Enjoying the O’Keefe Rail Trail
Looking for a place to enjoy a picnic or a quick snack while cycling on the O’Keefe Rail Trail? Need to top up your water bottle, whilst out walking along the trail in the peaceful [...]
‘Trails and Ales’ for The O’Keefe Challenge Ride
The 'Light the Trail' event is promising to be something special in 2019. Riders will be using the Axedale to Heathcote section of the O'Keefe Rail Trail for event in The O’Keefe Challenge’s weekend of [...]
Bicycle Network Supports Rail Trail Development
Connecting the Melbourne trail network directly into regional central Victoria, via safe off-road trails proposal has the full support of Bicycle Network. The key missing link is the Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail proposal. Seeing [...]
Bike Repair Station for Rail Trail
Help for cyclists needing to fix their bike on the O'Keefe Rail Trail has just been installed, perhaps a first for a rail trail in Australia! The provision of a Bike Repair Station has been [...]
Axedale Quick Shear Event and the O’Keefe Rail Trail
Axedale's major event, the Axedale Quick Shear and Family Fun Day will have a connection with the O'Keefe Rail Trail in 2019. While attending this popular event, there will also be the opportunity to find [...]
U3A Connects with Rail Trail
The O’Keefe Rail Trail attracts all age groups, so it is no surprise that the U3A Bendigo Bushwalking group utilise this popular trail for planned walks. For the unaware, the acronym U3A stands for the [...]
Thanks Strathfieldsaye & Districts Community Enterprise
Community helping community can equate to great outcomes for many! Such has seen the Strathfieldsaye & Districts Community Enterprise supporting further development of the O'Keefe Rail Trail user facilities, through the awarding of a 2018 [...]
Councillor reflects on “Rail Trail Tourism”
Greater City of Bendigo Councillor Yvonne Wrigglesworth's published blog on 20th October 2018 has made reference to attending the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail AGM and the benefits to be gained from rail trail [...]
Cycling Tourists at AGM
Travelling as a cycle tourist was the theme at the Friends’ AGM held on 16 October, presented by Melbourne based guest speakers Margie Joyce and Neil McKinnon. Relating their experiences on various touring rides through [...]
Being a Cycle Tourist, what you need to know!
What does it mean to be a cycle tourist, how do business tourism operators attract a bigger slice of the fast growing cycle tourism segment? The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail's upcoming AGM guest [...]