Bus Your Bike Trial!
Do you have a need to use Public Transport Victoria (PTV) services, with your bike? Perhaps you have tried to place your bike on a V/Line train, only to find that there was insufficient space [...]
O’Keefe Rail Trail – What did you think?
The City of Greater Bendigo Council and the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail are keen to gain valuable feedback from users of the O’Keefe Rail Trail. A survey has been set up seeking feedback [...]
Water Trail Spectacular!
The 2016 Victorian winter has seen high rainfalls occurring, resulting in swollen rivers, flooding, full dams, grass growth and .......mosquitoes! The O’Keefe Rail Trail has not escaped the impact of this, especially where the trail [...]
Councillor Comments on Trail
This is an extract from a Letter to the Editor published in The Bendigo Advertiser. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BENE - Wednesday, 10 Aug 2016 - Page 15 O’KEEFE RAIL TRAIL A DELIGHT The other [...]
Tourism connects with Bendigo Cycling
Bendigo hosted about 350 tourism leaders, professionals and operators from the state’s tourism industry, attending the Victorian Industry Tourism Conference in Bendigo on 25-26 July. The two-day conference was held at the Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo, [...]
Bicycles, Bike Racks and Cycle Tourists
The O'Keefe Rail Trail linked Heathcote to Axedale and Bendigo in mid 2015, then officially opened on 21 Dec 2015. An increasing number of cyclists and walkers were coming to town , seeking food, wine, [...]
The O’Keefe Marathon has more stories to tell
Wondering what cyclists and marathon runners have in common for the same event? Stories of participation by individual and team entrants, plus volunteers involved with the 2016 O’Keefe Rail Trail Marathon was highlighted in the [...]
Knowsley is on the map
The sleepy hamlet of Knowsley has been highlighted yet again by the O’Keefe Rail Trail. Back in April-May 2015, the last sections to be constructed for the trail’s extension would see Knowsley as the focal [...]
Autumn surprises
What a great time of the year autumn can be, while out enjoying parts of the rural environment and points of interest along the O’Keefe Rail Trail. While the Labour Day holiday weekend for 2016 [...]
Rail Trail Feasibility Study Begins
The Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail feasibility study formally began on 22 February 2016, with the selected principle consultants RMCG meeting with the study’s Steering Committee. The major funding for this study has been provided [...]