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 [...]
History Photos Sought
Seeking links to history is what a current community assisted project for the O’Keefe Rail Trail is needing. An interpretive information sign project, funded by the City of Greater Bendigo council and assisted by the [...]
Trail Network Needs Your Vote!
A local community bid has made the final list of the 2018 ‘Pick My Project’, which this bid now needs local resident's support. The Junortoun Community Action Group (JCAG) is delighted to advise that their [...]
National Tree Day at Axedale
From grandparents to grandchildren, community volunteer participation was the highlight for the 2018 National Tree Day event held at Axedale on Sunday 29 July. This site event was coordinated by Longlea and District Landcare, with [...]
New attraction for the O’Keefe Rail Trail
The former Wallan to Bendigo railway had trains carrying passengers and goods for most of the 70 years for the Bendigo – Heathcote section, between 1888 and 1958. The O’Keefe Rail Trail has been located [...]
Rail Trail Strikes Gold
A community grant will help to have an historic railway wagon return to Axedale, where steam loco hauled goods trains were once loaded and unloaded as an important means of transport. Fosterville Gold Mine and [...]