Riding the rails!
A look back into history, and how it once was! A look back on history, riding the rail (trail)! Riding rail trails today takes on a whole new meaning when viewing this photo. [...]
Missing ’80 mile’ marker post returns
One by one, the missing historic railway marker posts (mile posts) are returning to the former Wandong (Wallan) to Bendigo Railway reserve. Most of the original concrete posts were removed when the recovery of the [...]
Trail Feasibility Study Commitment
Clare Malcolm is committed to developing off-trails in the Mitchell Shire Council and the City of Greater Bendigo Council areas. Clare, the Labor candidate for Euroa, understands the benefits that rail trails can do for [...]
Seeking Former Railway Line History
The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail group are desperately seeking items of local history, individual’s reflections, photos, memorabilia, oral history, anything related to the former Wandong, Heathcote, Sandhurst Railway (Wallan to Bendigo). Heathcote [...]
Rejuvinating Bald Hill wooden culvert
While the contractors build the path, our very own historical recreation wizard, Ken Hanson, is busy repairing a wooden culvert that had partly collapsed. The structure is opposite Bald Hill and its previous mine workings, [...]
Looking for ideas to manage our historical collection
We're now amassing a great collection of material that we'd like to organise and make available via our web site for others to use as well. Can anyone suggest a tool that meets these criteria: [...]
”Desperately Seeking” rail trail’s history
The Friends History Action Group recently placed a notice in the Desperately Seeking column of the Herald Sun and have since been overwhelmed with the response. Train buffs have appeared all over the state with [...]