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Mount Alexander Shire is developing a new ten year Active Transport Strategy that will cover key issues re cycling and walking facilities in the shire. The community engagement process is now underway with a number of drop in sessions happening across the shire starting this week. There is also an online survey where you can

The Club will be conducting a trail maintenance working bee on Saturday 28 March from 1pm to 4pm. The focus of the work will be on trimming and tidying the Baco trails in the Walmer State Forest. This will improve the riding experience in the forest and also prepare the trails for the forthcoming winter

Traffic Works Pty Ltd are completing a traffic impact assessment for the town of Harcourt following the construction of the La Larr Ba Gauwa (LLBG) Mountain Bike Park. Members of the Castlemaine Rocky Riders are invited to provide feedback on traffic and parking issues at LLLBG by completing the survey and return it to Pauline

It’s been a cracker of an opening week at La Larr Ba Gauwa Park, with beautiful weather, fabulous trails and heaps of riders (from beginners all the way up to experts). Even if you have managed to conquer all of the trails there is still scope to try some alternative features or just improve your

Get on your bike because La Larr Ba Gauwa Park will open to riders from noon on Friday 9 March! That means you can spend the long weekend shredding 34 kilometres of purpose built mountain bike trails at Harcourt! The trails take advantage of the Park’s stunning views and natural granite features. Whether you’re a

Would you like to help manage the Harcourt Mountain Bike Park? Expressions of Interest (EOI) are invited for people interested in volunteering to be on the Committee of Management. The Committee will be responsible for the day-to-day management and future planning of the Harcourt Mountain Bike Park on behalf of the community. This will be

Mount Alexander Shire Council has organised an Economic Opportunities Forum on Wednesday 20 September from 7pm at the Harcourt Bowling Club in Bagshaw Street. A range of guest speakers will talk about the economic opportunities that will be generated from the Harcourt Mountain Bike Park, future planning for Harcourt and other local projects. Speakers include

HVP Plantations will be beginning harvesting of the Moonlight (Castlemaine) Plantations within the next week. The operation will be a thinning operation at the Northern end of the plantation. The operation is scheduled to be ongoing until end of November 2017.

World-leading mountain bike trail design company Dirt Art has been awarded the contract for the final design and construction of the Harcourt Mountain Bike Park. Construction is scheduled to commence in July with an end date prior to Christmas 2017, subject to weather and planning approvals. Included in the contract is the development of a