Bridges news
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 [...]
Wanted – cycle-friendly store owners
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 [...]
Local business thanked for reviving rail history
Hanson Bendigo’s contribution to restoring part of the history of the O’Keefe Rail Trail was recognised when the Friends presented a certificate of appreciation to Kevin Benbow, Plant Manager, early in October. [...]
Spring in the Bendigo Bush ride
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 [...]
Council briefing about the trail before our AGM
The Friends' first AGM will be held Wednesday 22 September. At 6.45 pm, before the AGM, Brett Martini (Manager Asset Planning and Design at the City of Greater Bendigo) will talk about the council's plans [...]
Spring in the Bendigo Bush rides the rail trail
Ever wanted to ride the rail trail and Wellsford Forest, but lacked company? Well, join us for a guided tour on Saturday 2 October. We'll follow the existing trail to Axedale and return through the [...]
Friends brave mud for good cause
Late in August, a group of the Friends joined forces with the Longley Landcare Group and the council to plant around 2,000 trees and shrubs along a bare patch of the rail trail [...]
O’Keefe officially a trail of regional significance
The O'Keefe Rail Trail has been identified as one of seven trail proposals of regional significance. The Loddon Mallee Regionally Significant Trails Strategy investigated trails that have the potential to attract domestic and international visitors [...]
Mile posts come back to life
While project planning is underway, little is happening on the ground. Never one to sit idle, Ken Hanson has launched into an ambitious project to recreate mile posts for the entire length of the trail. [...]
We’re on the way to Heathcote!
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 [...]