The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail are not only passionate about the rail trail; they’re also passionate about the communities the trail passes through. At the recent Christmas lunch, held at the Heathcote Wine [...]
Wondering what is the latest news in the Junortoun area, and how it relates to the O’Keefe Rail Trail? Perhaps you already receive newsletters from the Junortoun Community Action Group (JCAG), who are passionate about [...]
What’s new to see and do when out enjoying the O’Keefe Rail Trail and the natural environment of four State forests? While travelling through the Knowsley Forest, there are the recently upgraded facilities of this [...]
The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail members and partners came together in Heathcote, to celebrate the Christmas festive season, enjoy the social occasion over lunch, as well as reflecting upon the group’s activities and [...]
News of community members coming together to improve access along a section of the former Heathcote Junction to Bendigo railway line has created anticipation in the Mitchell Shire area. Interest in developing a Wallan - [...]
What would Andrew O’Keefe be thinking if he was alive today, about the section of railway that his company built under challenging conditions in 1888, to have it closed and all its infrastructure removed after [...]
The twelfth Annual General Meeting for the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail, held in November, saw retiring President Garry Long report on the group’s community involvement over the past 12 months. Highlighted were members [...]
A hidden natural gem near Hidden Valley and Wallan, gave up its secret to thirty-two community volunteers recently. Locked away for more than 50 years, a 1.2km section of the former Heathcote Junction to Bendigo [...]
Users of the O’Keefe Rail Trail will now have another opportunity to further enjoy the rail trail as well as the linked native forests and facilities. The Knowsley Forest’s Smart Track Day Visitor Area has [...]
Rail Trails like the O’Keefe Rail Trail are usually located within land corridors that have not previously been fully cleared of trees and/or were not grazed by introduced farmed animals. Such trails provide protection for [...]