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 [...]
Councillor Supports Napier St Underpass
Planning for upgrading the busy arterial Napier Street Bendigo is currently being undertaken by VicRoads. Many within the local community are seeking an underpass to be incorporated into the design, to provide a safe crossing [...]
Bendigo Urban Trail Network Focus
The popularity of commuting by bike or walking is on the increase in Bendigo. With past development of urban trails and paths in the Bendigo urban area, this has seen many of these pathways isolated [...]
O’Keefe Rail Trail Needs Napier St Underpass
A last ditch push for a separated on-road bike lane, as well as a separated off-road trail underpass, has been made by Bike Bendigo Inc. This community based group have also supported the Friends of [...]
Thank You!
Assistance provided to Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail during 2015 and early 2016 has not gone unnoticed. A number of companies, organisations, and City of Greater Bendigo staff, have all assisted the Friends group [...]
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 [...]
Active transport and a safe way to escape!
Just imagine escaping from suburbia, being able to easily walk or ride your bike to an off-road trail through treed corridors in natural bushland settings. Not too difficult for some, especially those who live within [...]
A Slice of Railway History
Well before the O’Keefe Rail Trail was even thought about, there was the Wandong, Heathcote, Sandhurst (Bendigo) Railway. Today many people may not realise what such a railway meant for those early communities of Heathcote, [...]
Looking for your feedback!
How to assist make the new and extended O’Keefe Rail Trail even better, ......even longer? The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail are keen to capture feedback from users of this great trail, whatever the [...]
New community provided trail facilities
Looking for some creature comforts to take a ‘5 minute rest’ or two, perhaps to have a picnic while out on the O'Keefe Rail Trail? Over the past 4 weeks, users of the O’Keefe Rail [...]