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==Ride Details== | ==Ride Details== | ||
− | + | *Date: Sun 24 Apr 2022 | |
+ | *Time: 1:30pm | ||
+ | *Assembly location: Butler Reserve corner of Butler Street and Somerset Street Byron Bay for body painting, preparation. Look for WNBR Banner 200 metres in, on Somerset Street. | ||
+ | N.B. Byron Ride starts at 3pm sharp from Byron Bay Railway Station Jonson Street. | ||
− | + | ==Facebook== | |
+ | Facebook is the primary mode of communication for this ride. If any details are unclear or out-of-date please check the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/8999913451/ WNBR Byron Bay Facebook Group] and the | ||
+ | [https://www.facebook.com/wnbrbyronbay2018/ WNBR Byron Bay 2018 page] | ||
− | + | ==Northern Rivers Rides== | |
+ | To all our friends WNBR Northern Rivers, including Nimbin, Lismore and Byron Bay. The three rides in the Northern Rivers are scheduled so that keen riders can participate in all 3! | ||
− | + | ===[[Nimbin]]=== | |
+ | *Date: Sat 10 Mar 2018 | ||
+ | *Time: 10am | ||
+ | *Assembly location: Nimbin Bush Theatre 2 Blue Knob Road Nimbin for body painting and preparation. | ||
+ | Start time Ride: TBA at Ride. Check the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/41700852148/ WNBR Nimbin Facebook Group] and the [https://www.facebook.com/events/1911476215830774/ WNBR Nimbin 2018 facebook event] for discussion, questions and further information. | ||
− | + | ===[[Lismore]]=== | |
+ | *Date: Sun 11 Mar 2018 | ||
+ | *Time: 10am | ||
+ | *Assembly location: Duck Pond Cafe 75 Union Street Lismore for body painting and preparation. | ||
+ | Start time Ride: TBA at Ride. Check the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/254712644974029/ WNBR Lismore Facebook group] and the [https://www.facebook.com/events/1505014083131572/ WNBR Lismore 2018 Facebook event] for discussion, questions and further information. | ||
− | + | ===[[Byron Bay]]=== | |
+ | *Date: Sun 11 Mar 2018 | ||
+ | *Time: 1.30pm | ||
+ | *Assembly location: Butler Reserve corner of Butler Street and Somerset Street Byron Bay for body painting, preparation. Look for WNBR Banner 200 metres in, on Somerset Street. | ||
+ | N.B. Byron Ride starts at 3pm sharp from Byron Bay Railway Station Jonson Street. | ||
− | === | + | Please follow the Facebook Pages and WNBR Byron, Nimbin and Lismore for further info and up-dates. |
− | + | Let's all make 2018 WNBR Northern Rivers an event to remember. | |
+ | |||
+ | ==Please Note:== | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Only WNBR Committee Approved Banners and Marquees are to be used, no other Banners or Marquees are to be erected that detract from WNBR Guidelines. Be advised any unauthorised use of such will be removed.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Please be advised ‘Media will be in attendance’. With interest now Nationally and Internationally WNBR Northern Rivers, please be warned, all participants are ‘Bare as you Dare’. We accept no liability.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Please due to Safety and Hygiene, please bring your own personal body paints and paint brushes.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Car Parking in Byron Bay is metered $4.00 per hour, please ensure you have money/credit card for parking. Council do issue fines for non compliance.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Please be advised to leave personal valuables at home. We do not accept responsibility for any loss or theft.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Photo Identification is compulsory as is a proper fitting bike helmet. All participants are to ensure bicycles etc. are road worthy condition, bell and proper functioning brakes.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Please bring personal bum towel to sit on and own sunscreen, hat and drinking water. There is some shade at meet points. Stay hydrated.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Some Refreshments will be available for purchase. Please ensure having enough correct coinage as change cannot be given.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Please be advised we will be asking this year of all participants to do a small donation gold coin to our costs involved for WNBR Northern Rivers Posters and Banners. (Our apology all, this is only to cover WNBR expenses).<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *We accept no liability for riders personal safety and loss. Participate at own risk.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Byron Bay Council and Police are congenial with WNBR Byron Bay continuation.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Please respect all road rules, other participants and our enthusiastic audience.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Please follow all directives from WNBR Marshall’s. They are there to ensure your safety.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *No riders are to advance proceeding Lead Marshall.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Absolutely No Signage that is unauthorised by WNBR Committee Byron Bay, Nimbin, Lismore.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Please consider why we are riding.== | ||
+ | The World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on human-powered transport (the vast majority on bicycles, but some on skateboards and inline skates), to "deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world. | ||
