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Category: Links
Links to other organisations.
Transport & mobility links
This Transport list is maintained by Sapoty Brook. Please email sapoty@beyond-oil.com with suggestions.
We invite you to comment and recommend useful links.
Electric Cars
- Buy an electric car for a low price and rent the battery from:
http://www.betterplace.com.au/
Bicycles, Trikes, and Scooters (including electric)
- Go Further Faster on an electric bike.
Sapoty has Mountain Bikes [2 models], Step Thru Bikes, Folding Bikes, Conversion Kits, and Electric Motor Scooters [Registerable].
He is also developing a cargo carrying trike called SolarEV.
Contact: Sapoty Brook, Mullumbimby
sapoty@beyond-oil.com
m 0407 213 267
h: 02 6684 2927
www.beyond-oil.com
Bicycle Shops
- Byron Bay Bicycles
2/Plaza Cellars, 90 Jonson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6685 6067
http://byronbaybicycles.com.au - Sunrise Cycles Byron Bay
102 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6680 9590 - Transition Cycles & Fitness
49 River Street, Ballina NSW 2478
(02) 6686 6522 - True Wheel Cycles
Anglican Church of St Martin’s, 42 Stuart St, Mullumbimby NSW 2482
(02) 6684 1959 - Byron Bay Threesome
2/9 Marvell Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6680 7906 - Byron Bay Bike Shops. Bay Cruisers Pty Ltd.
69 Shirley St, Byron Bay, NSW, 2481.
(02) 66807906. - COG Cycle & Outdoor Gear
2/31 Lawson Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6680 7066 - Byron Bay Freeriders Bicycle Club
102-104 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6680 9590 - Vitality 4 Life
10 Brigantine Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6680 7444
http://vitality4life.com
Taxis and Car Rentals
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Byron bay Taxis
(02) 6685 5008
http://byronbaytaxis.com.au/ - Thrifty Car Rental
NRMA Office Cnr Butler & Lawson Streets, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6680 8940
http://thrifty.com.au - Earth Car Rentals
3a/1 Byron Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6685 7472
earthcar.com.au - Rent Me a Car
45 Browning Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
0450 127 249
rentmeacar.com.au - Byron Car Hire
Cnr Lawson & Butler st, Caltex Servo @ Railway crossing, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6685 6638
http://simmonsbyronbay.com.au - Hertz
5 Marvell Street, Byron Bay NSW 2481
(02) 6621 8855
http://hertz.com.au - Europcar- Brunswick Heads
26 Fawcett Street, Brunswick Heads NSW 2483
(02) 6685 1718
http://car-rental.europcar.com.au
Public Transport
- Going Places
This is an outstanding source of transport information.
Lists local bus services including timetables. When will they go electric?
http://www.goingplaces.org.au/
info@goingplaces.org.au - Tweed Byron and Ballina Community Transport
Head Office Shop 9/14 Middleton St, Byron Bay NSW 2481
1300 875 895
Fax: 6685 7027
Email: admin@community-transport.org.au
Website: www.community-transport.org.au - Premier Motor Service
Premier has two routes through the Northern Rivers:
Lismore – Brisbane: Lismore Alstonville, Ballina, Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Brisbane.
Sydney – Brisbane: Sydney…Grafton, Mclean, Iluka, Woodburn, Ballina, Byron Bay, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Brisbane
Phone: 133 410
Website: www.premierms.com.au
Office: 10 Investigator Street, South Nowra NSW 2541 - Greyhound/McCaffertys Australia
Route: Sydney – Brisbane – Sydney
Sydney – Brisbane: Sydney…South Grafton, Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Gold Coast, Brisbane
Half fare concessions are available for students, apprentices, trainees, Job Seekers, and pensioners (more options available to pensioners).
1300 473 946
Fax: (07) 4632 5457
Website: http://www.greyhound.com.au - Countrylink
Bookings can be made online with a credit card up to 2 hours before the service departs from its origin. If you don’t have a credit card you can still make a booking online and pay by using “Pay It @Post”, providing you book at least 7 days in advance. Email reservations will be accepted up to 48 hours prior to departure.
(Rail and coach reservations, train arrival & departure times and accessibility help)
Phone: 132 232
bookings@countrylink.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.countrylink.info - Byron Night Shuttle
6687 2104
Mainly weekends - Bat Bus service
For groups of young people aged 12-25 in the Byron Shire, who need help with transport.
Phone: 6685 8771
www.batbus.net - Northern Rivers Carpool
The Northern Rivers Carpool is a free, online service for anyone who wants to save money, meet new people and reduce their carbon footprint while travelling to work or study. The NR Carpool is easy to use. It takes two minutes to join the network and then NR Carpool will search its database and match you with other people travelling in the same direction.
http://www.nrcarpool.org/ - Jayride car pooling – ride share lists
Share empty seats when you drive and make your travel fun and cheap. Find transport by carpool, rideshare, bus, shuttle, relocation cars and more…
Jayride – Byron Bay carpooling
Waste and Recycling links
We invite you to comment and recommend useful links.
- Plastic Waste Campaigner – Tim Silverwood
Tim is a co-founder of ‘Take 3 – A Clean Beach Initiative’ an organization that asks each visitor to our beaches and waterways to simply take 3 pieces of rubbish with them when they leave.
tim_silverwood@hotmail.com
0420 668 114
www.take3.org.au