Heathcote Lions Club’s rail trail focus
The new 3.2km section of the O’Keefe Rail Trail through the Heathcote urban area is completed, and 'open for business'. The use of this new walking and riding trail has gained much local support, as [...]
Submission to Mitchell Shire’s 2013-2017 Council Plan
Way back in January, the Friends and Mitchell BUG prepared a submission to the Mitchell Shire Council recommending that it include plans for a new Wandong to Heathcote Rail Trail in its council plan for [...]
Have your say on Hume trails – including our rail trail
Ever visited a trail in the Hume region? Twelve councils, Hume Regional Development Australia and the Victorian Government are working on a trails strategy for the region. It's looking at developing exsiting trails and the [...]
Knowsley community meeting addresses trail
The Friends were invited to attend a council-arranged community meeting at Knowsley. Among other items on the agenda were the council plans for the rail trail in the Knowsley area. Together with council’s Manager, Brett [...]
Working group established at tourism forum
The May community forum organised by the Friends saw a great turnout to discuss Bendigo’s cycle tourism potential. Not only do we have a rail trail under development, but a new mountain bike park is [...]
Heathcote talks rail trail
The Friends set up a stand at last Saturday's Heathcote Bush Market and talked rail trail to anyone who was interested. And there was a lot of interest. Works on the Heathcote end of the [...]
Forum looks at Bendigo’s cycle tourism potential
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 [...]
Can you help with the Bendigo Bushland trail?
Our Bushland Trail champion, Lindsay Clay, has been talking to council, DSE and Parks about lavishing some TLC on this iconic, but much-neglected trail. (See map on bikely.com) We learned recently that a council officer [...]
Iconic trails study
Have your say - what makes an iconic trail? The Loddon Mallee Region Iconic Trails Strategic Plan is a joint project of ten local governments and number of state government departments to identify potential walking, [...]
Meetings, meetings
Coliban Water We met with Coliban Water and its representative Karin Van Poppel, Property Risk Officer at Coliban Water at the end of September. Coliban Water is keen to support community based recreational development where [...]