Where did all the stations go?
There's not a great deal of all the stations that used to dot the railway line. You'd have been hard pressed to even know where most of the stations were - until now. A long-term [...]
Have your say on Hume trails – including our rail trail
Ever visited a trail in the Hume region? Twelve councils, Hume Regional Development Australia and the Victorian Government are working on a trails strategy for the region. It's looking at developing exsiting trails and the [...]
Christmas ride to Axedale finishes the year
A small group set off from Lake Weroona last Sunday on a festive ride to Axedale for lunch. With those who met us out there, we have nine at Axedale Tavern for lunch. The food [...]
Heathcote – action city
It's all go in Heathcote at the moment. The council's contractors are busy with the town section of the trail, and the Friends are preparing old station sites for their new signs. Trail blazing: [...]
Rejuvinating Bald Hill wooden culvert
While the contractors build the path, our very own historical recreation wizard, Ken Hanson, is busy repairing a wooden culvert that had partly collapsed. The structure is opposite Bald Hill and its previous mine workings, [...]
Axedale and Heathcote town paths
Council contractors have been busy in Axedale and Heathcote on sections of the trail that travel through the towns. Axedale Once upon a time the O’Keefe Rail Trail stopped at the Axedale cemetery. Not any [...]
Station signs go back up
It’s been a long time since they were taken down and now station signs are returning. With the help of a council community grant, council, fundraising by the Friends and a lot of time and [...]
Plans to recreate Axedale Racecourse platform
A picnic at the races used to be a popular day out and you'd get there from Melbourne or Bendigo by the train. The platform is long gone but now the Friends are planning to [...]
Green gates – going, going, almost gone
Fifteen of the 16 green gates that were the bane of cyclists and horses travelling along the original O’Keefe trail are now gone. The last pedestrian gate will also be removed as soon as a [...]
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Got a passion you’d like to indulge? Historical research, historical reconstruction, social media and communications, graphic design, events organisation, strategic planning… Whatever your interests or skills, we can give you the opportunity to stretch your [...]