
  • More information about the rides (i.e. how long and how difficult they’ll be)
  • More advanced rides (longer distances, more challenging, less stopping).

The overall satisfaction rating was 3.7/5

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September 2, 2016
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Announcement, Informational
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Parklands MTB Trails Project – Grant Submissions Done!

Today we submitted our applications for the Get Going Clubs grants. These are in addition to the recently submitted Gambling Benefits Fund grant and a Sunshine Coast Regional Council grant. These applications are the result of hundreds of hours of preparation by many people from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services, Sport and Recreation, Sunshine Coast Trails Alliance, Council, the local community and the Bushrangers committee. Thanks to everyone who helped us and thanks to the trail builders who submitted quotations for the work. A big thanks goes to the following people who helped strengthen our application with their letters of support: Ryan Guest (99 Bikes) Ben O'Duhring (Castara Empresa) Daniel Yujnovich (Crankwork Cyclery) Steve Ossedryver (CORCA) Hayden Lester (D'Aguilar Range Cycling Club) Marty Webster (EnPlusOne) Susie Hume (Go-GIRLs) John Searston (Have Fun Tours) Tony Vella (Nambour Alliance) Bruce Campbell (Nambour Christian College) Greg Hale (Nambour Rotary Club) Royce Vandeleur (Palmwoods Physiotherapy) Melissa Taylor (Parkrun) Mal Keeble (Sunshine Coast Cycling Club) Kurt Martin (Sunshine Coast Regional Council) Shaun Lauder (TAFE Queensland) ...

September 1, 2016
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Announcement, Community, Grants, Trails
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Bushrangers Ride the Redback

Last month was a 4 day, multi-stage race called The Redback and it's held in lovely sunny Alice Springs NT. This is a place where 'snake bite' punctures could literally be caused by a snake bite! The event has 6 different stages: Stage 1 - Central Communications 40km Cross Country Race Stage 2 - Rapid Ascent 300m ANZAC Hill Climb Stage 3 - Endura 22km Individual Time Trial Stage 4 - Cyclecover 22km Night Race Stage 5 - Lasseters Hotel 50km Cross Country Race Stage 6 - Chifley Alice Springs Resort 45km Cross Country Race [caption id="attachment_1548" align="alignright" width="300"] Graeme finishing stage 5[/caption] There were over 130 riders and our own Rod Brannock and Graeme Hall went over there and did pretty bloody well with Rod getting 1st in his category and Graeme getting 14th in his. For more details and results for each stage check out the website at http://www.rapidascent.com.au/theredback/ Nice work guys!  ...

September 1, 2016
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