Thank you all for your support for the Lysterfield District Trail Riders (LDTR petition! 

We wanted to give you some more insight into why investing into the MTB trails at Lysterfield is so worthwhile for everyone! 

The LDTR committee commissioned Price Waterhouse Coopers in 2019 to undertake an economic impact assessment of our proposed extension of MTB Trails in Lysterfield. This study showed a positive Benefit-cost ratio of a massive 2.95, with multiple economic, social and health benefits. 

You can read this document for yourself here

Some of the key findings were: 

- benefit to cost ratio of 2.95! 2.7 Million investment - 2.2 Million upfront with a 55K recurrent annual funding for Parks Victoria. - LDTR acknowledges the need for continued maintenance of the proposed and existing trails.

- The top three reasons why we ride Mountain Bikes are for Mental Health, Social benefits and to ride with the family. Our proposed investment is predicted to attract more than 2,800 news riders to the park. 

- MTBA (now AusCycling) has seen a 267% increase in memberships in Victoria from 2010 to 2015 and LDTR a 75% increase in members over the past three years!

-  Did you know 9 of the top 10 most ridden MTB trails in Australia are at Lysterfield?

We look forward to updating you with more news shortly! 
In the meantime, please share the petition with your friends and network.