+ | The dress code motto is "bare as you dare". Full or partial nudity is encouraged, but not mandatory. There is no mandate to cover intimate parts; this is a distinguishing feature of the WNBR against other cycling events.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Creative expression is also encouraged to generate a fun and immersive atmosphere during the ride, capture the attention and imagination of the public and media, and make the experience more personalized and fulfilling for the riders. Body art, such as body painting, are common forms of creative expression, as well as costumes, art bikes, portable sound reinforcement systems (such as public address systems, bullhorns and boomboxes) and musical instruments or other types of noisemakers. | ||
+ | Pre- and post-ride parties for WNBRs have become events unto themselves, often featuring musical bands, DJs, body painting, temporary structures/installation art, political tabling, and catering. In addition to simply being able to ride clothes-free on community streets, some rides have established precedent by having body-painting parties, often involving numbers of naked riders and artists in high-visibility municipal parks.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | This distinctive form of Critical Mass, occasionally called Critical Ass in a WNBR context, is often described or categorised as a form of political protest, street theatre, party-on-wheels, streaking, public nudity and clothing-optional recreation, and thus attracts a wide range of participants. | ||
+ | The World Naked Bike Ride, which started more than 12 years ago, is an unusual environmental protest against “car culture,” the world’s dependence on oil and other non-renewable energy sources, and in defense of cyclists’ rights.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | The city-based rides have been multiplying each year with thousands of nude participants and evolving into events that feature artists, musicians and supporters, along with increasing public and media attention.<br> | ||
+ | |||
+ | The number of World Naked Bike rides and riders globally varies from year to year. Currently, 70 cities in 20 countries are affiliated. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc== | ||
+ | [[File:Byron_Bay_2018.jpg|left|thumb|400px|Byron Bay 2018 poster]] | ||
+ | <br style="clear:left;" /> | ||
+ | Full sized version here: <br> | ||
+ | http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=File:Byron_Bay_2018.jpg | ||
+ | |||
+ | =History= | ||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2017]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Sunday 12 March 2017<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2.30pm<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': The Rails Car Park.<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2017]] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2016]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Sunday 13 March 2016<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2.30pm?<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': The Rails Car Park.<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2016]] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2015]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Sunday 8 March 2015<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2.30pm?<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': The Rails Car Park.<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2015]] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2014]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Sunday 9 March 2014<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2.30pm?<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': The Rails Car Park.<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2014]] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2013]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Sunday 10 March 2013<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2.30pm<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': The Rails Car Park.<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2013]] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2012]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Sunday 11 March 2012<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2pm<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': The Rails Car Park.<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2012]] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2010]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Sunday 7 March 2010<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2pm<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': The Rails Car Park.<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2010]] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2009]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Saturday 14 March 2009<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2pm<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': The Rails Car Park.<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2009]] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[Byron Bay 2008]]== | ||
+ | '''Date''': Saturday 8 March 2008<br> | ||
+ | '''Time''': 2pm<br> | ||
+ | '''Location''': Outside the Travel Centre at the old Railway Station..<br> | ||
+ | For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see [[Byron Bay 2008]] page. | ||
===Legality=== | ===Legality=== | ||
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− | [ | + | ===2010=== |
− | [ | + | Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2010 on [http://www.offmyfacebook.com.au/ offmyfacebook] [http://www.offmyfacebook.com.au/world-nude-bike-ride.html By law every cyclist is required to wear a helmet?] photos by Jeff Dawson. |
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===2009=== | ===2009=== | ||
