Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail

Bicycle Network’s Newsroom post of the 16th November has highlighted what Victoria’s ‘Rail Trail Network’ could look like.

In a conversation with Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail member Lindsay Clay, Chair of its Planning Team, Lindsay explained how this concept of a ‘web of trails’ unfolded.

https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/newsroom/2022/11/16/this-is-what-a-victorian-rail-trail-network-could-look-like/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=In-the-Loop–VIC-17-Nov-2022&utm_content=bicyclenetwork.com.au%2Fnewsroom%2F2022%2F11%2F16%2Fthis-is-what-a-victorian-rail-trail-network-could-look-like%2F&utm_source=comms.bicyclenetwork.com.au

So how to support creating this network of trails in Victoria, to also help other States implement similar? In the group’s opinion, the critical first step is building the key linking Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail, a 78km extension of the O’Keefe Rail Trail (the red dashed line in the map below).

One step forwatd is to let your Victoria State government representative, as well as the Mitchell Shire council, know of your support for this proposed critical linking rail trail. The economic study says its a winner, so there just needs to be some funding for certain specific planning to be undertaken.