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The southern hemisphere ride date traditionally falls on the second Saturday in March each year. In 2011 this is Saturday the 12th of March. No ride is planned for 2011 (see planning below).
If an official ride does not go ahead in Brisbane in 2011, please consider going to Nimbin and/or Byron Bay rides. Nimbin and Byron Bay are within commuting distance of Brisbane. Practice has been to have these rides staggered to allow keen participants to ride in both these places. If a Brisbane ride does happen it may be possible to ride in all 3 places over consecutive weekends.
Planning
The role of Organiser in Brisbane is currently vacant. Until a new Organiser is found, there is no prospect for a future ride in Brisbane. If you are keen to see a ride happen in Brisbane you need to volunteer as an Organiser. Please refer to the Organizing a ride in Australia page to volunteer.
People interested in participating or helping the 2010 WNBR in Brisbane should join the discussion group and post a message saying what they have in mind to help.
Do you have a suggestion for an place to assemble or route for the next WNBR in Brisbane? If you have ideas join the discussion group and post a message. Please refer to the Organizing a ride in Australia page for more information about starting or restarting a ride.
Confusing information
There have been a number of personalities who have volunteered to organise a WNBR in Brisbane over the years since 2004.
Tim / Andre
There was a person went by the name of Tim who also went by the name Andre who used the following email addresses: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] . Through an email to one of the WNBR Yahoo! groups, Tim passed the message that Tweed Heads held a WNBR in 2004. No one else has verified the information and no photos of the alleged ride exist. Tim was involved with WNBR Brisbane through a Yahoo! group he set up for WNBR Brisbane and his appointment as an Organiser was without apparent support from any peers. He may well have been self appointed or appointed on the alleged authority of an overseas WNBR person. In any case Tim/Andre tried on his own to organise rides in 2005 and 2006, publicised only through the Yahoo! group that saw a confused handful of people turn up to the assembly place who later complained that they did not find Tim/Andre. Disappointed riders and press stood around looking at each other for a while before they all went home. No one knows what Tim/Andre looks like. In late 2006, Tim/Andre announced that he was leaving Brisbane to reside a long way away. Tim/Andre was asked by the Australian Coordinator to transfer the Yahoo! group he had set up to the Australian Coordinator for continuity and for the purpose of handing moderator functions to a new Organiser, should one be found. Tim/ Andre was very possessive and reluctant to help and he reasoned that he should find and select a replacement for himself as he was qualified by virtue of being from Brisbane (even if he was no longer living in Brisbane). Eventually, Tim/Andre was convinced to hand over the Yahoo! group he had established on the condition that ownership was transferred to Dario Western who resides in Brisbane. The whole process was very compromised and unreasonable with the outcome dictated by Tim/Andre.
Dario Western
Dario took over the Yahoo! group for WNBR Brisbane in December 2006. Dario held the ownership of the Yahoo! group for WNBR Brisbane to himself and rejected requests to share that ownership with the Australian Coordinator for the preservation of continuity and future transitions. Although Dario was the Orgnaniser in name, Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns (two models) did most of the work to organise a successful WNBR in Brisbane 2007 with 32 riders attending. Lily Barlow and Laura Kearns departed after the Brisbane 2007 and lost contact with the WNBR Australia organisation not that they had much if any contact via email while they were involved.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4826293515&ref=ts
Extract from facebook:
Dario Western: It's now going to be on Saturday March 13th at QEII Park in South Brisbane (near Art Gallery) at 3pm and takes off at 3.30pm. Be there or be round.24 February at 08:16 · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View feedback (1)Hide feedback (1) · Report
Dario Western The WNBR is postponed till I get a permit for the event to be held at the desired venue.
11 March at 20:33 · Report
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Media enquiries
Please refer to the Australia page for a list of media contacts.
Publicity: flyers, posters, images etc
Add flyers, posters, images etc for future Brisbane rides here.
Australia
These are the current flyer, poster and BIG POSTER to be used for the WNBR Australia 2010 to help promote participation. Please print these and stick them up where people will see them. Why not colour one in and stick it to your refrigerator?
Flyer
Poster
BIG POSTER
History
Brisbane 2009
Date: Saturday 21 March 2009
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Boondall Wetlands, North Boondall.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Brisbane 2009 page.
Brisbane 2008
Date: Saturday 8 March 2008
Time: 3.15pm
Location: North Wynnum Esplanade, Elanora Park, Wynnum.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Brisbane 2008 page.
Brisbane 2007
Date: Saturday 10 March 2007
Time: 4pm
Location: ABC Studios, 600 Coronation Drive, Toowong.
For more information about the pre-ride planning, events and media see Brisbane 2007 page.
Photos
2007
- Photos at WNBR Australia (official site) © Tony Robertson
- Flickr: Photos by Tony Robertson Note: all the flickr photos are on the WNBR Australia (official site) and you need to sign in to flickr to view the flickr photos.
Media coverage
- News.com.au, 12 Feb 2007: "Nude cyclists to ride Brisbane streets"
- Sunday Mail, 13 Feb 2007: "Riders told to cover up"
- ABC Brisbane, 15 Feb 2007: "Nude bike ride divides Brisbane"
- H&E Naturist, Apr 2007: "Socks appeal" (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)
- CCN Online, 28 Mar 2007 Nudists take Brisbane for a ride
- 4ZZZ 102.1fm Brisbane, 21 Mar 2009, World Naked Bike Ride
Links
Website/s
Discussion group/s
- WNBR Brisbane Yahoo! group
Endorsement
The following organisations support and/or endorse the WNBR in Brisbane:
