Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore rail trail

News items about the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail

November 2011

• Bendigo Weekly article regarding the Friends’ contribution to the J-Cycle program at The Bendigo and District Cycling Club
• Recent Radio PhoenixFM 106.7 interview with Garry Long on the ‘Past Present & Future’ segment (Tuesdays 12:00-1:30pm). The interviewer was John Hall, and the subject related to the original Wallan to Sandhurst (Bendigo) railway line, its railway history, the O’Keefe Rail Trail, and the future vision for a Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail.

September 2011

• Bendigo Advertiser story on the recent Friends Spring in the Bendigo Bush ride along the O’Keefe Rail Trail – September 22nd 2011 edition
• Extract from Railtrail Australia’s Rail Trail Connection Spring 2011 magazine edition article “The O’Keefe Rail Trail is going places”. Thanks to Railtrail Australia for kindly permitting us to extract and republish this article here. Please visit the Railtrail Australia website [www.railtrails.org.au] for more information on membership and support of that organisation.
• Extract from Bridge Connection September 2011 edition; “The O’Keefe Rail Trail is going places“

August 2011

• North Central Review cover story regarding the grim outlook for the Pyalong bridges. Text only here.
• Front cover of the Bendigo Council’s ‘Council Plan 2009/13 (2011 update)’ features Friends members riding over the new Sweenies Crk bridge

July 2011

• North Central Review letter to the editor from FOBKRT regarding saving the Pyalong bridges
• North Central Review cover story regarding historic Pyalong bridge under threat. Text only here.

June 2010

• Council newsletter in the Bendigo Advertiser, with photo of Mayor and some of the Friends
• Front page story in the McIvor Times about the funding announcement
• Mayor’s column in the Bendigo Advertiser about the funding
• Announcement in the Bendigo Advertiser of state government funding over three years to get the trail to Heathcote
• Interview with Friends’ representative on ABC Central Victoria following the funding announcement
• Bicycle Victoria’s announcement about the funding

April 2010

• Front page of the McIvor Times about poor state of the trail

March 2010

• Front page of the North Central Review announcing Mitchell Shire’s in-principle support for the Bendigo-Kilmore trail
• Letter from John Fordham to the Axedale Antics about the state of the trail

January 2010

• Bicycle Victoria updates developments on its web site
• Article in the McIvor Times about council decision

December 2009

• The Bendigo Advertiser, Bendigo Weekly and ABC radio report that the City of Greater Bendigo council has voted to seek funding to extend the O’Keefe trail to Heathcote.

October 2009

• Report on the Spring in the Bendigo Bush ride down the O’Keefe Rail Trail, Eddie Barkla’s column in the Bendigo Weekly (PDF copy of the article).

July 2009

• Garry Long, convenor Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail interviewed on ABC radio. Download the recording here.
• The Bendigo Advertiser, Bendigo Miner, McIvor Times and Kilmore Free Press run item about  public briefing in Bendigo (all links to PDF copies of the items).
• Jim Evans of the Bendigo Historical Society publishes item about the trail’s history in the Bendigo Miner (PDF copy).

June 2009

• Bicycle Victoria puts news of the new developments on its web site.

May 2009

• North Central Review announces funding for the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail and the start of lobbying for the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail.
• Item about the plans of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail in the Spring edition of Rail Trails Australia’s Rail Connections magazine.