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Kalamunda Circuit Trail Opening and WAMBA AGM

Kalamunda Circuit Trail Opening

Join WAMBA, in conjunction with the Calamunnda Camel Farm, AvantiPlus Cannington and Cycle Instead BikeWeek, at the official opening of the Kalamunda Circuit trail, to be held at the Calamunnda Camel Farm, Paulls Valley Rd, nr Kalamunda (click here for directions) on Saturday 24th March.

As well as officially opening the trail at 1130, we will be organising a variety of activities throughout the morning including beginner skills clinics, mechanics sessions and guided rides. There are still some places left on these activiities see the WAMBA website for more details on how to register.

Upon completion of the morning rides and clinics we will be officially cutting the ribbon and opening the Kalamunda Circuit. This will be followed by a complementary sausage sizzle.

WAMBA AGM

Following the Kalamunda Circuit trail opening at 1230 on 24th March, WAMBA will be holding their AGM at the Camel Farm.

Here is a little more information about what being on the committe entails:

There is no minimum commitment of time. Do what you can. Do what you want.

We hold approx 10 meetings a year. Historically these have been on Tuesday evenings at the DSR in Leederville and last around 2 hours. You do not have to attend every meeting. We have experimented with using skype to talk with committee members who don’t live in Perth, but with mixed results.

All positions will be open for election at the AGM but we definitely need:

Vice-President – may have to stand in for the President at some meetings but other than that no responsibilities greater than that of a general committee member.

Treasurer – we have relatively few transactions. Most are dealt with by Register Now online payments.

General committee members – Could get involved with writing grant applications, liaising with landowners (DEC), coordinating a state series, fund raising and raising awareness at events and races, seeking funding from industry, anything else you want (organise social events/rides? merchandise? other fundraisers?)

It would be awesome to have someone on the committee who is passionate about Langford Park, Jarrahdale, and would like to take responsibility for there. Likewise the Goat Farm.

You do not need to live in Perth to be on the committee. It would be great if WAMBA were to represent more of the state. If you can’t make the AGM please send your nomination in by email.

Hope to see lots of you at 1230 on the 24th at the Camel Farm.

Life Cycles film

WAMBA is pleased to present the premiere of the new Freeride MTB film ¨Life Cycles¨. This is set to be the premier MTB film of the year and has been shortlisted for inclusion in the Banff mountain film festival world tour.

From the Producers:

Life Cycles tells a spectacular story of the bike, from its creation to its eventual demise. A visually stunning journey, with thought provoking narration, Life Cycles uses Ultra HD to document the many stories surrounding the mountain bike and its culture.

Ride along into breath taking natural settings, as we battle the elements, showcase the progression of riding, take a road trip, fix the bike, and show the destruction and eventual creation of trails.

Semenuk, Hopkins, Schwartz, McIntosh, McCaul Agassiz, Hunter and Vanderham guide you through this wonderful story. Life Cycles is a celebration of the bicycle, and is sure to entertain anyone who has ever ridden one.

Visit http://vimeo.com/14600175 to see the official trailer.

The film is being screened at the Cygnet Cinema in Como on the 1st November 2010. Doors open at 6.30pm, and the film will show at 7.30. Tickets will be $20 and be available at the Garvey Park Dirt Crits. They are also available online at https://www.registernow.com.au/mtba/ERegister.aspx?E=496 . All money raised on the night will be going to support WAMBA’s trail advocacy work to improve our trail network.

This is a great chance to bring family or friends down to showcase our great sport and get them as enthusiastic as we are.

This will also be a chance to hear about the latest developments at the Goat Farm and the Kalamunda circuit, hear about the direction of WAMBA in 2011, and get involved in helping to determine the future direction of trail advocacy in WA.

John Carney will also be doing the Singletrack Minds series presentations on the night, so if you raced any of the 3hr or 6hr races get down there as you may have scored a prize.