National Tree Day – Heathcote
The O’Keefe Rail Trail and Heathcote will be the focus of the City of Greater Bendigo National Tree Day activities, with a community planting in Herriot Street between 10.00am and 1.30pm on Sunday July 27, [...]
Construction update – Lake Eppalock area
Good progress is being made on the Lake Eppalock-Mt Ida Creek section of the O'Keefe Rail Trail extension project. These photos were taken during April 2014, and show sections of the associated earthworks that will [...]
A nice trail to train!
Like to train on a rail trail? Have you wondered what runners think about the O'Keefe Rail Trail, as a training or open trail experience? Check out this Youtube video that shows Tim Gentle, an [...]
While Watching Winter Wonders
One great escape from your lounge room and TV on a winter’s day, is a walk, run, or on your bike with friends out on the O'Keefe Rail Trail. Now is the time.... Axedale, Longlea, [...]
#MyBendigoBike
You can contribute to a video celebrating all types of cycling in Bendigo. Join in at Rosalind Park Saturday 12 July 9am at the rotunda, with your bike, to film a short group ride of [...]
A milestone is reached!
Tuesday 1st July 2014, marked four years since the current O'Keefe Rail Trail Project officially commenced. This date also marked the 21st anniversary of the commencement for the initial trail project, to build the then [...]
New bridge is near completion
The current O'Keefe Rail Trail project has had a number of milestones over the past four years, none more prominent than the new trail bridges. The latest is the 9th new bridge that is now [...]
Be interested, be excited, and get involved!
Interested in hearing about the excitement and participation that Cycle Friendly Bendigo brings, and how the O'Keefe Rail Trail is becoming a key to encouraging recreational cycling and walking in central Victoria? The Friends of [...]
Federal Senator-elect rides the O’Keefe Rail Trail
Sunday 22nd June 2014 was the day that Federal Senator-elect Janet Rice rode the O’Keefe Rail Trail, from Bendigo to a point east of Axedale. Why? It was part of Janet’s current cycle journey to [...]
Seeking Former Railway Line History
The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail group are desperately seeking items of local history, individual’s reflections, photos, memorabilia, oral history, anything related to the former Wandong, Heathcote, Sandhurst Railway (Wallan to Bendigo). Heathcote [...]