Dust the cobwebs off your bike and ride on down to the Hub Plot on Wednesday 14 October to join the Hub Foundation and friends for a delicious breakfast and bike-themed fun on National Ride to Work Day. There will be music, unicyling and circus antics (with Castlemaine Circus) as well as prizes for the best-decorated bike, coolest bike apparel and funniest bike jokes. Bring your kids!
Cycling just 5km each way to work instead of driving saves well over half a tonne of greenhouse gas emissions each year”, says Jo Kaptein, Project Officer at the Hub Foundation. Given that each person in Australia generates around 17 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, that’s a significant contribution to reducing your carbon footprint.
Ride to Work Day is a terrific way to kick-start a healthy morning habit, says Sam Peavey, Allied Health Promotion Team Leader at Castlemaine District Community Health. With more of us in sedentary jobs than ever before, riding to and from work is a perfect way to enjoy the benefits of physical activity while also providing a great opportunity to be outdoors in the fresh air between work and home.
Commuting by bike is a time-efficient way to get to and from work that will keep you fit and healthy. It can help save you money, reduce traffic on our roads and keep our environment cleaner too, said Casey-Lee Hearps, Acting Director Sustainable Development, Mount Alexander Shire Council. It’s just one of the reasons why we are striving to improve the safety of our roads in Mount Alexander Shire and the off-road trail network as part of our Walking and Cycling Strategy.
Breakfast using locally sourced produce prepared by The Good Table Restaurant will be served between 7.30am and 9.30am. The awards presentation led by our Event MC, Lifon Henderson, will start at 8am. The Hub Plot is on Templeton St, Castlemaine, just behind the Good Table Restaurant. Castlemaine Circus will also be there providing tons of fun for the kids.
The Hub Foundation Castlemaine is hosting the event with the support of Mount Alexander Sustainability Group, the Mount Alexander Shire Council and Castlemaine District Community Health (CHIRP).
Tickets are $10 adults and $5 for children, available from Castlemaine Central Wine Store, 36 Lyttleton Street and online at mash.org.au. There will also be tickets at the gate until the food runs out. It is best to book as soon as possible.