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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Bush Ranger Jerseys

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April 2, 2019
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Committee Positions and Roles – AGM is in 4 months

Hello Folks! So I've been chatting to people about our next AGM (in 4 months) and I'm hearing things like "No way I could do what you guys do! You guys did so much and are sooo handsome and smart, and witty etc". And that's mostly true BUT most of that work was optional and not required to run the club, if anything we bit off way too much. Now graphs make everything awesome so I made up this sexy RASIC chart (hello ladies!). It shows the essential tasks that need to be done to keep the club ticking over and what position should do it and also what position can back them up. [caption id="attachment_7047" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Roles and Responsibility Matrix[/caption]   Now this is just a guide and can be tweaked and adjusted as the new committee sees fit or if changes occurred e.g. adding a Vice President or Social Coordinator. So if a committee member wants to do more (like a training clinic,...

November 7, 2018
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More Trails – Less Emails!

So in a few months the 2019 AGM will be held and as always on that day all committee positions are open for any member to have a crack at. But this post is to let everyone know that Ben, Greg, Craig and myself are stepping down from the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary roles and will not nominate for any committee positions next year. [caption id="attachment_6948" align="alignright" width="237"] Also good for Xmas cards this year![/caption] On a personal touchy-feely note this decision brings up confusing feelings of elation and sadness - like eating Neapolitan ice-cream blindfolded or finding a $20 note in your poop. Since Ben became President 4 years ago he has done an incredible job at rejuvenating the club and I've been supremely proud to stand beside him and the rest of the committee members on this journey. So the big question is, which fresh new faces will take the helm? Will they keep the club on it's current course,...

October 18, 2018
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2018 Outdoors Queensland Award Finalist

Hey folks! [caption id="attachment_6908" align="alignright" width="124"] Trophy is a tooth from a giant glass chain-ring[/caption] The work we all did on the Parklands MTB Trails Project last year has been recognised in the 2018 Outdoor Queensland Awards. The Outdoors Queensland Awards (formerly known as the Queensland Outdoor Recreation Awards) recognise and reward excellence in the outdoors community. The Awards celebrate individuals, organisations, programs, events and activities that have been successful in significantly improving outcomes for participants, clients and communities. The winners are announced in Brisbane on the 26/10/2018 and we are up against some very stiff and well deserving competition in our category. Once again another big thanks to all our volunteers and Ranger Eugene from QPWS who helped build the new trails and skills park and the Sunshine Coast Council and Department of Sport and Recreation for the grants to make it all happen....

October 11, 2018
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POSTPONED – Sugar Bag Road Flow Trail Official opening

POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN When: TBA Where: The main event will be at the Sugar Bag Road Trails car park, between Alexander Street and Lawman Street. (see map below). Join Mayor Mark Jamieson and Deputy Mayor Tim Dwyer to officially open this exciting new facility and celebrate the thriving Sunshine Coast mountain bike community. • Bike demo's from major bike companies • Local food vendors • Numerous trails to ride. We'll have the club marquee set up on the day so feel free to drop in for yarn and a lemon squash. There will be very limited disability and VIP parking at the top. Official parking is front of Caloundra high school with a brief ride up to the event area. ...

October 9, 2018
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Announcement, Community, Informational
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In2Adventure are after volunteers for two upcoming events

In2Adventure will be hosting the Qld Cross Triathlon Championships and round 2 of Trail Run Australia in Landsborough on 27/28 October.  As there isn’t a MTB event as part of this weekend (that will be taking place in April), they were wondering if we might be interested in volunteering for the event in return for a donation to the club. Dates: AM Sat 27 & AM Sun 28 October, 2018 Roles: Course marshals and Race HQ marshals BENEFITS Club Volunteers: Gift – event merchandise Meal 50% discount to enter the Sunshine Coast MTB Festival on 28 April, 2019 Bushrangers MTB Club Donation: $30 per volunteer per event paid as a donation to the club. Volunteer Information: https://in2adventure.com.au/about/volunteers/ Numbers: Saturday: Up to 21 Sunday: Up to 13 If you're keen please register with the volunteer link above. We have a time sheet with further information that we can email you, please email to info@bushrangers.org if you would like a copy....

October 9, 2018
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More training clinics

Hello folks, [caption id="attachment_6889" align="alignright" width="300"] Happy campers![/caption] So we are sorting out the next batch of training clinics. We will be moving onto Braking next but we will still throw in a few more Body Position clinics for the people who missed out. That cool? Michael Johns Club Secretary secretary@bushrangers.org...

October 4, 2018
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Updated Trail Counts and Grants Update

Hi Folks, I've just checked the counters after a couple of months. The new trails at Parklands are attracting a sustained thousand rides a month and they seem to be holding up okay. You can view the stats on our Trail Care page. If you do notice issues with any trails within Parklands please be sure to send an email to info@bushrangers.org and we'll discuss it with QPWS. [caption id="attachment_6884" align="alignright" width="538"] A worn timber bridge that was made worse by Cyclone Debbie's down pour.[/caption] Also, we've submitted an application for round 7 of the Queensland Government's Get Playing - Places and Spaces grant, the Sunshine Coast Council have already approved us for a major community grant that will be the co-contribution for this grant. Working with QPWS we're seeking to fix up all the creek crossings throughout the Parklands Conversation park. Rock armouring will be the preferred method however bridges will be installed/upgraded where needed. Additionally many 'fall line' trails will be reworked...

October 1, 2018
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Paul Vandeleur starts the 6500km Terra Australis Bike Epic 2018

[caption id="attachment_6876" align="alignright" width="235"] From the top to the bottom of mainland Australia.[/caption] We just wanted to give a shout out to Bushranger member Paul Vandeleur who has commenced the Terra Australia Bike Epic 2018. They started in Cape York on Saturday and they'll ride across the continent and finish at Wilsons Promontory (so mainland Australia's northernmost tip to it's southernmost tip - 6500km!!) Paul has done over 400km already, so if you want him to grab you something from inland Queensland then you better hit him up soon e.g. coal, gemstones, cattle - I'm sure he'll have space in his pannier bags. All the info is here - https://www.terraustralisbikepic.com/ and you track him live at http://trackleaders.com/terraustralis18f.php Good luck Paul! Photo courtesy of @terraustralisbikepic...

September 17, 2018
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Great Year for the Go-GIRLs!

We are a supportive group of ladies that like to ride and socialise together. We usually ride on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Some rides are specifically targeted for women to improve their skills and most are for the pure enjoyment of this awesome sport. All rides have clearly stated levels and you can check our calendar for more details. Every rider requires MTBA insurance to ride with us (MTBA has a free 8 week insurance offer for new members - we can help you with this). It has been a busy year to date with over 30 ladies taking advantage of coaching funded by grants obtained by the Bushrangers. The ladies were very happy with the personalised coaching from Geoff Foxx from HitBikes. We are looking forward to rolling out stage 2 beginning soon. Bushrangers also funded some members to complete their level one MTBA coaching certificates as well as a first aid and resuscitation course. I was able to...

August 14, 2018
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