Month: August 2025

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Partner News

Win 1 of 4 POC helmets or sunglasses!

From August 28 until September 30, Bicycle Queensland are running a competition to win one of 4 prize packs from POC. All you need to do is sign up as a new Bicycle Queensland member for a monthly or annual membership, and you will go in the draw to win 1 of 4 POC products worth up to $450 each!

As part of this offer, any new, annual members will also receive 3 months of free membership – so even if you don’t win a prize from POC, you still receive 3 months of free BQ Membership.

Bicycle Queensland membership includes public liability and accident insurance for all kinds of riding (except racing), and our partners provide free legal advice in the case of an accident. BQ Members also receive discounts from a variety of retailers, and at BQ events.

You can join Bicycle Queensland as an individual member, with a valid concession card for concession pricing, as a Household of 2, or a Household of 3 Plus. We also have a School Student option.

click here for options, pricing and to join

Existing Bicycle Queensland Members can also win

If you’re already a Bicycle Queensland member, you can still be in the running to win one of the POC prizes – just log in to the BQ Portal and update your mailing preferences, slecting that you can be contacted for promotions. Once that is done – you’re automatically entered. And if you refer a friend to Bicycle Queensland, you can receive 3 months added to your membership as our way of saying thanks.

Terms and Conditions:

  • Prize draw and offer closes Tuesday 30 September, 2025.
  • Four winners each can choose a POC road or trail helmet or sunglasses. Excludes Cytal Carbon.
  • 15 months for the price of 12 is only available for new, annual members
  • The 15 months for the price of 12 offer needs to be activated by the link on this page, and cannot be done retrospectively
  • By being added to our promotions mailing list, you may be contacted by POC or another BQ Partner
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Advocacy

Bicycle Queensland’s September 2025 Regional Tour dates

Bicycle Queensland is pleased to announce a comprehensive regional tour through Northern and Southern Queensland, scheduled for September 2025. The tour will be led by Bicycle Queensland’s Director of Advocacy Andrew Demack, and aims to engage with local Bicycle Queensland members, bike riders, the bike industry, tourism bodies, schools, universities and regional councils across Queensland. It is your chance to come along, have your say and help shape the future of bike and scooter riding in Queensland.

The Regional Forum Tour underscores Bicycle Queensland’s commitment to advocating for bike and e-scooter riding as a vital component of community health, sustainable transport, and tourism opportunities for the state of Queensland. Throughout the tour, Andrew Demack will meet with stakeholders to discuss the benefits of bike and e-scooter riding, effective transport planning, opportunities for recreation and the significant impact of riding on local economies and community well-being.

Andrew Demack already visited communities between Cairns and Townsville earlier in 2025, including attendance at the Queensland Mountain Bike Forum – his findings are already published.

Regional Tour dates and locations

DateTimeCityLocationMeeting RSVP
15/9/20254:30pmMackayMackay Meeting Room, Jubilee Community Centre, 258 Alfred St Mackayhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1Akk3okwRc/
16/9/202512 noonYeppoonYeppoon Community Centre, 80 John Sthttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B46jtnLcG/
16/9/20255:30pmRockhampton
Gold Room, 62 Victoria Parade

https://www.facebook.com/share/19buDtzLsd/
17/9/202512 noonGladstoneGladstone City Library meeting room, 39 Goondoon Streethttps://www.facebook.com/share/1AzMxACg7t/
17/9/20256pmBundabergBundaberg School of Arts, 184 Bourbong Sthttps://www.facebook.com/share/14GuhWBPDxG/
18/9/202512:30pmHervey BayPialba Memorial Hall, 1 Main St Pialbahttps://www.facebook.com/share/1CGFLn44ZW/
19/9/202512 noonGympieThe Pavilion, 77 Exhibition Rd, Southside Gympiehttps://www.facebook.com/share/16zXrqQuVX/

(More towns, dates and locations are being finalised – email media@BQ.org.au for details)

Andrew Demack expressed enthusiasm about the upcoming tour, given it is a chance to connect directly with BQ Members, the broader riding community and decision and policy makers around the state.

“Bike and e-scooter riding play a crucial role in enhancing the liveability of our communities, promoting active lifestyles, reducing traffic congestion and even delivering clear economic benefits. We look forward to discussing these important issues and advocating for better infrastructure and policies throughout Queensland’s regions.”

