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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Parklands Dash Experiment – Sat 25th June

[caption id="attachment_750" align="alignright" width="300"] Click to register to be a rider or a volunteer[/caption] OK let's try this again. We are going to do the Dash on the 25th of June but we've decided to go with the full Alley cat style ride so read the updated format change below. Rider (and volunteer) registration and further information is available through the following link.  https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bush-rangers-parklands-dash-june-2016-tickets-25768277612 Updated Race Format OK, here is the NEW race format. Register online and on the day go to the registration desk and draw your playing card. During the ride briefing everyone will get a map with the checkpoints on it. You must get to each checkpoint and get your card stamped. Then bring your completed card back to the registration tent. You can get to the checkpoints whichever way you like and in any order you like (but you must stick to trails and fire roads). As a nod to the original Alley Cat bike messengers you will have a delivery to make during the race. ...

June 12, 2016
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Plantation Closure Due to Extreme Weather Event

Please note that the Beerburrum forestry areas will be closed for public access this weekend due to a possible extreme weather event. HQ Plantations have kindly asked for us to respect the closure: Please be aware we have closed public access to forest plantations due to expected extreme heavy rainfall events being forecast for the south east Queensland over the next few days. The affected plantation areas include the Beerburrum,  Fraser Coast, Elliott River, Mary Valley, Jimna, Yarraman, Pechey-Esk and Passchendaele areas. The plantations will be closed to all access unless specifically approved over the weekend 4 and 5 June 2016. Due to the localised and heavy nature of rainfall events many of the plantation roads and tracks may be subject to flooding and may be damaged creating a serious risk to people attempting to use them. The potential for rapid rises of streams and waterways from heavy rainfall in the plantation areas is high increasing the risk to life and property. HQPlantations  is appealing...

June 3, 2016
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Announcement, Community, Informational
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“Club Only” Members Update – (NERD TALK ALERT)

Hi Folks, A few people have been asking about "club only" membership (and how come they don't get the awesome SMS/Email notifications). So I thought I'd provide an update. What is a club only membership? Club Only membership is available to those who already hold membership through another club that insures them for mountain biking activities. These clubs are typically affiliated with Mountain Biking Australia (MTBA) and Cycling Australia (CA). However at the moment it's an administratively intensive task of providing your details to us via email and then organising a bank transfer/direct debit through your bank, depositing it directly into our account, or giving money to a committee member who then deposits it on your behalf. Then we need to verify your details, check that the deposit went through, and then manually update the list. That sounds arduous and fraught with error! Indeed it does! But I have been madly tapping away on multiple keyboards and screens at the same time (while wailing on a guitar) trying to revamp the notification code to include...

May 19, 2016
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Trail works in Parklands

FYI Folks, Pete from Trailworx and SCTA will be in Parklands later this week to work on: a new link track from Roo Valley to Meadows (Track 6) refreshing Phoenix track (Track 6) work on flow line from NZ to 4-ways on Meadows (Track 8) work on Rock-a-dile south  (Track 6) work on fall line section of T-track There will be some SCTA trail care days announced for the next two weekends to finish off this new work but if you can provide any assistance during the week it would be great. Stay safe and keep riding everyone!...

May 16, 2016
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Ride cancelled due to weather

The 'Glenview Ferny Forest Ride' scheduled for tomorrow (Sun 31/01/2016) has been cancelled due to wet weather. The route will be soggy and we would like to avoid causing damage to people, bikes and trails. An alternative ride is as follows: Maroochydore to Marcoola Ride Location: Deanna Street, Shopping Centre car park opposite Trader Dukes Maroochydore (Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/f3Tck). Time: 6:45am for a 7am ride-off Simple ride on the pavement over the Maroochy Bridge, through Twinwaters, Mudjimba and Marcoola and back....

January 30, 2016
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