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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Wooroi Community ride. August 2020

Wooroi Community ride. August 2020 How good does it get?? and how lucky are we??  living in Australia, QLD, Sunshine Coast and then riding at Wooroi mtb tracks just west of Noosa.….. doesn’t get much better. No wonder the mountain biking has taken off …Higher than a Red Bull Rampage jump!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mHUGX8wEXc Our monthly Community ride attracted a hearty group of mixed species pedal heads, younger, older, and in-between. Catering for the range of riding skills two separate groups explored the freshly maintained trails with all riders saying how great revamped burms and features rode, the faster group couldn’t help but ride Trail Blazer thrice  plus everything else they could get there knobby tyres to roll across covering 32Km.  Yeeew…. Beginner to intermediate group sort out single tracks, flowy loops high and low.  Wooroi suits all levels of riders even those that rode a 7 hr race the day before!!! Mr T, nice work.  23km of rolling wonderland completed. Safe and satisfied riders all-round. Always...

August 4, 2020
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Parklands Atkinson rd July 2020

Parklands Atkinson rd.  12/7/20. The lesser know side of parklands Atkinson rd entry is a bit of a hidden gem in the rocky landscape of Parklands Conservation park. Only way to learn it is to ride it…………. Being recently burned by QPWS, changing for a short while the whole experience from Green grasses and white barked gums to blackened rocky backdrops and charred tree trunks. Amazingly the actual trails remain unburnt making them stand out and easily navigated. 21 riders in attendance headed off weaving their way  through the diverse single tracks that make this place unique, resent rain brought out the Sweet Smokey aromas of the bush bit like riding your bike and having a BBQ at the same time doesn’t get much better than this…..  Ha Ha, although no drinking and riding just to be on the safe side. Making a B line West along NZ, Slip and Bleed (aaah who makes up these names!!!??)? Rock it Man, Hoe Chi Ho tracks...

July 13, 2020
Miles Porteous
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Cooloolabin- Pt Glorious June 2020

Cooloolabin Dam ride June 2020. If there is one way to thin a MTB ride it is to add the wrong ingredients bit like making a cake without the chocolate, cream, butter, sugar and not cooking it. Well in this case it mattered not that it was cold, overcast, raining on the coast, mid-winter with low light and some drizzle. The Genie was in the bottle and was about to be released as the decent down “Bottle and Glass” downhill track was the icing on the cake and the lure of the ride ahead. 15 trail hardened riders assembled at the Yandina BMX track determined to make the most out of the gloomy day, and they did.. Splitting in two groups with the traditional ride being started by 7 wayward  Bushrangers with a warm up pedal along Browns creek road before facing the demon in the bottle (and Glass) fire road with a climb of 4.8km and 333m elevation, recently graded and hard packed...

July 1, 2020
Miles Porteous
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Palmwoods – Eudlo Wet weather ride

Ride report Wet Weather alternative ride #2  Palmwoods Eudlo Back country highlands tour. 16/2/2020 Cabin fever (also called stir-crazy, from the use of stir to mean 'prison') is a claustrophobic reaction, manifested as extreme irritability and restlessness, that takes place when a person or group ends up in an isolated or solitary location, or stuck indoors in confined quarters for an extended period of time. And so it was, with record rainfall in some areas of the sunshine coast a serious effort was needed to save our sanity from the conditions. The Big Guns John and Wayne were called into scope a suitable ride, and they certainly delivered mapping out a sensational ride like no other ridden before, thanks. Gathering at the Palmwoods Hotel 19 riders headed west out along Upper Landershute road “Pedal to the metal” from bitumen to dirt the eager throng cut through the back way ending up in the musty sodden town of Eudlo which looked like it’d been half under water   . Regrouped and...

February 17, 2020
Miles Porteous
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Trail Care Parklands – 18/1/2020

Another great turn out for the Parklands Trail care day on Saturday 18/1/2020. Nice to have some decent rain the night before helping us identify the low puddle spots and drainage needs. The focus was on the Rookie road track in to the skills/hub area with repairs made to the sticky berm through the first creek, sand stone blocks were laid in the larger eroded channels topped up with road base kindly supplied by QPWS who are always happy to assist the Bushrangers club. Additional works are planned to stabilise existing sandstone crossing that have eroded underneath. A big shout out to new people who attended that aren’t part of a specific club but ride in parklands, your generosity and enthusiasm is greatly appreciated “Maximum Kudos”, looking forward to seeing you all again. The Adopt a Trail maintenance scheme is ready to launch so keep an eye out for upcoming details if you would like to be part of an ongoing trail maintenance...

January 19, 2020
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2019 AGM Report – from the new President

The Bushrangers AGM was held on 30/11/19 with a core of enthusiastic attendees having very positive and constructive input into the future year ahead. Items presented and discussed as follows. Secretary report: Emma has done an amazing job throughout the year keeping the wheels of the club rolling.  Emma gave an overview of the club’s major activities, skills training, Sunshine coast council Grant partnership, QPWS interaction, Social Media update. Emma  has been a pivotal member of the committee in the past year, learning the roll of club secretary with the ease of a new derailleur keeping the club in the right gear.     Treasures report: Financial position and standing, club audit. Great job and big thanks to Luke for the past year, much appreciate. Thanks to Katie for doing the 2018/19 audit. Vice President: Adam gave a very informative report on the recent member/non-member survey, this helps the committee guide the club direction for the members. Adam has also engaged...

December 6, 2019
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MTBA Members Vote to Amalgamate with AusCycling

If you didn't know, the MTBA was looking to amalgamate with AusCycling - a new organisation set up to consolidate all sporting discipline to the one single entity. Mountain biking, cycling and bmx will be covered with the one membership. On 30 November 89% of members voted in support of the change. You can read about it over here on the MTBA website. It is expected to bring a raft of benefits - consolidating insurance and for those that participate in multiple disciplines, then you'll only need one membership. Don't expect to see anything immediate, except our club jerseys will have a new logo so keep an eye out for a promo coming soon for a cheap one :-) In the meantime, keep riding! ...

December 5, 2019
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Launching Summer at Wooroi – with new ride time and a new President!

What a turn-out, with 22 at Wooroi for the first ride of the summer. The earlier start time (trialling 6.30am for summer) didn’t seem to worry anyone, although Linden did seem a bit rough early - bad bottle apparently (could have happened to anyone!)… John “the only dude who woo-hooo’s on the flat trails” Searston took off with the fast-ish group. And after zig-zagging up, down and through Wooroi, he went rogue and took us over through the forest and up the Demoraliser track.  Straight up the steepest hill within cooee on a fire road. And demoralise us it did, although Miles “mono” Porteous (aka The President) wasn’t fazed as he pulled off this manoeuvre at the top… The forest out here really is beautiful and worth a visit, with a few very gnarly and steep down trails it was great fun. Toby lead the rest of us to enjoy the great trails Wooroi offers. Riding bloodwood proved a challenge for our newest member with a...

December 2, 2019
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Full moon ride at Paul’s Place

Greetings Bushrangers, This is a heads-up that we are changing the full moon ride on the 19th of June from Ewen Maddock to Trish and Paul Vandeleur's lovely property on Ruwoltds road, Dulong (that's behind Woombye/Nambour). We have all been so privileged to have had access to this beautiful spot in the past and it looks like this will be the last time, so now or never people. Come and thank Paul and Trisha by bringing your lights and appetites to enjoy a full moon spin and BBQ. We may even rustle up some previous committee members for an informal and overdue thanks for all the good times. Hope to see y'all there on the west side of town. Check the calendar for more details. Will ...

June 11, 2019
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