BIKEast

BIKEast AGM
Tuesday 11 August 2026
https://www.meetup.com/bikeast/events/314455586/

Cooks Cove update (South of airport) - please write a submission - cycling provision MUST be provided to connect this space.

See attached post for talking points. Thank you everyone.

*** Important chance for 5-minute advocacy ***

There are two more days to send some feedback to the NSW Government about the plans to redevelop the Kogarah Golf Club with a huge logistics and data complex.

👉 https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/kogarah-golf-club-redevelopment-concept-stage-1-works

Bicycle NSW wrote a detailed submission on the project in 2023. We highlighted the critical opportunity to provide key regional cycleways as part of the project.

It is essential that the development:

1. Prioritises the delivery of the foreshore active transport link and public open space. This must be included in the first phase of the development.

2. Increases the width of the foreshore public open space with a minimum 40m setback.

3. Provides separate paths for walking and cycling, in line with TfNSW guidelines, to ensure there is capacity for significant future growth in use.

4. Ensures that the foreshore paths connect directly - and safely - with the Alexandra Canal Cycleway and the International Terminal. This is a longstanding NSW Government commitment that has been waiting for the redevelopment of Cooks Cove. The strategic need and context is detailed in the 2023 submission. A new walking and cycling bridge adjacent or attached to the Giovanni Brunetti Bridge must be delivered as part of the project.

5. Requires futureproofed end-of-trip facilities for workers and visitors, secure bike parking and e-bike charging points. The Bayside Council Development Control Plan 2021 (DCP 2021) must be amended as needed.

6. Invests in the naturalisation of the banks of Cooks River, flood proofing and water quality. A substantial developer contribution must be levied specifically for river rehabilitation.

Bicycle NSW’s 2023 submission:

👉https://bicyclensw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/230606-Cook-Cove-Planning-Proposal-submission.pdf

Happy millionth rider on Oxford St Cycleway. Opened in August last year!

Transport for NSW's King St cycleway progress update - possibly the longest cycleway construction period ever (for the shortest distance).

Nearing the final stage of Stage 1 - resurfacing including line marking and painting.. could it still be weeks, months away, who can say? (apparently no one can say.. and we still keep asking)
We've been told Stage 1 will be opened as soon as it is ready. We can not wait!

https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/king-street-cycleway

Thank you Waverley Council for running bike courses for the community!

Nervous about riding on our roads? 🚲

Join our City Cycling Course this June and build real confidence riding in traffic. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to position yourself on the road, choose safer routes, and navigate intersections with confidence - all in real riding conditions.

📍 Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre
🗓 Saturday 6 June, 12.30–4.30pm

Spots are limited, so book your place through the link below.

https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-city-cycling-course-june

HAVE YOUR SAY 📝
Waverley Council's Bondi Junction Vision and Master Plan project is out now.

In principle, we support the Bike Network ideas specified on Page 39
An additional North/South link connecting to Birrell St.
All key routes should be protected and/or utilising quiet streets. Birrell to be separated.

HOW? Before Wed 24 June -
a) Complete online survey about what you value and want to see changed
b) Visit pop-up stalls at Oxford Street Mall near the train station entrance to share feedback:
Monday 15 June from 3pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 18 June 10:30am - 12pm
c) Come along to a community information workshop to explore the plan and ask questions:
Thursday 11 June, drop in any time from 5pm - 7pm
Boot Factory - Ground Floor, Spring Street, Bondi Junction
Saturday 13 June, drop in any time from 11am - 1pm
Mill Hill - Community Centre Hall, Spring Street, Bondi Junction
d) Provide your details in the survey to stay up to date and be alerted to further opportunities for input
https://haveyoursay.waverley.nsw.gov.au/bondi-junction-vision-and-master-plan

Great news from We Ride Australia working in Canberra -

"Infrastructure and Transport Minister Catherine King is changing the game for walking and cycling and has ‘front-loaded’ the $500m program to maximise its impact in the first three years.

$90.2 million has been allocated for 2026-27,
$75.3 million has been allocated for 2027-28 and
$68.8 million the year after.
Individual state and territory allocations follow accepted COAG funding conventions with the larger states receiving larger shares of the funding."

https://www.weride.org.au/policy-planning/500m-fund-front-loaded-for-max-impact/

Can't tell the difference between Option 1 and 2?
Waverley Council Have your say: Hall Street, O'Brien Street and Glenayr Avenue (Bondi Beach)

Both options have merit and needs a more direct connection to Cox Ave.
Option 2 has a better transition from Glenyre with a wider, broader plaza area.

Consultation closes 26 May 2026
https://haveyoursay.waverley.nsw.gov.au/bondi-latm/hall-street-obrien-street-and-glenayr-avenue

Great to see the BIKEast team in person including a bonus demo of the nifty Tailfin carbon pannier rack and a discussion of whether the beautiful photo from the Emu Trail tree is dead or deciduous.