Bendigo and Bikes Recognised
The Bendigo community's love of cycling has helped it to snare an award not made to a city outside of the United States, until now. The Greater Bendigo has become the first community in Australia [...]
New Road Underpasses for Trail
Construction work has begun on building new road underpasses, as part of improving the Bendigo urban off-road trail network. This work will link the Spring Gully Trail to the Bendigo Creek Trail, plus eliminate the [...]
Railway Gates Return to Heathcote
It’s not that long ago when motorists often faced wooden railway gates at road crossings within Melbourne’s metro train network, closed by VR staff to prevent motor vehicles proceeding when trains were scheduled. Yet who [...]
Rail trail reserve helping to retain endangered species
The O'Keefe Rail Trail is the focus of a project to install nest boxes along a section of the trail, for Brush-tailed Phascogales (Tuans) and Sugar Gliders. These new nest boxes, built by students at Catholic [...]
Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail Feasibility Study Closing!
The Wallan to Heathcote feasibility study's community feedback stage is drawing to a close. The final date for feedback is 5pm Monday 10th April, therefore members of the various communities that are likely to benefit [...]
Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail Study seeks public feedback
A proposed Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail has the Victorian State Government, Mitchell Shire, and City of Greater Bendigo co-funding a study to assess the feasibility of a new 65km rail trail, from Wallan to [...]
Seeking your feedback for the Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail Study
The Mitchell Shire, City of Greater Bendigo and the Victorian State Government have enable a current study to assess the feasibility of a new rail trail from Wallan to Heathcote, for commuting, recreational walkers, cyclists, [...]
Volunteers Recognised
Not being taken for granted, International Volunteer Day 2016 has recognised the efforts of volunteers in the Greater Bendigo area. A celebration was held on 5 December at the Bendigo Town Hall, to say thank [...]
O’Keefe Trail Gets Repaired
Older sections of the O’Keefe Rail Trail over the past 23 years have become a bit ‘battered and bruised’, not only from continual use yet also from harsh weather conditions. Trail manager, the City of [...]
O’Keefe Rail Trail – What did you think?
The City of Greater Bendigo Council and the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail are keen to gain valuable feedback from users of the O’Keefe Rail Trail. A survey has been set up seeking feedback [...]