Enjoying the O’Keefe Rail Trail
Looking for a place to enjoy a picnic or a quick snack while cycling on the O’Keefe Rail Trail? Need to top up your water bottle, whilst out walking along the trail in the peaceful [...]
Historic Forest Ride to Rushworth
What to do on cool yet sunny autumn Sunday in central Victoria? Well ten riders from the Mitchell Bicycle Users Group (MBUG) and ten riders from the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail headed out [...]
Bicycle Network Supports Rail Trail Development
Connecting the Melbourne trail network directly into regional central Victoria, via safe off-road trails proposal has the full support of Bicycle Network. The key missing link is the Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail proposal. Seeing [...]
Bicycle Network’s CEO Explores Bendigo by Bike
Melbourne based Bicycle Network's CEO Craig Richards recently 'escaped' the capital city, to see what it was like to cycle in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo. Accepting an invitation by Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore [...]
A Heathcote to Murchison Trail a reality?
The Campaspe Shire council is in the planning stages for extending the Greater Shepparton City Council's current 'Murchison Rail Trail' on to Rushworth and Heathcote. Former railway bridge. Goulburn River, Murchison This extended [...]
Bike Repair Station for Rail Trail
Help for cyclists needing to fix their bike on the O'Keefe Rail Trail has just been installed, perhaps a first for a rail trail in Australia! The provision of a Bike Repair Station has been [...]
Thanks Strathfieldsaye & Districts Community Enterprise
Community helping community can equate to great outcomes for many! Such has seen the Strathfieldsaye & Districts Community Enterprise supporting further development of the O'Keefe Rail Trail user facilities, through the awarding of a 2018 [...]
Councillor reflects on “Rail Trail Tourism”
Greater City of Bendigo Councillor Yvonne Wrigglesworth's published blog on 20th October 2018 has made reference to attending the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail AGM and the benefits to be gained from rail trail [...]
Trail Network Needs Your Vote!
A local community bid has made the final list of the 2018 ‘Pick My Project’, which this bid now needs local resident's support. The Junortoun Community Action Group (JCAG) is delighted to advise that their [...]
National Tree Day at Axedale
From grandparents to grandchildren, community volunteer participation was the highlight for the 2018 National Tree Day event held at Axedale on Sunday 29 July. This site event was coordinated by Longlea and District Landcare, with [...]