Category Archives: Sydney

Vivid – Sydney’s Light Festival 2012

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Dave Noble

A few photographs from the Vivid Festival from this year. The festival seems to be getting better each year. These pictures are from my first visit and do not cover all the displays and artworks.

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Parramatta Valley Bike Ride

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Dave Noble

Sunday was great weather for a bike ride. It has been a while (too long!) since I got the road bike out and taken it for a spin. I set off along the Cooks River and rode to Homebush Bay … Continue reading →

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Mountain Biking – The Old Great North Road

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Dave Noble

The Old Great North Road is a great venue for mountain biking. Chris and Clare invited me to join them for a ride starting at Wisemans Ferry. We rode up the old road for 13 km to where it meets … Continue reading →

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SUBW New Members Day at Lane Cove National Park

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Dave Noble

Peggy, helped by Helen and Terence, organised a Welcome Day for new members of SUBW. It was held at a nice spot in Lane Cove National Park. On the day, we had quite bad weather. The morning was quite wet … Continue reading →

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Maiden Voyage

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dave Noble

My New Alpacka packraft had arrived and it was time to take it out for a run. The major rivers were too high I thought. Digi Dave suggested a paddle up the Woronora River. That sounded like a good plan. … Continue reading →

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Greenway Update

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Dave Noble

Despite a massive petition being presented in Parliament, the Minister has failed to act to reinstate the Greenway – walking and cycling track. This is very disappointing. You can read the minister for transport’s answer to a question here. If … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lights – Bike Ride

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dave Noble

A few photos and a video of the nice ride we did last night in the inner west of Sydney to see some Christmas Lights. The first street we went to was Walsh St in Croydon Park.

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M7 Cycleway Ride

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Dave Noble

From my place this is a nice loop ride of about 110km. The M7 has a very nice cycleway right along its length and for the whole 40km or so there are no traffic lights or other places where you … Continue reading →

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Homebush Bay Cycle Loop

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Dave Noble

It was pleasant to find on my ride this afternoon that a missing bit of the loop around Homebush Bay has now been completed. This is a section that one used to ride on busy roads in an industrial area. … Continue reading →

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Save the Greenway

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Dave Noble

Its time to step up action and have the Greenway built. The light rail project is going ahead and its a no-brainer to build the walking and cycling link as part of the same construction project If you haven’t already … Continue reading →

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