*[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/byronbay2009/index.html Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2009 on WNBR Australia] (official website). | *[http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/byronbay2009/index.html Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2009 on WNBR Australia] (official website). | ||
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* Photos on this website at [[Byron Bay 2008]] © | * Photos on this website at [[Byron Bay 2008]] © | ||
* [http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/byronbay2008/ Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2008 on WNBR Australia] (official website). | * [http://australia.worldnakedbikeride.org/byronbay2008/ Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2008 on WNBR Australia] (official website). | ||
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+ | ==Video== | ||
+ | ===2012=== | ||
+ | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtCW6E7PoF0 World Naked Bike Ride, Byron Bay], 2012 on YouTube. | ||
+ | <youtube v="QtCW6E7PoF0" /> <br> | ||
+ | from the [http://www.echonetdaily.net.au/?iid=60470&sr=0#folio=1 Echonet Daily Monday, 12 Mar 2012.] | ||
==Media enquiries== | ==Media enquiries== | ||
− | + | [https://www.facebook.com/dlconomy Use Facebook for media enquiries to Debra], the WNBR Byron Bay Organiser. | |
==Press release== | ==Press release== | ||
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==Media coverage== | ==Media coverage== | ||
+ | ===2012=== | ||
+ | *[http://www.byronnews.com.au/ Byron Shire News],7 Mar 2012, [http://www.byronnews.com.au/story/2012/03/07/still-spreading-the-love-it-seems/ Still spreading the love, it seems], by Jacklyn Wagner. | ||
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+ | ===2010=== | ||
+ | *[http://www.byronnews.com.au/ Byron Shire News], 11 Mar 2010, [http://www.byronnews.com.au/story/2010/03/11/naked-protest-against-oil-use/ Naked protest against oil use] | ||
+ | *[http://www.echo.net.au/archives/index.php The Byron Shire Echo], 9 Mar 2010, [http://www.echo.net.au/archives/full_versions/Echo_24_39.pdf The naked and the well read] p.9 | ||
+ | *[http://www.qt.com.au/ The Queensland Times],8 Mar 2010, [http://www.qt.com.au/story/2010/03/08/bike-riders-go-nude-for-awareness/ Nude riders hit the road] | ||
+ | *[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/ CSN CycleSportNews.com],7 Mar 2010, [http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5599&Itemid=48 Bulging Buddhas No Draw Back in Byron Bay] written by Peter Ford. | ||
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+ | ===2009=== | ||
*[http://www.echo.net.au/byron-bay-portal/ The Byron Shire Echo], 17 March 2009 , "[http://www.echo.net.au/news/latest_news/naked_riders_promote_the_power_of_pedalling_200903161823-byronbay Naked riders promote the power of pedalling]" | *[http://www.echo.net.au/byron-bay-portal/ The Byron Shire Echo], 17 March 2009 , "[http://www.echo.net.au/news/latest_news/naked_riders_promote_the_power_of_pedalling_200903161823-byronbay Naked riders promote the power of pedalling]" | ||
written by The Byron Shire Echo. | written by The Byron Shire Echo. | ||
*[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_news_portal&Itemid=60 CSN CycleSportNews.com], 14 March 2009 : "[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3010&Itemid=48 Editor Takes On The Nudist Challenge ]" written by Peter Ford. | *[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_news_portal&Itemid=60 CSN CycleSportNews.com], 14 March 2009 : "[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3010&Itemid=48 Editor Takes On The Nudist Challenge ]" written by Peter Ford. | ||
*[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_news_portal&Itemid=60 CSN CycleSportNews.com], 08 March 2009 : "[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2962&Itemid=48 Byron Bay To Dare and Bare]" written by Peter Ford. | *[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_news_portal&Itemid=60 CSN CycleSportNews.com], 08 March 2009 : "[http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2962&Itemid=48 Byron Bay To Dare and Bare]" written by Peter Ford. | ||
+ | *[http://www.treehugger.com/ Treehugger], 08 Jun 2009, [http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2009/06/world-naked-bike-ride-bares-all-for-bikes.php?page=1 World Naked Bike Ride: Baring it All For the Bike] By April Streeter, Gothenburg, Sweden includes pictures of Confest and other cities in other countries like [[London]] and [[Brighton]]. | ||
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− | + | [[:Image:Northern_Star_100308.JPG|Cycleway issue gets exposure by Mary Mann Northern Star Newspaper 10 Mar 2008]] | |
− | + | [[Image:Northern_Star_100308.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Byron Bay 2008 reported in Northern Star Newspaper]] | |
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*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Australia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! group | *[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WNBR_Australia/ WNBR Australia] Yahoo! group | ||
− | *[ | + | *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/8999913451/ WNBR Byron Bay] Facebook Group |
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 9 April 2022
List of rides > Australia > Byron Bay
Contents
- 1 Next ride
- 2 Ride Details
- 3 Facebook
- 4 Northern Rivers Rides
- 5 Please Note:
- 6 Please consider why we are riding.
- 7 Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc
- 8 History
Next ride
Date: Sun 24 Apr 2022
Time: 1:30pm
Location: Butler Reserve corner of Butler Street and Somerset Street, Byron Bay for body painting, preparation. Look for WNBR Banner 200 metres in, on Somerset Street.
