Warburton MTB destination needs submissions of support

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Warburton MTB destination needs submissions of support

Postby dalai47 » Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:14 pm

From https://www.facebook.com/yrmtb
This is the LAST week you can provide a submission To the Warburton MTB destination EES. The deadline is the 25th of January - that’s next Tuesday. The link is in our Bio (will put in the comments for Facebook). If you’ve already done it, please hound your friends and family to do it. We’ve had some fantastic support from the MTB community this last week, but now is not the time to ease up - we need to push this right to the line. This will be the biggest moment to date in Australian MTB. No other project has been funded or backed to this extent. Beyond that, the studies and data done by the @yrcouncil will serve as a precedent and reference for trail infrastructure right around the world. The success of this project will pave the way for MTB here in Australia, so please, stand with us this one last time, and let’s create the future for MTB we all want to see.

I've been following the project to develop Warburton into a MTB destination for a number of years.

Many hoops have been jumped through including an Environment Effects Statement, but they still needs public submissions showing support from the community. It will be great for MTBers, inject cash into the region and create jobs for Warburton residents.

Submissions close 25th Jan.

https://engage.vic.gov.au/warburton-iac

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Re: Warburton MTB destination needs submissions of support

Postby celeste boy » Thu Jan 20, 2022 4:53 pm

Thank you.
Done by me.
Great memories of my Lilydale-Warburton ride that I came upon by accident.

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Re: Warburton MTB destination needs submissions of support

Postby dalai47 » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:54 am

Thanks. This will be awesome if it goes ahead!

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Re: Warburton MTB destination needs submissions of support

Postby dalai47 » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:26 am

Last day for submissions closing at 11:59pm.

If it gets the go ahead, it will be a network comparable to Blue Derby drawing riders from far and wide. All within an hour or so from Melbourne.

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Re: Warburton MTB destination needs submissions of support

Postby fat and old » Sat Feb 05, 2022 7:31 am

Story in the Age today on this, seems well balanced

https://www.theage.com.au/environment/c ... 59tri.html

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Re: Warburton MTB destination needs submissions of support

Postby P!N20 » Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:11 pm

Community fears mount over environment amid plans to build mountain bike park in Warburton

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-26/ ... /101183868

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Re: Warburton MTB destination needs submissions of support

Postby familyguy » Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:27 am

Jeez, old Damien isn't half dramatic. There was an observers commentary on some of the meetings that was linked a while back via Fyxo, which showed that most of the 'nasty' has come from the locals kicking up a stink and using fake experts with little to no direct knowledge of the area or the scheme. I really hope this gets up, I'd visit for sure. Derby is a just a little too far for me.

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