High Camp Station Comes Alive Again
While it has been 57 years since a train last stopped at High Camp Railway Station, the old platform recently came alive again — this time with more than 30 volunteers clearing years of overgrowth [...]
New Rail Trail Facilities Underway
A strong spirit of participation and community support was on display during a Friends of the Bendigo–Kilmore Rail Trail's working bee held on 12 December. Despite the warm summer weather, dedicated volunteers turned out to [...]
Waranga Rail Trail Opening & Ride
With the anticipation of attending the official opening of the Waranga Rail Trail (19 kms, Rushworth to Murchison) to take place on Saturday 17th May at 10am, this will coincide with the monthly Rushworth Market. [...]
You can help, as a fundraiser
To assist the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail community group providing additional O'Keefe Rail Trail facilities, as well as advocating for extending this trail to Wallan and Rushworth, individuals can become fundraisers. This is [...]
Restoration Works on O’Keefe Rail Trail
The City of Greater Bendigo Council has been undertaking maintenance works along the O’Keefe Rail Trail, a popular recreational and cycling route that connects Bendigo to Heathcote. The repairs are aimed at restoring sections of [...]
New interpretive signs on the O’Keefe Rail Trail
Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail (FBKRT) members recently installed five new interpretive signs on the O’Keefe Rail Trail (OKRT), providing interesting historical information relevant to the site where they are installed. One sign, at [...]
Proposed Heritage Precinct
Friends of Bendigo Kilmore Rail Trail are proposing to construct a Heritage Precinct for railway memorabilia. The first site meeting was held Friday 25th October with the City of Greater Bendigo (COGB) and Bendigo Rail [...]
Trails Feature, GB Magazine
A new O’Keefe Rail Trail facility, as well as urban city cycling and walking, are two features in the current Autumn 2024 edition of the City of Greater Bendigo's GB magazine. Council's funded trail project, [...]
Trail Signs for Reserves
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 [...]
Rust Replaced By Railway Splendor
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 [...]