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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Sunshine Coast Bike Week

Coming up shortly is the annual Sunshine Coast Bike Week beginning September 24th and finishing October 2nd. There are a number of different rides and events catering for all ages and abilities. Social pathway rides, children's courses and commuter cycling training. The Cyclefest will be hosting races including the king of the mountain ride (Palmwoods Montville Rd) and the 100km Grand Fondo. We have our usual calendar rides advertised as part of the cycle week activities so expect to see a few new faces. If you register for any of the events/rides then you go in the draw to win some bike shop vouchers. Also don't forget that Ride2Work Day is on Wednesday October 12th and I expect our Strava club to be full of commutes that day. There will be complimentary breakfasts and coffee at the following locations (you have to ride there!): Cotton Tree Park, Cotton Tree Esplanade Bill Venardos Park, Omrah Avenue Caloundra Park opposite Sunshine Coast University Hospital along Braggs Street...

September 21, 2016
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First Aid for Mountain Bikers

On Saturday afternoon 12 of us convened at the State Emergency Service's (SES) Buderim facility to undergo a basic first aid session provided by fellow member and past club social coordinator, Sonja, who also volunteers for the SES. Sonja had tailored the course to suit mountain bikers and what they may come across while riding the trails. Topics included: Bandaging cuts and grazes Securing broken limbs Treating snake bites Conducting CPR Using an automated external defibrillator (AED) Through the delivery of these topics the group learned about what medical supplies were useful to carry and how to evaluate the condition of an injured persons while maintaining their comfort while awaiting an ambulance. Sonja did an excellent job delivering the training and kept things interesting, answered questions and ensured the practical exercises went smoothly. Thanks goes to Sonja and the SES for letting us use their excellent facility and equipment such as CPR manikins and training AED. Also don't forget to install the Emergency+ app on your smartphone - it's...

September 4, 2016
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2015 Member Survey Summary and Results

Hello everyone,

Bushrangers Logo 2016 - Colour-01In the next couple of days the 2016 Bushrangers Member Survey will be sent out and unlike the recent census we won’t ask you weird questions about your sex life and hopefully we won’t have a major database crash halfway through. Below is a summary of last years results and what has been done about them.

The 2015 survey showed the following issues were important to our members:

  • Update website
  • More activities for women
  • More coaching clinics/skills training
  • More participation at races as a club
  • More camping events
  • More variation in the ride locations
  • Winter/Summer hours (Start rides later in winter)
  • More information about the rides (i.e. how long and how difficult they’ll be)
  • More advanced rides (longer distances, more challenging, less stopping).

The overall satisfaction rating was 3.7/5

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September 2, 2016
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Bushranger’s are in the Multisport Mecca Magazine

[caption id="attachment_1427" align="alignright" width="213"] Download the PDF[/caption] Hey everyone, The Sunshine Coast Daily invited us to add some MTB-specific information for their Multisport Mecca Magazine. It's a good read and has information about all things sport on the coast. Check out the Bushranger's write up on page 10. If you can think of anything we can put in the next edition let us know at info@bushrangers.org http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/sunshine-coast-multisport-mecca-august-24-emagazin/3080918/...

August 24, 2016
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Australian Mountain Bike Market Profile Survey 2016

The Australian Mountain Bike Market Profile Survey is back. The survey produces useful information that benefits everyone including us as we're using the data in our grant applications. The report of the last survey undertaken in 2014 can be found >here<. The survey's purpose as as follows: The purpose of the survey is to establish demographic and market profile data of the Australian mountain bike industry. Survey results will be made public, and will be available for use at no cost or obligation- this survey has been designed to assist all facets of industry research including; retail and production, tourism, events, land management, and trail design and development. The aim of the survey is ultimately to provide key industry figures, land managers and agencies with current and relevant data to enable the development of mountain bike products, services, experiences and facilities that better cater for Australian riders. If you have a bit of spare time please complete the survey by going to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MTBmarketprofile2016...

August 22, 2016
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Sunshine Coast Marathon Road Closures

Hey everyone. The Sunshine Coast Marathon is on tomorrow (Sunday 21/08/2016). The road closures kick in at 5am so this is just an FYI in case anyone at Mooloolaba, Cotton Tree and Maroochydore has to account for the delays. More information at: http://www.sunshinecoastmarathon.com.au/event-info/runner-info/road-closures...

August 20, 2016
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Just getting into Mountain Biking? Try the Ferny Forest trails

Ferny Forest is a 10km loop track that is great for all riders but is especially good for new riders to build confidence and their fitness. The trail is well marked and goes through some beautiful forest and along the edge of the Ewan Maddock Dam. You can either park in the carpark opposite the Big Cart Track or there is another carpark near the real estate agent towards the Mooloolah turn-off. There is more information in the "Where to ride" section here. From the latest SEQ Water update email. Ewen Maddock toilet block A new mountain bike trail network has opened on National Parks land adjacent to the Ornamental Wetlands at Ewen Maddock. To support this new facility, we are in the process of approving and installing a new toilet block at the trail’s head which starts on Seqwater land. The new toilet block should be complete late 2016. ...

August 9, 2016
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Sunshine Coast Bike Week – Sep 24th to Oct 2nd

Hi Folks, The Sunshine Coast Bike Week is coming up in a few months and like last year we're putting up our Mapleton Community Ride on the 2nd of October as an event. The Sunshine Coast Regional Council will kindly promote our ride along with many other cycling related activities that will be happening during those 9 days.. The Sunshine Coast CycleFest will be the premier event on the 24/25th September which will present a number of races and rides (on road) and the CycleVillage Markets at Cotton Tree park. What is Bike Week? The major aim of the week is to simply encourage people of all ages and cycling abilities to get out on their bikes and to learn more about cycling. We hope to achieve this by not only involving people in planned council activities, but in events offered by other cycling related businesses and groups as well. Hope to see you out there....

August 3, 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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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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