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BY SHANE WORRELL (Werribee and Point Cook Banner)

9/09/2009 10:57:00 AM

RESIDENTS will experience the sweet sounds and sights of scores of motorbikes riding into Point Cook next month.

As many as 1500 bikers will converge on the town centre on October 25 as part of the Pink Ribbon Ride.

The ride, which has already attracted interest from bike enthusiasts across the state, will raise more than $30,000 for the Cancer Council of Victoria for breast cancer research.

Point Cook Motorcycle Club president Marcel Gomperts is organising this year's event and said riders would travel from at least nine locations across Victoria, including Bendigo and Ballarat.

"Every rider pays $20 to enter and it all goes to the Cancer Council. We'll also raise money through donations, a raffle and an auction," he said.

Riders of all ages will arrive in groups at Point Cook Town Centre about 11am to be greeted by a festival set including live music, motorcycle traders and other entertainment for adults and children.

TV personality Greg Evans and local schools will entertain the crowds.

Point Cook Motorcycle Club and the Point Cook Town Centre have organised the festival and will close roads on the day.

Mr Gomperts, who has been riding motorbikes for most of his life, said the ride was the perfect way to combine a popular passion - motorcycling - with raising money for a good cause. "The Point Cook Motorcycle Club is a touring and riding club. We're in our early stages but we're hoping to lead more rides [including] down the Great Ocean Road. You know how happy a dog is when he's enjoying the breeze in the back of a ute? That's what riding is like: it's being part of nature."

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Almost $2 million will be spent upgrading the Great Ocean Road to make it safer for motorcyclists, under a new Government safety strategy launched today.
Motorcycles and scooters make up only 3 per cent of all registered road vehicles but account for 13 per cent of all road fatalities and serious injuries.
At the launch of the new motorcycle safety and transport plan this morning, Roads Minister Tim Pallas said motorbike riders and their passengers were some of the most vulnerable people on Victoria's roads.

"More needs to be done to improve this," Mr Pallas said.

Victoria has done well in recent years to reduce the number of motorcyclists injured; since the last motorcycle safety strategy was launched in 2002, the number of motorcycles and scooters on the state's roads has increased by 41 per cent.
But, Mr Pallas said, over the same period motorcycle rider and passenger deaths had fallen in Victoria by an average of 20 per cent.
As part of a $6.3 million "black spot" strategy to target specific roads where motorcyclists ride, VicRoads has identified 11 spots around the state in need of upgrading to protect riders.
They include the Great Ocean Road, the Dargo Road in East Gippsland, the Midland Highway, Swan Street in Richmond, St Georges Road in Northcote and Fitzroy, Power Street in the CBD, Mount Baw Baw Road, Flowerdale Road in Broadford and the Pyrenees Highway. Upgrades in most of these locations include more safety signage, line-marking, reflective guideposts and installing protection on guard fence barriers.
The chairman of the Victorian Motorcycle Advisory Council, Neil O'Keefe, said more people were choosing motorcycles and scooters to commuting and for recreational motoring every day

Source the Age 31-09-2009

The Pink Ribbon Ride is a motorcycle event that raises awareness and funds for The Cancer Council Victoria and takes place on Sunday OCTOBER 25th 2009. We have riders leaving from 10 locations around Victoria. Riders are expected to arrive at Point Cook Town Centre at 11am.

Point Cook Motorcycle club together with the Point Cook Town Centre has organised a festival at Point Cook. The main roads will be closed off to traffic with only motorcycle parking on these roads. Entertainment will be provided by local schools, Mr Greg Evans and music bands including Retromax. There will be some motorcycle related traders showing their wares at the centre.
Riders pay $20 entry to the ride and everyone is encouraged to purchase some raffle tickets. Prices for the raffle are supplied by our corporate sponsors. These include a $400 advanced rider training package at Broadford racetrack from Stay Upright, clothing from Girl Rider and others. Our goal this year is to raise in excess of $30.000.00 for the Cancer Council Victoria.
We ask that you make this ride part of your ride calendar, spread the word, invite your friends and make sure that your motorcycle club takes part.

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Ballarat

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Baxter

Bendigo

Brighton

Ferntree Gully

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Lyndhurst

Melbourne

Melton

Whittlesea

Arrival at Point Cook Town Centre around 11am

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