Proposed rail trail one step closer
The proposed 78km Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail is one step closer, to being linked with the 49km O'Keefe Rail Trail and the Melbourne urban trail network, as reported by the Bendigo Advertiser (26 March [...]
Visionary Rail Trail Proposal
The Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail is seen as being visionary for the Mitchell Shire Council’s community, business economy and tourism, according to Mayor Rhonda Sanderson. The Shire Councillors voted seven to one to proceed [...]
Ride2School on Rail Trail
The National Ride to School day event for the Axedale Primary School each year involves one of their school’s favourite adopted ‘school facility’, the O’Keefe Rail Trail. This National activity provides an opportunity for students, [...]
Rail Trail Link To Wallan Feasible
The Bendigo Weekly has published an article in its 23 February edition "Rail Trail Link To Wallan Feasible" reporting on the Wallan to Heathcote Feasibility Study that is to be considered by the Mitchell Shire [...]
Children learn to cycle
It is a great time to be out on the O’Keefe Rail Trail during the Christmas-New Year holidays, and for this family there were extra reasons. Santa had brought new bikes for the children, so [...]
Trail Riders had a Goal!
It was just after sunrise that some volunteers began mulching around new plants along a section of the O’Keefe Rail Trail, so as to beat working in the heat of the day. These were members [...]
Guest Speakers have an interesting story to tell!
The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail’s Annual General Meeting will be on Tuesday 10th October at the Cycling Rooms, Tom Flood Centre, Water Street Bendigo, commencing at 6:45pm. The public is welcome to attend [...]
Ride Easy Bike Skills
Ride Easy Bike Skills sessions Want to ride your bike more but lost on where to start, or want to improve your existing skills and confidence? Sign up for Ride Easy: four practical workshops – [...]
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 [...]