East Gippsland Active Transport Incorporated (EGATI) is a community group working on making East Gippsland a safer place for walkers, motorised mobility device users and bike riders of all abilities and ages.
They are working with council and VicRoads on education and infrastructure and have been running a series of workshops across East Gippsland thanks to funding through a VicRoads grant.
Eight EGATI members have recently completed Bicycle Education Instructor training, enabling them to run workshops centred on Safe Return to Bike Riding for Adults and Bicycle Maintenance.
These workshops have been held in Bairnsdale, Eagle Point and Bruthen, with participants coming from Orbost, Metung, Paynesville, Bairnsdale, Buchan and Bruthen.
EGATI is also promoting the installation of safe crossings of major roads, maintenance and extension of existing trails and continuing the push for a safe trail from Bairnsdale to Paynesville.
In Bairnsdale there are quite a few excellent trails, the latest put in by VicRoads is the one going from the RSL to Harnham Drive up the middle of the highway.
East Gippsland Shire has also completed a trail in Lindenow South.
VicRoads has recently installed “Grab Bars” on either side of Bullumwaal Road near the Wy Yung bakery.
This does not, however, make the crossing of that busy road any safer.
The group would like feedback from residents of Wy Yung regarding the lack of a safe pedestrian crossing in Wy Yung.
Please contact us to provide feedback and suggestions or if you would like more information.
You can find EGATI on Facebook.
