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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Give a tax deductible donation to your MTB trails

Hello everyone, 3 more days until the end of the financial year so jump on and make a tax deductible donation to the club through the Australian Sporting Foundation. We need the money for pay for materials and the maintenance and hire of equipment for our trail building work. So if you, or a business you know, wants to make a donation get it in before the end of the month. It will be most appreciated and will go straight into the local mountain bike community! All tax deductible donations are made online through the Australian Sports Foundation here:  https://asf.org.au/donate/bushrangers-mtb-club-development-fund/ Stay Safe, Keep Riding!...

June 13, 2017
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Our Club Crosses a Milestone Today

[caption id="attachment_3245" align="alignright" width="300"] Thanks to all our members, supporters and sponsors.[/caption] Today is an important day and not because it's the day that the Betamax video cassette was introduced in 1975 or Louis XIV was crowned king of France in 1654. While indeed those events are important, today is special for another reason. Using MTBA data and earlier pre-digital membership lists (carved onto bits of stone etc), we can see that with the current strong growth in memberships our club is now officially bigger than it has ever been. Not only does this show we are a healthy club that ticks the right boxes for our members but it proves that mountain biking is definitely alive and well in the Sunshine Coast. Thanks to all our members, supporters and sponsors over the years. We couldn't of done it without you!...

June 7, 2017
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Great work Pete at the LunarC 8hr Enduro

[caption id="attachment_3308" align="alignright" width="267"] Pete cruising through the Murrenbong Scout Camp trails[/caption] Pete Bigaila competed in the LunarC 8hr MTB Enduro race last Friday night and finished 1st in his category (50+) and 3rd overall! That's an awesome effort Pete! Also a big shout out to his dedicated pit crew Donna and Kirsty who spent the night counting laps, drinking coffee and probably freezing . The results have been posted here - https://in2adventure.com.au/moretonbay-mtb-series-results/     [caption id="attachment_3310" align="aligncenter" width="961"] LunarC race map and elevation[/caption]...

May 17, 2017
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National Volunteers Week 2017

The Bushrangers simply would not exist today if it wasn't for the contributions made by the many volunteers over the years. We rely upon volunteers to serve on our club committees, lead rides, coach, advocate, run races, help with social events, and build and maintain the trails we love. The club also depends on other volunteer organisations such as Suncoast Community Legal Service and Connecting Up for free or low cost services. Also those who volunteer their assets like land, BBQs, tools, skills and knowledge. Please join us in thanking all of the volunteers who have helped the club become what it is today as part of National Volunteer Week. Thank you Ben Johns Club President [gallery mythemes_style="effect-jazz" columns="4" ids="3180,2802,2814,2813,2177,2164,2053,1574,1030,736,485"]...

May 8, 2017
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Parklands MTB Trails Project Breaks Ground!

Project information sign is up

Hi Folks,

Last week Rob and Eugene organised the relocation of the trail care container from its secret never to be disclosed location to the ‘old car park’ which will become the skills area. Please keep an eye on it and report any evidence of tampering. Moreover Michael and I posted up a project info sign at the Radar Hill Road car park to let other visitors know about what’s going on (but seriously, who doesn’t visit this glorious website??).

Today Eugene (QPWS), Michael (club secretary), Pete (Trailworx) and myself met at Parklands to go over the next 8 months of work. Starting off at car park we walked the access trail (stage one) to the proposed skills area and up to proposed flow trails starting points and then up to the ‘Ant hill’ section of road rage.

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May 3, 2017
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Parklands MTB Trail Project Update – Stage One

[caption id="attachment_3092" align="alignright" width="229"] Parklands MTB Trails Project - Map Reference[/caption] Hi Folks, An update on what's happening with the new trails going in at Parklands. We're about to start on stage one of six, as per below: [Stage One] 1km ‘green/easy’ access track from the Radar Hill Road carpark to the proposed skills area (map reference BT1) [Stage Two] 3.5km beginners loop (map reference SL1) [Stage Three] 2km intermediate ‘flow’ trail (map reference PT1) [Stage Four/Five] 0.5km skills area (map reference SA1) [Stage Six] 450m reroute of existing trail (map reference RR1) & Upgrade existing creek crossing (map reference RR2) Stage One consists of the construction of an IMBA green trail that will be approximately 1km long and will provide access to the beginners loop (stage two) and skills area (stages four and five). It will also provide alternative access while Road Rage undergoes maintenance later this year as part of Stage Six. After a slight delay caused by Cyclone Debbie, Trailworx is scheduled to start...

April 23, 2017
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South East Queensland Parks Closed

Due to heavy rainfall and damaging winds across South East Queensland, from ex Cyclone Debbie, QPWS has closed all camping areas, walking tracks and day-use areas in the Sunshine Coast area until further notice. Stay safe and informed of closures and weather conditions: Listen to your local ABC radio station Check the Department of Transport and Main Roads website Check weather updates on BOM website Obey all QPWS signage Areas will be reopened when it is deemed safe to do so. For further information check https://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/park-alerts/ and follow @QldParkAlerts on Twitter....

March 30, 2017
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Plantation forests closed in south east and central Queensland

All pine plantations in south east and central Queensland state forests and on HQPlantations freehold land have closed due to extreme heavy rainfall events. Affected plantation areas include the Fraser Coast, Elliott River, Beerburrum (including the Glasshouse Mountains), Mary Valley, Jimna, Yarraman, Pechey-Esk, Passchendaele, Byfield and Kalpowar areas. The plantations are closed to all public access until at least Wednesday, 5 April 2017 to allow proper assessment of risks and recovery from the weather event. 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 to the public to respect this closure so that safe and responsible access to the plantations can be restored to the public as soon as...

March 30, 2017
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2017 Bushrangers MTB Club AGM Summary

We really need better models

The Maroochy Botanical Gardens was beautiful as always and it’s always a great place to have meetings. The rain held off but the humidity still came to the party but despite the mugginess the meeting was well attended and went pretty well (considering the dodgy secretary didn’t know what he had to do). Ben, Susie and Craig let us all know what was happening with the club, GoGirls and the money and there were some good ideas introduced by the members that are going to be researched then instigated ASAP.

We’ve filled the 10 positions for the upcoming coaching clinic so we can have some more MTBA qualified coaches in our ranks. I’ll also look into getting group rates for first aid certificates so I’ll let everyone know about that (just in case Carol crashes again).

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March 21, 2017
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Go for a ride! It’s #InternationalDayOfHappiness

[caption id="attachment_2808" align="alignright" width="300"] Click for more information[/caption] It is the International Day of Happiness so give your loved ones a big hug, pat your dog/cat/fish/child etc, go for a ride then tease your mates on Strava. If it's raining then grab a drink, go into your bike shed and watch bike videos on YouTube. But whatever you do be happy! [caption id="attachment_2675" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Chad looks happy! Be like Chad![/caption]...

March 20, 2017
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