Biddi Try-Ride to Bidjar Ngoulin

Event Type |

Bikepacking

Date & Time

  • 14 September, 2024
  • 10:00 AM

Location

  • Nanga Brook
  • Dwelllingup

Difficulty

  • All comers
Event Details:

Do you enjoy riding off-road and always wanted to try the Munda Biddi, but just not sure where to start? Join us for an intermediate Biddi “Try-Ride”, in the picturesque jarrah forests of the Murray Valley. Discover the wonders of the Trail, following an old forest tram line including a lunch stop at one of our world-class campsites. Unleash your adventurous cycling spirit and begin your journey on the trail, in the safe hands of our ride leaders.

Grades & Distances:

Intermediate – Frequently ride off-road on mountain bike trails, gravel, or forest tracks. Capable of controlling your bike speed, climbing and descending hills. Riding
time is up to 3 hours.

Race Entry

Where: Dwellingup (Nanga Brook)
When: Saturday 31 August, 2024
Time: 10am – 3pm
Distance: 28km return
Age: 18+
Max #: 20
How much: $45 (includes a trail map)
What to bring: Bike, helmet, BYO food and water
This activity is a Trail ride & with some basic ride skills instruction

Contact Information
  • Club: Munda Biddi Trail Foundation
  • Event Organiser: Munda Biddi Trail Foundation
  • Contact Number: (08) 6186 6995

Tim Roach

Elected Director | Off Road

Tim has been in senior leadership and strategic development roles for more than twenty years. He is currently Director of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University and is a past Assistant Commissioner and General Manager in the public service. He is an Accountant (FCPA) and sits on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia.

Tim has been involved in racing mountain bikes, BMX and triathlon for many years, both as a father of two children who race and as a past and current bike racer. Tim is the current over-50 State Champion in downhill mountain biking. He is also a very regular and enthusiastic transport cyclist; frequently seen in a suit and tie riding to meetings in the city on a mountain bike.

Denise Sullivan

Chair | Governance & Risk Committee

Denise Sullivan has a career spanning over twenty years in senior management and executive roles in the state public and not-for-profit health sectors.

In her usual role of Director Chronic Disease Prevention with the Western Australian Department of Health, she leads the development of state chronic disease and injury prevention policy and planning frameworks and contributes to the shaping of the national preventive health policy agenda.

Her professional interests cover many aspects of chronic disease and injury prevention encompassing health communications, health promotion and research, public policy on health and workforce planning and development.

She has a particular interest in furthering collaborations with other sectors with a mutual interest in promoting a more active and healthier WA community, and creating and sustaining environments that support this. Denise is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Leadership WA Signature Program, and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian College of Health Service Managers.

Denise is a recreational cyclist and recent convert to mountain biking (although trainer wheels still on!).