Rail trails form links between communities in more ways than on the ground. Members of the Friends recently met with representatives from the steering group of the proposed Daylesford-Macedon rail trail to share experiences. The [...]
What is Bendigo's cycle tourism potential? How do we harness it to benefit local clubs and businesses? The Friends have organised a forum to ask what other cycling groups and businesses think. If you watched [...]
There’s nothing warms the heart of a rail trail fan like a new rail trail to explore. So while we dream of our own long-distance trail, we decamped to Yea last weekend to check out [...]
Around 20 students from the Axedale Primary School cycled to school on the O’Keefe Rail Trail on National Ride2School Day, Friday 23 March in the company of parents and the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail [...]
Twenty-seven pairs of hands arrived to work on a section of the O'Keefe Rail Trail on Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday 4 March. It was the biggest turn-out since we've been taking part in the [...]
A successful tree planting project was completed on the O’Keefe Rail Trail at Longlea on 30 October 2011. This was a joint project with the Friends of Kennington Reservoir group and was arranged with the [...]
Join the Friends of Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail on Saturday 7th May 2011, as we ride the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail. The rail trail is 53 km long and has a fine gravel surface, suitable for MTB [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]