A proposal for Townsville’s first purpose built mountain bike course on Mt Stuart has received conditional support from City Hall.
A full meeting of council tonight gave the go-ahead for further planning to proceed for the downhill cross-country trail on a section of council road reserve on the Mt Stuart Scenic Drive.
The proposal has been put forward by the Townsville Rockwheelers Mountain Bike Club which has developed a detailed management plan for track design, construction, maintenance, and risk management.
Deputy Mayor Cr Ann Bunnell said the council’s Community Development Services staff were assisting the bike club to establish a Trailcare Committee and a Sustainable Trails Network for the city.
“The council is supportive of the proposal, but it is important that the every effort is made to limit any impacts the track may have on the local environment and the club is receptive to what we are saying,” Cr Bunnell said.
“Council staff have been providing club officials assistance on a range of issues including the establishment of a committee for the sustainable and proper management of the trail and other trails like it in the city,”
The council’s support requires the bike club to meet a range of conditions including:
* undertaking a flora and fauna survey along the proposed track with support of council;
* meet any Legal and Risk Management requirements;
* provide adequate public liability insurance;
* enter into an agreement with council to manage and maintain the trail in an environmentally sustainable way.
For more information contact Peter McLean from the Townsville Rockwheelers (mcleanpk@bigpond.net.au) or Cr Ann Bunnell at Townsville City Council on 07 4772 4692.
MTBA congratulates the Rockwheelers in their persistence and patience approach in puting forward the plan and to the Townsville City Council for their forward and pro-active thinking about sustainable MTB activity in the city
Mountain Bike Australia
A full meeting of council tonight gave the go-ahead for further planning to proceed for the downhill cross-country trail on a section of council road reserve on the Mt Stuart Scenic Drive.
The proposal has been put forward by the Townsville Rockwheelers Mountain Bike Club which has developed a detailed management plan for track design, construction, maintenance, and risk management.
Deputy Mayor Cr Ann Bunnell said the council’s Community Development Services staff were assisting the bike club to establish a Trailcare Committee and a Sustainable Trails Network for the city.
“The council is supportive of the proposal, but it is important that the every effort is made to limit any impacts the track may have on the local environment and the club is receptive to what we are saying,” Cr Bunnell said.
“Council staff have been providing club officials assistance on a range of issues including the establishment of a committee for the sustainable and proper management of the trail and other trails like it in the city,”
The council’s support requires the bike club to meet a range of conditions including:
* undertaking a flora and fauna survey along the proposed track with support of council;
* meet any Legal and Risk Management requirements;
* provide adequate public liability insurance;
* enter into an agreement with council to manage and maintain the trail in an environmentally sustainable way.
For more information contact Peter McLean from the Townsville Rockwheelers (mcleanpk@bigpond.net.au) or Cr Ann Bunnell at Townsville City Council on 07 4772 4692.
MTBA congratulates the Rockwheelers in their persistence and patience approach in puting forward the plan and to the Townsville City Council for their forward and pro-active thinking about sustainable MTB activity in the city
Mountain Bike Australia
