2024 Annual General Meeting
And Christmas Party - 24 November

The NEMTB Annual General Meeting is happening on Sunday 24 November, 12.30pm at The Grand Hotel.

A social ride is planned to occur the before the actual meeting with the ride ending at The Grand. Details on the social ride to be released closer to the event.

The AGM is an opportunity for all members to hear about what the club has been up to, and vote for the new committee for 2025. All nominations from current members are welcome for positions on the committee - please email the club secretary (secretary@nemtb.com.au) for a nomination form. All nominations must be received by Sunday 17 November. 

At the AGM, members will also be able to vote for the 2025 Club Spirit Award. This award is for the club member who displays all the hallmarks of what makes NEMTB a successful club and can only be awarded once to any member. Along with the perpetual trophy, the member awarded this award gets the Number 1 race plate for the next 12 months.

Following the AGM, we will be having our Christmas Lunch to celebrate the end of another successful year on the trails.

So please, come and join us for the meeting and an opportunity to catch up on all that has been happening. 

Spring Racing - Drit Crits
Race 1: 25th November 2024

Event series starts: Monday 25 October - SportUNE MTB Trails

NEMTB will be running Spring Dirt Crits over the next few weeks leading into Christmas. This event will be held on a 1.2km long loop, with a wide trail for over taking and which has low technical and climbing skills required. 

Registrations are now open. All of the details including start times, race route, categories and registration links, located on the 2024 Spring Dirt Crits page. 

2024 Update - The Piney Rehabilitation Project 

Forest Corp NSW have advised NEMTB that the area of the Armidale State Forest bounded by Rockvale Road, Donald Creek and Tilbuster Ponds has been closed until further notice, as of Friday 5 July 2024. 

The closure is due to increased safety risk from falling trees and branches across this area and applies to all users. FCNSW plan to undertake further mitigation works to remove dangerous trees and weed control across this area. No timeframe has been given for when this work will commence or be completed. 

The area closed encompasses a number of trails including Snakes n Ladders, Rooty Hill, Angry Eyes, the Yellow Loop and the village green. Most of these trails are still considered closed due to ongoing impacts from the deterioration of the forest in this area.

Club members and riders are strongly encouraged respect the closure and stay out of this section of The Piney. 

The trails on the eastern side Donald Creek, accessible from the Pine Forest Road carpark, are open for riding. Alternatively, please use the SportUNE, Fat Tyre Farm, and Robbers Run trail networks for your mountain biking fix.

For updated information on the rehabilitation project and current status, please refer to https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/operations/about-our-harvesting-operations/armidale-state-forest-rehabilitation-project.

As at 10 October, the club hasn't received any updates from FCNSW. We will continue to update members as updates come to hand.