Proposed rail trail one step closer
The proposed 78km Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail is one step closer, to being linked with the 49km O'Keefe Rail Trail and the Melbourne urban trail network, as reported by the Bendigo Advertiser (26 March [...]
Visionary Rail Trail Proposal
The Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail is seen as being visionary for the Mitchell Shire Council’s community, business economy and tourism, according to Mayor Rhonda Sanderson. The Shire Councillors voted seven to one to proceed [...]
New Road Underpasses for Trail
Construction work has begun on building new road underpasses, as part of improving the Bendigo urban off-road trail network. This work will link the Spring Gully Trail to the Bendigo Creek Trail, plus eliminate the [...]
Volunteers create a future natural environment trail corridor
One of the attractions of the O’Keefe Rail Trail is it provides an escape into a natural environment, a reserve that can be close to urban areas, be within forests, stretching across a lake, or [...]
Guest Speakers have an interesting story to tell!
The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail’s Annual General Meeting will be on Tuesday 10th October at the Cycling Rooms, Tom Flood Centre, Water Street Bendigo, commencing at 6:45pm. The public is welcome to attend [...]
Railway Gates Return to Heathcote
It’s not that long ago when motorists often faced wooden railway gates at road crossings within Melbourne’s metro train network, closed by VR staff to prevent motor vehicles proceeding when trains were scheduled. Yet who [...]
Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail Feasibility Study Closing!
The Wallan to Heathcote feasibility study's community feedback stage is drawing to a close. The final date for feedback is 5pm Monday 10th April, therefore members of the various communities that are likely to benefit [...]
Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail Study seeks public feedback
A proposed Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail has the Victorian State Government, Mitchell Shire, and City of Greater Bendigo co-funding a study to assess the feasibility of a new 65km rail trail, from Wallan to [...]
Seeking your feedback for the Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail Study
The Mitchell Shire, City of Greater Bendigo and the Victorian State Government have enable a current study to assess the feasibility of a new rail trail from Wallan to Heathcote, for commuting, recreational walkers, cyclists, [...]
O’Keefe Trail Gets Repaired
Older sections of the O’Keefe Rail Trail over the past 23 years have become a bit ‘battered and bruised’, not only from continual use yet also from harsh weather conditions. Trail manager, the City of [...]