BayWest BUG

Thursday 2 September – Annual General Meeting 

The Annual General Meeting of the BayWest Bicycle User Group will be held on Thursday 2^nd September 2010 at the Laverton Community Centre, Crown St, corner Railway Avenue @ 7.00 p.m. 

All members are invited to attend to elect a committee for the upcoming year 2010/2011. It would be great to have some new faces on the committee with new ideas and energy. Please come along and have your say about the future of your BUG. 

Sunday 12 September – Belinda’s Magical Mystery Tour

Due to no trains running once again between Footscray and Werribee this weekend we have had change our planned ride. Instead we will meet at 10.00 am at Salter’s Bike Shop 305 Queen Street, Altona Meadows [near Victoria Street] and we will ride to…………

That’s right, I have no idea, hopefully I will know by the 12^th

Contact – Belinda [0409 480 195] 

Friday 17 September – BUG dinner 

Tonight’s dinner will be at Crown of India, Shop 3, 102-104 Watton Street, Werribee at 7.00 pm. Melway Ref 205 H9. This restaurant is BYO [wine only] so find that bottle you put away for a special occasion. They are also fully licensed. For more detail, try http://www.crownofindia.com.au. Please let Belinda know if are coming along by return email. RSVP 13 September 2010.

Contact – Belinda [0409 480 195] 

Sunday 26 September – Werribee to Newport.

Today we will meet on the south side of the Werribee station. A train leaves Newport 9.30, Altona 9.38 and Laverton 9.44 and is due to arrive for a 10.00 am departure. We will cross the road to the Werribee River trail and follow the river to the start of the Federation Trail. This will follow the Princes Freeway to Hoppers Lane and Hoppers Crossing station. Anyone wishing to finish the ride here has the option to return to Werribee by train. From Hoppers Crossing it is a straight run to Millers Road Brooklyn. Our ride to Newport will be on “on road” bike lanes from here. Lunch will be at a café in Newport close to Newport station for your return journey. Your ride today will be about 40 kms. Those in the Altona area can extend their ride from Newport. 

Contact – Allan [0417 594 601]

Saturday 14 August – Seaholme station to Sanctuary Lakes and return. 

NOTE – THIS IS A SATURDAY RIDE.

We will meet outside the train station at Seaholme. A train leaves Werribee at 9.26 am and Laverton at 9.36 am to arrive in time for a 10.00 am start. We will ride to Beach Street to the shared trail. Once on the path we will travel west and follow the BayWest trail to the new bridge over Skelton Creek and cross over to Sanctuary Lakes. Once over the bridge we will follow the road to the café on the lake for coffee and a bite to eat. Once re-fuelled, we will return via the “old” bridge crossing Skelton Creek near Lan Avenue, Altona Meadows to get back on the shared trail to Seaholme. This will be a reasonably short but pleasant ride at approximately 25 kms. 

Contact – Allan [0417 594 601] 

Sunday 29 August – Altona to Seddon & return. 

NOTE – No trains are running between Footscray and Werribee. 

This ride is one that keeps coming back, maybe because it’s one of the most popular. We will meet at the Altona pier to leave at 10.00 am. The 9.26 am train from Werribee or 9.36 am from Laverton will get you there in plenty of time. We will follow the BayWest trail through to Williamstown, Yarraville and on the Seddon where we will stop for our usual late breakfast or early lunch at the Gourmet on Gamon. Naturally we will make time for one of their great coffees. This will be a 40 km return trip. 

Contact – Allan [0417 594 601]

Sunday 11 July – Altona to Anglers Tavern and back. 

We will meet at the Pier in Altona and leave at 10.00 am and ride along the BayWest trail through to Williamstown and up to Footscray where we will cross Shepherd Bridge to ride along the east side of the Maribyrnong River. We cross back over the river near the Flemington Racecourse to continue along the west side to Anglers Tavern Hotel. We turn around here for the ride back to Altona. Oh, and naturally we will stop somewhere for a bite to eat and coffee.  The total trip will be approximately 45 km’s. 

Contact – Jen [0417 121 601]

 Friday 16 July – BUG dinner

Tonight we will dine at Touks Restaurant, 77 Charles Street, Seddon, opposite Victoria Street at 7.00 pm. The restaurant is licensed and has Mediterranean cuisine. Please RSVP as soon as possible so that we can make a booking, it appears to be  a very popular place to eat. 

Contact – Allan [0417 594 601] 

Sunday 25 July. – Mitcham to Southern Cross station. 

Today we catch the 8.46 am train from Werribee, 8.56 am from Laverton and the 9.02 am from Altona to Flinders Street, then change trains for Mitcham. This ride is superb, down hill all the way back to Burke Road Kew, and a bit of a hill near the Golf Club! We continue through to Richmond and onto the Collingwood Children’s Farm where we will stop for a coffee or maybe some lunch. After our stop we will continue to Southern Cross station for the trip home, or for those in need of some more exercise, we can ride all the way. 

Contact – Graeme [0420 290 514]