Fernleigh cycling track
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby breezer1 » Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:28 pm
i will draw you a picture .... you always have trouble it's at jewells and the street is railway cresent carpark over the road from tracks endgorilla monsoon wrote:That's the usual carpark is it Breezer? Mate, you know what I'm like with carpark recognition!
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Signs Fernleigh cycling track
Postby speedoss » Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:20 am
Phillipa Parsons has brought the issue to council at my prompting.
Cheers.
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby gorilla monsoon » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:28 am
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Councils and the Fernleigh cycling track
Postby speedoss » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:40 am
True NCC is responsible for there end of the track, maybe some track users who live in the NCC area can chase up their councilors.gorilla monsoon wrote:Cool, but what about NCC? It is responsible for the track as well, as i understand it.
In my brief experience when living in Jesmond which is part of the NCC, the NCC would just completely ignore any requests I made to them about anything.
Sadly local councils seem to live in a world of there own at times it seems
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LMC Meeting Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby speedoss » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:39 am
"Standing Committee Meetings and Ordinary Council Meetings will be held in the Lake Macquarie City Council Chambers, 126-138 Main Road, Speers Point. All Budget Committee Meetings and Councillor Briefing Sessions will be held in the Committee Room at the Administration Building.
Copies of the agenda will be available for the general public at the meeting or at Council's Reception on Friday prior to the meeting and on Council's website."
To be honest I could not find the agendas on the council website.
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
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Re: LMC Meeting Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby gorilla monsoon » Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:11 pm
Slightly wrong. Visitors are not allowed to say anything period.speedoss wrote:but I don't think visitors are allowed to say anything without prior arrangement....
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Stage 5 Fernleigh cycling track
Postby speedoss » Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:14 pm
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Re: Stage 5 Fernleigh cycling track
Postby breezer1 » Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:30 pm
yeah optimistic for sure, as i know how long it took to fence stage 4 i really hope it hurry's up as i love to do the swansea/murrays beach ride along blacksmiths and swansea channel, great scenic ride, but getting through belmont is just dangerous and put's me off going that way! but coming out at belmont tech will miss all the belmont traffic!speedoss wrote:I noticed the start of the hard surface on stage 5 this morning also. Good to see some progress. If things move at the same rate as they did on stage 4 I think March - April is a bit optimistic for an opening date. Still I hope you are right Breezer.
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby breezer1 » Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:26 pm
Yeah i think so i'll let you know when we can go that way,the way these contractors build cycleways it may be after easter!, i have some good hills in murrays beach for you gorilla just waiting!gorilla monsoon wrote:Too early to start planning Easter rides on the extended track do you think, Breezer?
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Re: Councils and the Fernleigh cycling track
Postby ZCat » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:19 pm
G'day - Firstly, very keen to see the track finished. Been watching it for a long time. Secondly, there's some great rides south of Swansea. Also agree that area around Bunnings at Belmont North is deadly with any real traffic.speedoss wrote:True NCC is responsible for there end of the track, maybe some track users who live in the NCC area can chase up their councilors.gorilla monsoon wrote:Cool, but what about NCC? It is responsible for the track as well, as i understand it.
In my brief experience when living in Jesmond which is part of the NCC, the NCC would just completely ignore any requests I made to them about anything.
Sadly local councils seem to live in a world of there own at times it seems
Ok - I've read the issue about signs on the track. If you can post exactly what signage you'd be looking for and basically why (a bit of a constructive argument) I'll have a go.
Thanks Z
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby breezer1 » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:39 pm
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Stage 5 would be opening : Fernleigh cycling track
Postby speedoss » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:56 am
Be good if it is though.
The damp weather might slow any bitumen work though. Sure is a funny summer weather-wise.
Seems they are building a ramp from the car park to the track when there is perfectly good and easy access to the Track via the foot path.
Have to wonder about the designers or the regulators as it seems a waste of money, when things like ramp access on foot paths in general has a lot to be desired in many places.
Still often when any level of government is involved commonsense seems not to be a factor.
Picture was taken Morning of Feb 14th 2011 was a bit damp.
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby markusm » Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:20 pm
I would like to come up for the weekend and check this out. Might do it on the saturday of the "Loop the lake" weekend.
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
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Fernleigh cycling track Pointless ramps
Postby speedoss » Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:46 am
Why did they feel the need to build a ramp from the Jewells car park to the Fernleigh Track when there is a perfectly good footpath.
The footpath is less steep then the ramp and the ramp actually has as slight rise before it goes down to the track.
A pointless waste of money to build a ramp that is not needed. The money could be spent more usefully in other places I am sure.
A perfectly good foot path will provide easy access to the track.
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Fernleigh cycling track
Postby The Walrus » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:45 am
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Bike count : Fernleigh cycling track
Postby speedoss » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:12 pm
Lets hope the numbers will mean more and better bike ways
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby sjw0410 » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:39 pm
Now that you mention it, I did get counted. But on the new Wallsend cycleway. Apparently I was the first bike of the day. I hope there was more than just me.speedoss wrote:Who got counted in the annual bike count today, I passed two people in yellow T shirts in different places doing the bike count today.
Lets hope the numbers will mean more and better bike ways
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby breezer1 » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:19 am
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Group ride: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby speedoss » Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:21 am
They were headed along the Pacific Highway with all its traffic, not the safest place to be, not to the current start of the Fernleigh Track at Jewells.
As out of towners they probably don't know the track exists.
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Re: Fernleigh cycling track
Postby gorilla monsoon » Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:29 am
I spoke to a couple of guys working on the track extension on Saturday morning and they reckoned it will be open this Saturday (March 12). I'd take that with a grain of salt, obviously but these guys were on a clean-up program so it all looks good.
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