It is with great sadness that the community heard the news of the death of Peter Woolnough.

Ballina’s Gordon Hayes is virtually riding 1,500 kilometres, to raise money for Save The Children.

Registrations are rolling in for the Against the Wind charity bike ride happening later this month, raising funds for frontline domestic violence services. The distance represents the 350 DV calls made in NSW every day.

One of the most divisive local issues in recent years has been the construction of the Byron Shire sections of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT). Last Thursday, Byron Shire Council (BSC) bit the bullet and finally voted to go ahead and seek funding for an ‘on-formation’ trail,

One of the oldest continuously operating bicycle shops in Australia, Harris Cycle Co., is closing its doors this month, in what will be a very sad day for local bike enthusiasts and the wider Lismore community.

Lismore Station was the scene on Saturday morning for the official opening of the next section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail, providing a safe off-road route for cyclists, walkers and horse-riders to travel from Lismore to Bentley.

Not-for-profit national cycling advocacy group, Bicycle Network, who promote good health through movement and saving the planet by not burning fossil fuels, held their annual Super Sunday event on the weekend.

On 14 and 15 October Ballina Shire Council will be spotlighting safety on bikes. 

The first-ever bumper two-day Lismore Cycling Festival will take place in Lismore in early October.

Ballina Shire Council will be running two free bike safety workshops during the school holidays on Wednesday 2 October and Wednesday 9 October 2024.