Cycling conditions are greatly improving for residents and visitors to Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs partly due to the hard work of BIKEast. This year the group celebrated the opening of two major separated cycleway projects, Waverley Council’s Bondi Junction Cycleway and Randwick’s Centennial Park to Kingsford Cycleway (above) as part of government funded walking and cycling […]
In November 2021, BIKEast surveyed the candidates for the upcoming NSW Local Government Elections (4 Dec 2021) to gauge their attitudes and support for improving cycling conditions in Sydney Eastern Suburbs. Below are the results. Woollahra Download the full candidate answers. Waverley Download the full candidate answers. Randwick Download the full candidate answers. Bayside Download […]
Below are a list of initiatives the local councils in our area have implemented to support social distancing requirements. (Will update as we go). NSW Government Transport Crossing buttons automated in the CBD and health precincts (eg. Randwick). Link. Planning, Industry & Environment $15m Streets as Shared Spaces grant funding for local councils. Link. Survey […]
With over 100 experts calling for more safe walking and cycling space for health, and the NSW Government announcement for $15m grant funding for Streets as Shared Spaces, BIKEast has been writing to decision makers to support local initiatives in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. These initiatives include: Waverley Weekend lane / street closures to facilitate cycling […]
The Local Strategic Planning Statements (LSPS) are currently out for community consultation. The Local Strategic Planning Statement will provide guidance on: where future housing, jobs and services will go type of development that will occur what the character of the Local Government Area is and will be in the future. Have your say and help […]
Wentworth Courier – 28 Feb 2018 Kate Bastians CONSTRUCTION is set to start on the long-awaited Bondi Junction cycleway in the middle of this year. The separated cycle path along Oxford St will link Bondi Rd in the east to York Rd in the west at Centennial Park, which will eventually connect to the city […]
Local Government Elections for Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra and Bayside Councils will be held on Saturday 9 Sep 2017 BIKEast has written to candidates to gather information on policies that they and their parties will promote if they are successful in the upcoming local government elections. Candidate answers below. Randwick Detailed responses at Randwick candidate responses […]
On Sunday 18 September 2016, Waverley Council organised a Bike Week hub at their new activation space at Warners Ave / Campbell Parade. Activities included trying electric bikes and bike-powered smoothies. BIKEast led a ride from Bondi Junction to the event. Despite the bad weather, there were many people interested in stopping by and chatting! See […]
NSW Bike Week 2016 starts tomorrow! Check out the Transport for NSW page to find an event near you: http://www.transportnsw.info/sites/en/travelling-with-us/bikeweek.page BIKEast will be at the Waverley Council event at Bondi Beach this Sunday 18 September. Randwick Council will also be running an event at Heffron Park. Our BIKEast secretary who is relatively new to cycling had the […]
Have you heard of the ESSSN? The Eastern Suburbs Sustainable Schools Network welcomes local parents, teachers and early childhood educators wanting to network and share ideas about school sustainability. The Network is coordinated between Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick Councils, who plan the meetings, organise guest speakers and workshop activities. The Council’s work in a variety of ways to support […]