Ride Details
- Date: Sun 24 Apr 2022
- Time: 1:30pm
- Assembly location: Butler Reserve corner of Butler Street and Somerset Street Byron Bay for body painting, preparation. Look for WNBR Banner 200 metres in, on Somerset Street.
N.B. Byron Ride starts at 3pm sharp from Byron Bay Railway Station Jonson Street.
Facebook is the primary mode of communication for this ride. If any details are unclear or out-of-date please check the WNBR Byron Bay Facebook Group and the WNBR Byron Bay 2018 page
Northern Rivers Rides
To all our friends WNBR Northern Rivers, including Nimbin, Lismore and Byron Bay. The three rides in the Northern Rivers are scheduled so that keen riders can participate in all 3!
Nimbin
- Date: Sat 10 Mar 2018
- Time: 10am
- Assembly location: Nimbin Bush Theatre 2 Blue Knob Road Nimbin for body painting and preparation.
Start time Ride: TBA at Ride. Check the WNBR Nimbin Facebook Group and the WNBR Nimbin 2018 facebook event for discussion, questions and further information.
Lismore
- Date: Sun 11 Mar 2018
- Time: 10am
- Assembly location: Duck Pond Cafe 75 Union Street Lismore for body painting and preparation.
Start time Ride: TBA at Ride. Check the WNBR Lismore Facebook group and the WNBR Lismore 2018 Facebook event for discussion, questions and further information.
Byron Bay
- Date: Sun 11 Mar 2018
- Time: 1.30pm
- Assembly location: Butler Reserve corner of Butler Street and Somerset Street Byron Bay for body painting, preparation. Look for WNBR Banner 200 metres in, on Somerset Street.
N.B. Byron Ride starts at 3pm sharp from Byron Bay Railway Station Jonson Street.
Please follow the Facebook Pages and WNBR Byron, Nimbin and Lismore for further info and up-dates. Let's all make 2018 WNBR Northern Rivers an event to remember.
Please Note:
- Only WNBR Committee Approved Banners and Marquees are to be used, no other Banners or Marquees are to be erected that detract from WNBR Guidelines. Be advised any unauthorised use of such will be removed.
- Please be advised ‘Media will be in attendance’. With interest now Nationally and Internationally WNBR Northern Rivers, please be warned, all participants are ‘Bare as you Dare’. We accept no liability.
- Please due to Safety and Hygiene, please bring your own personal body paints and paint brushes.
- Car Parking in Byron Bay is metered $4.00 per hour, please ensure you have money/credit card for parking. Council do issue fines for non compliance.
- Please be advised to leave personal valuables at home. We do not accept responsibility for any loss or theft.
- Photo Identification is compulsory as is a proper fitting bike helmet. All participants are to ensure bicycles etc. are road worthy condition, bell and proper functioning brakes.
- Please bring personal bum towel to sit on and own sunscreen, hat and drinking water. There is some shade at meet points. Stay hydrated.
- Some Refreshments will be available for purchase. Please ensure having enough correct coinage as change cannot be given.
- Please be advised we will be asking this year of all participants to do a small donation gold coin to our costs involved for WNBR Northern Rivers Posters and Banners. (Our apology all, this is only to cover WNBR expenses).
- We accept no liability for riders personal safety and loss. Participate at own risk.
- Byron Bay Council and Police are congenial with WNBR Byron Bay continuation.
- Please respect all road rules, other participants and our enthusiastic audience.
- Please follow all directives from WNBR Marshall’s. They are there to ensure your safety.
- No riders are to advance proceeding Lead Marshall.
- Absolutely No Signage that is unauthorised by WNBR Committee Byron Bay, Nimbin, Lismore.
Please consider why we are riding.
The World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on human-powered transport (the vast majority on bicycles, but some on skateboards and inline skates), to "deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world.
The dress code motto is "bare as you dare". Full or partial nudity is encouraged, but not mandatory. There is no mandate to cover intimate parts; this is a distinguishing feature of the WNBR against other cycling events.
Creative expression is also encouraged to generate a fun and immersive atmosphere during the ride, capture the attention and imagination of the public and media, and make the experience more personalized and fulfilling for the riders. Body art, such as body painting, are common forms of creative expression, as well as costumes, art bikes, portable sound reinforcement systems (such as public address systems, bullhorns and boomboxes) and musical instruments or other types of noisemakers.
Pre- and post-ride parties for WNBRs have become events unto themselves, often featuring musical bands, DJs, body painting, temporary structures/installation art, political tabling, and catering. In addition to simply being able to ride clothes-free on community streets, some rides have established precedent by having body-painting parties, often involving numbers of naked riders and artists in high-visibility municipal parks.
