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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November 2016

Keeping it Positive – Trail-care in Conservation Areas

[caption id="attachment_2067" align="alignright" width="300"] Damaged Grasstree at Ferny Forest[/caption] Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services (QPWS) have asked the club to help redirect the over-enthusiastic trail fairies onto permitted trail-care activities coordinated by the QPWS and the Sunshine Coast Trail Alliance (SCTA). In addition to the tree cutting and unsafe technical trail features the particular concerns are as follows: The Spare Parts trail that runs alongside Radar Hill Road in the Parklands Conservation Park. Even though it's an amazing effort the trail is unsanctioned and simply unsustainable and has been closed by QPWS. Overzealous pruning of sensitive plants during trailcare activities. Specifically the cutting back of Grasstrees (Xanthorrhoea) and ferns within the trail networks. This isn't a maintenance requirement and vegetation removal must be supervised by a ranger. 2017 will be a big year with new trails being built and existing trails undergoing maintenance. The Bushrangers, SCTA and QPWS are working closely towards quality outcomes for the local MTB community and other trail users and the above activities only...

November 30, 2016
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Community, Trails
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SCTA article in the Sunshine Coast Daily Multisport Mecca magazine

[caption id="attachment_2064" align="alignright" width="228"] Click here to download[/caption] We thought this year's final article for the Multisport Mecca magazine should be about building up the Sunshine Coast Trails Alliance (SCTA). #MultisportMecca #SunshineCoast @MultisportMecca @sc.trails.alliance Check it out at http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/download-november-30-edition-multisport-mecca-e-ma/3117261/  ...

November 30, 2016
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Community, Socialise This, Trails
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GoGIRLs in Parklands

Parklands, its reputation as a gnarly and technical park is well known. Most ladies avoid riding here for a myriad of reasons. A year on, has anything changed? Personally, my happy endorphins go wild when I do something really hard. You can often hear me screaming for joy. Sorry in advance if you wanted peace and quiet! But I just can’t keep that kind of excitement bottled up. And I have a great need to share this with others. Hence why GoGIRLs started. Kindred spirits know what I’m taking about. That great sense of achievement you feel when you make a particularly tricky section that you have never made before; be it going through a narrow gap through two trees whist climbing around a sharp pinch, (Bee Hive), weaving in and out of the tropical jungle (Cancer tree) or getting over a large log stack for the first time (Beginning of HoChiHo). But is it possible to share this wonderful world of Parklands...

November 28, 2016
Bushrangers Admin
GoGIRLs, Rides, Womens Advocacy
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Pomona to Kin Kin Ride Summary 27/11/2016

hill (/hɪl/) - noun 1. a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain. thoroughly enjoyed by mountain bikers. With over 1000m of climbing over a relatively short 40km the theme for Sunday's ride was HILLS. Glorious uninterrupted climbing for miles! Climbing over dirt and gravel, climbing over grass, climbing over rocks, trees, small animals! We climbed everything. Nick, one of our resident single speed advocates, must have planned for all this ascending and rocked up on a shiny new climbing weapon - a Specialized Epic FSR in Teal/Rocket Red livery. He still rode it like a single speed and kept running out of the little grinding gears. Twelve brave riders began the climb up 'Trail 5' to Cooran with a sneaky diversion along some hidden single track and over a slippery log. We migrated onto the notorious 'Trail 3' which hosted the bulk of the delicious hills including the "mothar" which one can barely walk up let alone keep the...

November 28, 2016
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Major Grant Success!

Good news everyone! This morning I received a call from the Hon Peter Wellington's office giving notice that the club has been successful in securing the following Queensland Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing grants: Get Going Clubs ($7500) This grant will fund training programmes in catering for people getting into (or back into) mountain biking. Courses will include training in nutrition, strength building, injury prevention and mountain bike handling. These are skills that can apply to all sorts of sporting activities and not just mountain biking. There will be also be a women's only option supported by our Go GIRLs. Get Playing Places and Spaces ($100,000) Combined with the Sunshine Coast Council Community Grant this will fund the Parklands MTB Trials Project that will deliver a 'green' beginners loop, progressive flow trails and various other trail work activities. Official media release by the Hon Curtis Pitt: http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2016/11/25/sunshine-coast-clubs-share-in-governments-investment-in-sport-and-recreation This success was the result of many hours of effort and assistance from the QPWS, Sunshine Coast Trails Alliance, the...

November 25, 2016
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Announcement, Grants
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Sunshine Coast Coastal Pathway Plan

While we prefer to avoid the pavement unless the weather is bad there is something relaxing about cruising along a pathway by the beach. So we like to draw your attention to the Sunshine Coast Council's Draft Coastal Pathway Master Plan and ask if you could take time to provide your feedback. Summary of the plan is as follows: The council aims to provide a continuous shared pathway spanning 73 km of our coastline. There are many pathways already in place and this master plan will help guide the route and fill in the gaps, where pathways need to be upgraded or constructed. The Coastal Pathway makes it easier and safer for our community to enjoy an active lifestyle, experience iconic views, beaches and parks, and connect to local destinations, services and businesses. Visit our website to view the master plan and complete an online survey. You can also view the plan at your local library. Oh there's also a chance you could win a voucher or two....

November 24, 2016
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Community, Informational
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Pomona – Cooran Ride Summary 20/11/2016

Howdy y'all, "Why is he speaking like he is from the country?" I hear you ask. Well I thought I'd theme things up a bit because Sunday's ride was out in the deep wild west territories that is Pomona and Cooran.  So let's go herd dem dere cattle and shoot doze pesky varmints YEEE HAAA!! OK fine, that's a big stretch but I'm struggling this morning. So apparently last week I may have used the ride summary to promote my personal E-bike agenda and my hatred of dark chocolate. This is what happens when you forget to take photos and you have to fill the space with words. But I shall "try" to tone back my stating the obvious and just stick to the events of the rides. 15 of us met up at Pomona and we were ready to go at 7am (big hello to Justin from Giant who joined in on his cool looking single speed). We needed a ride leader so I put it to the...

November 23, 2016
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Rides
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2016 Club End Of Year BBQ

On Saturday the 10/12/2016 we will be having our end of year BBQ at Paul Vandeleur's house in Dulong (behind Nambour). Paul has been busy making some impressive trails on his property so we'll take the opportunity to ride them and have a race for anyone who is interested - the winner gets a big metaphorical bucket of glory and fame! and bragging rights of course. An email has been sent out with the details and RSVP link - if you haven't received it (check your spam/junk mail!) please email info@bushrangers.org and we'll forward it through. Please RSVP before Friday, 2nd of December....

November 10, 2016
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Announcement, Races
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Trail Standards, Professional Certification Framework & Curriculum, and Peak Body to Represent Trail Builders

The MTBA established a project working group at the 2015 Australian MTB Summit to investigate options for the following: National standards/guidelines for the design and construction of MTB trails; Development of a professional certification framework for trail builders and curriculum program; Establishment of a peak body to represent the Australian trail building industry. The working group has completed option papers for each of the above areas/projects and are seeking feedback from the following constituents. Professional trail builders; Clubs, private promoters and trail care alliances; State and territory land management agencies; and the MTB community. The working group is keen to receive feedback from you.  Here is a link to the generic survey and the 3 option papers which form the basis for the survey questions.  The option papers will need to be read prior to completing the survey.  The survey closes 27 November. Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/OGD04qrkhXAYRVom2 Option Papers: http://www.mtba.asn.au/trails/ The results of the survey will be summarised and presented at the 2016 Australian MTB Summit and steps put in place...

November 8, 2016
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MTBA, Trails
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