The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail "last Wednesday of the month ride" in August saw a group ride the Victorian Goldfields Railway trail from Castlemaine to Maldon. When: Wednesday, August 28th 2024 Where: Castlemaine [...]
Following community consultation, the Greater Bendigo City Council has adopted a plan to guide the ongoing development, management and promotion of the O’Keefe Rail Trail at the recent Council meeting. This is great news for [...]
For May's 'Last Wednesday of the Month Ride' activity, this was full of different challenges for the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail members. Beginning on the O'Keefe Rail Trail, the group soon linked onto [...]
The small township of Knowsley and adjoining neighbours of the O'Keefe Rail Trail will benefit from recent community volunteers' efforts, as well as improving the trail's linking of high biodiversity areas. Preparing for planting. Photo: [...]
What did you do on Friday 13th, perhaps nothing if you are superstitious! Yet six members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail, plus one member from the Junortoun Community Action Group, were out [...]
Rusting away for decades at the Korumburra Railway Station yards, one HY/GY railway wagon was fortunate to be ‘rescued’ by the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail community group! Being one of a total of [...]
Some of the often admired engineering features of railway lines are the tunnels, bridges and cuttings. The former railway that the 50 km long O’Keefe Rail Trail between Bendigo and Heathcote occupies did not have [...]
Being able to take time out, while out exercising and exploring the O'Keefe Rail Trail, to reflect upon elements of history and also more recent rail trail activity is one of the options currently available [...]
The impact that the Victorian Railways had on the economies of many small communities, as well as the larger cities during the 20th century, can easily be overlooked. Not only did the railways provide important [...]
While these are unstable times, it is important to stay in touch with your friends and community. With restrictions due to the COVID19 virus, people may be feeling afraid, worried, anxious and overwhelmed by the [...]