This distinctive form of Critical Mass, occasionally called Critical Ass in a WNBR context, is often described or categorised as a form of political protest, street theatre, party-on-wheels, streaking, public nudity and clothing-optional recreation, and thus attracts a wide range of participants.
The World Naked Bike Ride, which started more than 12 years ago, is an unusual environmental protest against “car culture,” the world’s dependence on oil and other non-renewable energy sources, and in defense of cyclists’ rights.
The city-based rides have been multiplying each year with thousands of nude participants and evolving into events that feature artists, musicians and supporters, along with increasing public and media attention.
The number of World Naked Bike rides and riders globally varies from year to year. Currently, 70 cities in 20 countries are affiliated.
Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc
Full sized version here:
http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=File:Byron_Bay_2018.jpg
History
Byron Bay 2017
Date: Sunday 12 March 2017
Time: 2.30pm
Location: The Rails Car Park.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2017 page.
Byron Bay 2016
Date: Sunday 13 March 2016
Time: 2.30pm?
Location: The Rails Car Park.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2016 page.
Byron Bay 2015
Date: Sunday 8 March 2015
Time: 2.30pm?
Location: The Rails Car Park.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2015 page.
Byron Bay 2014
Date: Sunday 9 March 2014
Time: 2.30pm?
Location: The Rails Car Park.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2014 page.
Byron Bay 2013
Date: Sunday 10 March 2013
Time: 2.30pm
Location: The Rails Car Park.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2013 page.
Byron Bay 2012
Date: Sunday 11 March 2012
Time: 2pm
Location: The Rails Car Park.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2012 page.
Byron Bay 2010
Date: Sunday 7 March 2010
Time: 2pm
Location: The Rails Car Park.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2010 page.
Byron Bay 2009
Date: Saturday 14 March 2009
Time: 2pm
Location: The Rails Car Park.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2009 page.
Byron Bay 2008
Date: Saturday 8 March 2008
Time: 2pm
Location: Outside the Travel Centre at the old Railway Station..
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Byron Bay 2008 page.
Legality
The laws that are relevant to public nudity in New South Wales are applicable througout the state. For discussion of this topic, please refer to the separate page about New South Wales Laws.
Ride reports
Photos
2010
Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2010 on offmyfacebook By law every cyclist is required to wear a helmet? photos by Jeff Dawson.
2009
- Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2009 on WNBR Australia (official website).
- Byron Bay World Naked Bike Ride on flickr by IMPRINT Photography.
2008
- Photos on this website at Byron Bay 2008 ©
- Photos of WNBR Byron Bay 2008 on WNBR Australia (official website).
Video
2012
- World Naked Bike Ride, Byron Bay, 2012 on YouTube.
<youtube v="QtCW6E7PoF0" />
from the Echonet Daily Monday, 12 Mar 2012.
Media enquiries
Use Facebook for media enquiries to Debra, the WNBR Byron Bay Organiser.
Press release
add press release here.
Media coverage
2012
- Byron Shire News,7 Mar 2012, Still spreading the love, it seems, by Jacklyn Wagner.
2010
- Byron Shire News, 11 Mar 2010, Naked protest against oil use
- The Byron Shire Echo, 9 Mar 2010, The naked and the well read p.9
- The Queensland Times,8 Mar 2010, Nude riders hit the road
- CSN CycleSportNews.com,7 Mar 2010, Bulging Buddhas No Draw Back in Byron Bay written by Peter Ford.
2009
- The Byron Shire Echo, 17 March 2009 , "Naked riders promote the power of pedalling"
written by The Byron Shire Echo.
- CSN CycleSportNews.com, 14 March 2009 : "Editor Takes On The Nudist Challenge " written by Peter Ford.
- CSN CycleSportNews.com, 08 March 2009 : "Byron Bay To Dare and Bare" written by Peter Ford.
- Treehugger, 08 Jun 2009, World Naked Bike Ride: Baring it All For the Bike By April Streeter, Gothenburg, Sweden includes pictures of Confest and other cities in other countries like London and Brighton.
2008
Cycleway issue gets exposure by Mary Mann Northern Star Newspaper 10 Mar 2008
Links
Website/s
- WNBR Australia (on main website)
Discussion group/s
- WNBR Australia Yahoo! group
- WNBR Byron Bay Facebook Group
Endorsement
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Byron Bay:
Location information
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