Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore rail trail

Last Wednesday’s community forum saw a great turnout to discuss Bendigo’s cycle tourism potential. A small group of volunteers representing mountain bike and road bike riders, the rail trail and Heathcote community now forms the core of a new advisory group. The group’s task is to assess the potential of various cycle tourism opportunities, advise [...]

Why a ‘Last Chance’ ride to the Axe Creek Swing Bridge? Well, the aging Axe Creek Swing Bridge’s last full day was expected to be January 15, to be followed by the start of its demolition on Monday 16th. Nearing 19 years old, the swing bridge is to be replaced by a fixed span steel [...]

A fantastic day was had by all at the recent Friends Spring in the Bendigo Bush ride – Saturday 17 September 2011.  The ride took us from Bendigo to Axedale and back along the O’Keefe rail trail. Total distance was about 40 km. Great weather saw riders and runners alike explore the trail, with its [...]

The members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail would like to invite you to our Annual Meeting on Wednesday 31st August 2011 at 6.45 pm in the Bendigo and District Cycling Club rooms in the Tom Flood Centre. With the guest speaker being Prof John Martin, it should be a very informative and [...]

Tricky creek and culvert crossings are a thing of the past now six new bridges are open on the O’Keefe rail trail. The bridges, between Bendigo and Axedale, are the first major part of news works on the trail to be completed. Wet weather hampered the project, which took five and a half months to [...]

Bendigo to Axedale The six replacement bridges between Bendigo and Axedale have all been manufactured. We believe council is expecting contractors on site in the last week of October, although that might be delayed slightly due to finalisation of an associated planning permit. The Friends are hoping the new bridges will all be commissioned by [...]

Tallarook The Tallarook general store and post office is up for sale – right at the start of the under-construction Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail. Visitor to the Friends’ web site, Julia, says: “On a ride in Tallarook it came to my attention that the only shop in Tallarook was up for sale. I [...]

The weather gods smiled on us this year. It was a perfect day for 24 Friends and intrepid cyclists to explore the rail trail to Axedale and then loop back through the Wellsford Forest. Following a very wet winter, the council has done some patch-up repairs on parts of the rail trail, which should be [...]

Council votes to apply for funding New bridges between Bendigo and Axedale Counters installed on the trail Job opportunities Unanimous vote for funding At its meeting on 16 December, the City of Greater Bendigo council voted unanimously to support preparing a detailed grant submission to Regional Development Victoria to fund the extension of the trail [...]

This looks like a fantastic opportunity to get some action on the O’Keefe rail trail. From the Cycling Promotion Fund‘s Information Bulletin 21 April 2009: The Australian Government has published details about the applications and assessment process for funding of bicycle infrastructure under its $40m Cycle Paths Fund, announced as part of its Economic Stimulus [...]