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 MTB Trails Project Update 23/05/2017

Trailworx have finished their work on stage one (access trail) and will be continuing on with stage two (beginners loop) in the coming weeks. Two trail care days in and we’re almost finished the access trail. The volunteer works have been made difficult with the wet weather and the particularly boggy clay sections. As we want these new trails to last we’re aiming for a high quality finish and that will take a bit longer so your patience and support is appreciated.

Stage One (Access Trail) Remaining Items:

  • Drainage
  • Digging/surfacing of two berms (1 x southern face/carpark side, 1 x northern face/container side)
  • Additional sandstone armouring of two creek crossings
  • Any other items identified by QPWS

All trail capping will be done at a later date, on an as-needed basis – this includes using rock armoring and road base.

Also note that QPWS have organised maintenance work on Double Dab and Rock-a-dial. Those trails should be okay to ride by this weekend but please abide by QPWS signage and trail closures.

Next trail care day is at 1:00PM Saturday, June 3rd will be focusing on the start of the beginners loop and any remaining work left on the access trail.

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May 24, 2017
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Parklands Trailcare Event – Radar Hill Carpark – 9am Saturday (20/05/2017)

[caption id="attachment_3158" align="alignright" width="300"] Pete heading off to start building trails[/caption] Hey Trailbuilders! There is a trail-care day this Saturday (20/05/2017) at 9am. We will meet at the Radar Hill Carpark to finish off the access track. Same deal as last time but the machines have moved in further so we can tidy up after them. Additionally a machine may have finished some repair work at Rock-a-dial by Saturday so that will need tidying up too. Activities include: Smoothing out Drainage/Water control Bridge preparation Bring your: favourite tool hat gloves sunscreen mozzie repellent eye protection suitable footwear See you there! PS: To have trailcare information emailed to you directly sign up to the Trailcare database here - https://goo.gl/forms/HTV55pc5IEzWPXAj1   [caption id="attachment_1992" align="alignleft" width="300"] Funding Provided by the QLD Government - Dept of National Parks Sport and Racing[/caption] ...

May 16, 2017
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Sign up to our new Trail-care Database

[caption id="attachment_2790" align="alignright" width="300"] A Trail Fairy (or Macropictus Geosulceta)[/caption] We are creating a new trail-care database from scratch so: We don't have to email/SMS our entire membership with trail-care events (costs money and some people aren't interested). We can inform volunteers who want to help but are not club members. We will use these contact details to directly alert the people about upcoming trail-care events by SMS and emails (note that there will still be general website and Facebook posts). So if you are keen in participating in trail-care then click the link below and sign up (also ask others who don't know how to internet good and sign them up too). https://goo.gl/forms/HTV55pc5IEzWPXAj1...

May 8, 2017
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Sleepy Snakes, Angry Ants and Weighty Rocks – Parklands Trail-care summary 06/05/2017

Hey everyone,

Really, really, really heavy rocks

We had a massive turnout for trail care today and the freshly cut-in access trail was polished off nicely within 3 hours.

The two creek crossings were armored with rock (really big, heavy ones!) and the single track and berms were shaped and packed down.

Highlights and experiences of the day were:

  • A really distracted snake didn’t realise that a vibrating plate machine or “Wacker Packer” was almost on it.
  • One team accidentally discovered a jumping ant nest. That caused a bit of excitement!
  • If you act really incompetent at cooking the BBQ, Sonja will take over and do it for you.
  • I was a bit stingy on the sausages… sorry about that everyone!

Thanks to Eugene from QPWS and Pete from Trailworx for your help and a big thanks to all our volunteers.

If you want to be alerted to future trail-care events via email and SMS then fill out the small form (link below) and add your details to our trail-care database. You don’t have to be a club member so let anyone to sign up here too – https://goo.gl/forms/HTV55pc5IEzWPXAj1 

Thanks again everyone, wear your trail-care badge with pride!

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May 6, 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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Vote for us in the Mountain Bikes Direct “Dollars For Dirt” Funding Program

We’re excited to announce that our club has been selected as a recipient of the Mountain Bikes Direct “Dollars For Dirt” Community Funding program. We’re guaranteed to receive $150 from the program, but to secure the top grant ($300) we need your help! Between the 1st and the 25th of this month, if you shop at Mountain Bikes Direct (www.mountainbikesdirect.com.au), you can cast your vote and help decide which of three selected groups should get the $300! You simply shop as normal, and at the order confirmation page (after you checkout) you will have the ability to cast your vote. We’d love for you to spread the word and encourage people to put their vote towards our Club, so that we can secure as many votes as possible and hopefully score the top grant! Thanks for your support, Bushrangers MTB Club Sunshine Coast [caption id="attachment_2973" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Click for more information[/caption] ...

April 15, 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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Community Feedback Survey for Sugarbag Road Area

Hey Everyone, The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is looking for community feedback for a master plan for the Caloundra Town Reserve (this is where the Sugarbag Road trails are). Check out the following link and complete the survey and have a say at what happens there (could even win $300!). https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Living-and-Community/Community-Engagement/2017/Caloundra-Town-Reserve Submission close 5pm Friday 10 March 2017....

February 28, 2017
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