THE STRATH CREEK (VIC) PUB

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ANTI ASSEMBLY LAWS PROPOSED

TEMPORARY AUSTRALIANS

Heather Ellis and Greg Hirst talk about UBUNTU for Temporary Australians at Fraser's Ducati ansd Norton dealership in the famous Elizabeth Street Motorcycle Precinct in Melbourne. June 24, 2016.

SYDNEYSIDER GREG HIRST was in Melbourne this week doing interviews for the next series of his TV show, Temporary Australians. Among those he interviewed were the Victorian Roads Minister Luke Donnellan MP, the Freedom Riders' Dale Maggs, Rob Salvatore from the VMC, me for the IRG and Heather Ellis on her role on the state's Motorcycle Advisory Group and publishing her book, UBUNTU.

Damien
IRG

Damien Codognotto OAM with Hirsty in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. June 24, 2016.

RIP Mrs BEANHAM

Mrs Jean Beanham of MODAK in the famous Elizabeth Street Motorcycle Precinct passed away last week. She was 92.

The first motorcycle shop in Elizabeth Street was opened by the Milledge brothers in 1903. Mrs Beanham was a big part of Melbourne's motorcycling history. She will be remembered.

http://youtu.be/XJjZAyEgdYs

Damien
IRG

LICENCE INQUIRY IN VICTORIA

TAX RIP OFF

Does this remind anyone of the TAC antibike tax (safety levy) rip off in Victoria?

NO FIRE BIKES FOR MELBOURNE

THE FIRE BIKE SUPPLIED BY HONDA

LETTERS 

THE HERALD SUN 

It's not surprising the UFU paid fire fighters are giving the CFA volunteers problems. 

Honda supplied the MFB with a fire bike for a trial to see if fire bikes worked in our city as they do elsewhere. The bikes carry a trained fire fighter, radio comms in his/her helmet, extinguishers and a first aid kit. 

Most call outs in the city are false alarms or small fires in rubbish bins and the like. These problems are easily fixed by a single fire fighter. Fire bikes do not cause CBD traffic chaos at peak times, do not require a large crew to operate and do not cost as much to buy and run as fire trucks. Fire bikes also respond to alarms faster. 

The UFU objected to the fire bike trial and the concept was dumped. 

Damien Codognotto 

Independent Riders Group 

Melbourne 

FIRE FIGHTER ADAM SMIBERT