Pollies pedal for good cause

Residents in Cooma and Bombala should keep an eye out for cyclists on their roads over the next week - one of them will be opposition leader Tony Abbott.

Right now a group of charity cyclists including Mr. Abbott are riding in Pollie pedalling, an annual event in which riders raise awareness and money for a charity of their choice.

This year it's Carer's Australia, and the route they're taking runs nearly 1,000kms from Geelong in Victoria all the way to Canberra.

One in eight Australians is an unpaid carer, working to make the lives of family and loved ones easier, and carer Terry Stroud says that the group hope to pass through Bombala and Cooma on the 30th and 31st.