BQ encourages you to attend a forum near you, to connect with BQ, share your local experiences and challenges and contribute to shaping advocact for better bike and scooter infrastructure and policies.

Bicycle Queensland would like to thank the Queensland government for their support in undertaking this essential regional advocacy work, so we can understand the trends and challenges facing bike riding and micromobility. Bicycle Queensland aims to work with the Department of Transport and Main Road to communicate the investment opportunities around infrastructure and actions to best serve BQ members, stakeholders and communities.

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Partner News

Bicycle Queensland members save with BikesOnline

Bicycle Queensland are happy to announce that BQ Members can now save at BikesOnline, one of Australia’s online retailers.

BQ Members receive a 10% discount on purchases between $300 and $5000. This is a great offer for BQ Members around Queensland or Australia! The code for the offer is in the Portal – log in to access it along with nearly 30 other great discounts for BQ Members.

If you’re not already a member, you can sign up to Bicycle Queensland to receive all the listed discounts on the Member Rewards page, alongside public liability and accident insurance, free legal advice and further discounts for BQ Events and at partner BQ Link stores.

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Terms and conditions:

– The discount code entitles all Bicycle Queensland members to a discount of 10% off any purchase between $300 and $5,000 at BikesOnline.com.au.
– Discount excludes gift vouchers and items on sale.
– This offer is not redeemable for cash and cannot be used in conjunction with other vouchers.
– To redeem this voucher, simply visit BikesOnline.com.au, add the items to your cart and apply this code on the checkout page.
– This voucher code is valid till 30 June 2026.
– Please see the terms and conditions on the BikesOnline.com.au website for further details regarding delivery costs and availability.
– Discount cannot be applied retrospectively.
– The terms of this offer may be updated at the discretion of BikesOnline.com.

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Advocacy

BQ attends inaugural LGAQ Active Transport Forum

Bicycle Queensland interim CEO Liana Heath and Director of Advocacy Andrew Demack attended the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) first-ever Active Transport Forum on Friday 15 August.

This is a great initiative by LGAQ because it gives an opportunity for larger Councils with more resources and more staff to share their innovations and resources with smaller Councils. This inaugural forum had presentations from TMR experts on safe bicycle infrastructure design, and from Councils on projects including safe street environments around schools and connecting sections of bikeway. Bicycle Queensland’s presentation looked at the feedback we received from holding forums for bike riders across every major centre in the state.

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Advocacy

Update on the Story Bridge bike bus

Bicycle Queensland continues to ask Brisbane City Council (BCC) to immediately implement a safe and equitable solution for cycling and walking across the Story Bridge, as it has done after previous natural events. The current situation in which cycling and walking has been shut down indefinitely, while motor vehicles continue uninhibited across the bridge, is unacceptable in its preference for cars over cyclists and pedestrians. Bicycle Queensland has, and continues to ask, for an interim solution for the Story Bridge that allows safe access for active transport users.

In late Autumn the Story Bridge Active Travel Alliance, led by Kathryn Good, started a bike bus over the Story Bridge.

“A bike bus is basically kind of like a normal bus,” Kathryn explains. “It has a pickup point and a drop-off point, and everyone travels together. But on a bike bus, everybody is cycling. They’re on their bikes instead of being on a physical bus, so it’s about visibility and safety of people cycling together in a group. You know, there’s a lead and a tail rider and everyone rides together, and everyone’s heading to the same destination, just like a bus.”

People could travel safely, and volunteers have been assisting to ‘drive’ the bus. This doesn’t meet the needs for those who need to use the bridge at different times, and of course it is no good for walkers, runners, or anyone not on a bike.’

Story Bridge fashion walk protest on 24th August

Following an announcement that the Kangaroo Point Bridge will be closed for half a day for the Brisbane Fashion Festival on 24th August, the Story Bridge Alliance have announced a protest fashion walk on the Story Bridge to continue raising the issue of the inequity shown to cyclists and pedestrians, in favour of motor vehicles. 

“If Council can roll out the red carpet on the Kangaroo Point green bridge for a fashion show, they can certainly make space on the Story Bridge for the thousands of us just trying to get to work. It’s disappointing that Council can swiftly close a major active transport corridor for a fashion show but remains slow to provide practical alternatives for everyday commuters. We’re stepping up to show just how out of step this approach really is.”

Bicycle Queensland has, and will continue to ask, for an interim solution for the Story Bridge that allows safe access for active transport users.