Cycling

The Darebin Cycling Strategy 2013 was adopted by Council on 10 December 2012. The new strategy reflects the changing context of cycling as transport and the popularity of cycling for leisure and transport.

The Darebin Cycling Strategy 2013 provides an ambitious yet achievable set of actions for delivery of infrastructure and programs within Darebin to make cycling enjoyable, convenient and safe.

The community provided valuable input on the Draft Darebin Cycling Strategy 2013, this has been collated and analysed for inclusion, and is attached below for review.

Darebin City Council has established the Darebin Bicycle Advisory Committee (DBAC) to assist Council in improving conditions for bike riders in the municipality. The prime responsibility of DBAC is to inform, advise and support Council on behalf of the community on cycling issues and to build a collaborative relationship with Council.

Membership consists of three Councillors, two Council Officers and ten community members. Applications for membership may be made at any time and will be reviewed by the Committee. The Committee will seek to build and reflect diversity within membership and be inclusive in practice.

Want to ride more and increse you cycling skills? Come along to Darebin's CycleWise course.

The course is designed for people who can ride a bike but aren't confident riding on road. It includes bike setup and safety checks, basic bike skills (conducted off-road), and on-road experience to give you confidence riding in traffic, and know-how on where to ride and more.

We offer a bridging course for less confident cyclists get a hold of basic bike handling skills in an off road environment, before taking the regular course and riding on road.

*Free for concession card holders, refundable booking fee applies/ $40 full fee.

Courses are open to adults who live, work or study in the City of Darebin. Choose between a 4 hour course or 2 x 2 hour courses run on consecutive weekends.

Upcoming course dates
Saturday 23 February
Sunday 17 March
Saturday 13 April

Enrol online: Jika Jika CycleWise enrolment

For further information contact Jika Jika Community Centre
Ph: 9482 5100
Email: max@jikajika.org.au

Darebin has some handy maps to guide you around the local area. The Darebin TravelSmart map was developed by the Department of Transport and the City of Darebin to provide sustainable transport information on a pocket-sized street map.

You can download the map here or visit one of Darebin's Customer Service Centres  for a hard copy of this or one of our leisure cycling maps.

Cycling Groups are great for social rides, competition racing or campaigning on cycling issues.

Darebin Bicycle User Group (DBUG) run local rides, events and advocate widely for bike riders in Darebin.

Visit the Community Directory Cycling Groups page for a list of other current groups.

Darebin provides parking for bikes where there is high demand. We are now able to install bike parking on street, and can provide bicycle racks to schools and community organisations free of charge where a need is demonstrated.

To report an area within the City of Darebin that would benefit from parking for bikes, contact us on 8470 8665.

Each year Darebin counts bike riders, giving a snapshot of the number of people cycling in Darebin. Generally commuter counts are conducted during the am peak on the first Tuesday of March each year, and recreational routes are counted on the first Sunday in November.

As part of the review of the Cycling Strategy 2005-2010 an Achievements Report has been produced. Key achievements include a total increase in cycling of 170% during the life of the strategy and construction of numerous large and small infrastructure projects. You can download the Achievements Report below.

Team Leader, Transport Strategy PH: (03) 8470 8665

Email: Che.sutherland@darebin.vic.gov.au