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Big Bike Film Night

Kiama BUG, Special events

Big bike film nightThe Big Bike Film Night is returning to Wollongong.

  • When:Tuesday 11th August @ 7:00 pm
  • Where: Gala Cinema Warrawong

The 2026 collection is geared to inspire, with a breathtaking range of short cycling films that celebrate the fun, adventure, and inspiration that cycling enables; showcasing 2.5 hours of moving bike films that has everything a cycle-centric audience could want.

Thanks to prize sponsors, presenting partner Ng? Haerenga Great Rides of New Zealand, attendees will be in the draw to win a  5-day, all-inclusive Great Rides cycling holiday to New Zealand! Five days cycling the best trails across New Zealand’s South Island, starting and finishing in Queenstown. 

Simply buy a ticket to attend a Big Bike Film Night Australian screening and complete an entry form. (Flights included).

More info: Big Bike Film Night website >>>

Watch the Trailer….

Global Sea Otter MTB festival comes to Batemans Bay & Mogo

cycling, Kiama BUG, Special events

South-east NSW’s reputation as a must-visit location for mountain bikers from around the world has been bolstered by the announcement it will host one of the sport’s largest events.

MTB festival at MogoThe Sea Otter Classic started as a multi-day mountain bike festival in Monterey, California in 1991 and the now-annual event attracted more than 80,000 visitors last year.

Sea Otter expanded to operate editions in Spain in 2017 and Canada in 2019, and will launch its first southern hemisphere event in Australia in 2025.

The festival will be held in Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast and on the neighbouring Mogo mountain bike trails.

Read the full story at the ABC >>>

(It’s worth a read just to check out the aerial view of the track!)