Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore rail trail

The O’Keefe rail trail will extend all the way to Heathcote within three years with funding for the development announced in Bendigo yesterday, by Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Jacinta Allan. The State Government is providing $1.9 million and the City of Greater Bendigo $1.3 million over the next three years. It’s been fantastic [...]

As we reported in December, the City of Greater Bendigo is preparing a submission to Regional Development Victoria for funds to get the trail to Heathcote, which is the boundary of this council. We need to demonstrate community support for the project. Please send us an email using the form below or letter of support [...]

We’ve been advised that the City of Greater Bendigo council will vote this Wednesday on whether to put some resources into applying for funding to get the rail trail to Heathcote. Council officers had prepared a report on the trail, its needs and its potential which has been distributed to councillors. This week they’ll vote [...]

The City of Greater Bendigo is supporting a number of applications for funding under the Federal Government’s $650 million Jobs Fund including $150,000 for: * Upgrades to the existing trail in the Bendigo urban area – signage, surface and road crossing approaches * Development of sections of the trail heading west from Heathcote. The  council [...]

The Australian reported this week that the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail which will run 134 km from Tallarook to Mansfield has received a $13 million funding commitment from the federal government. This project crosses through three shires and has been in the planning stages for some time. Mitchell, Murrindindi and Mansfield Shires have [...]