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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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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Wide Bay XCEN Series – Race 2 Results

A few of us raced at the Toogoom trails (Fraser Coast) in round 2 of the Wide Bay 3HR XCEN series. By the sounds of it it was a great race that attracted local media attention. Lots of photos available on the Fraser Coast's Chronicle's website. Congratulations goes to the following members for their efforts: Royce Vandeleur came 2nd overall, 2nd in category, Corey Chimes 7th overall, 1st in category, Peter Bigaila came 10th overall, 5th in category, and Donna Bigaila came 37th overall, and 3rd in category. Thanks for organising and hosting a great event Fraser Coast MTB club! We love riding Toogoom. Full results available >here<....

July 10, 2016
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QORF Membership

We're now a 'green circle' member of the Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation. QORF is the peak body representing the interests of outdoor recreation users in Queensland, and affirms the value of outdoor recreation and encourages all people to recreate outdoors. QORF is the acronym for the Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation, formed in 1996 as a not-for-profit association representing a coalition of outdoor recreation groups to advocate on behalf of the industry. We'll be tapping into this network of like minded organisations for all kinds of advice and information ranging from organising and managing outdoor activities to developing our regional outdoor assets such as mountain bike trails. ...

July 8, 2016
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Announcement, Community
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Phoenix Trail (bottom half) is still closed

Hey folks, I just heard that people are taking down the QPWS "Trail closed" sign and riding on the bottom half of Phoenix. As far as I know the work is still not completed and it's not safe to ride so the signs are back up again. I know it's taking awhile and I would love to tell you how it's progressing but communication seems non-existent unfortunately and I am not sure what is going on. I'll keep chasing it up and once I find out I'll let you know....

July 6, 2016
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