Lake Water Highlights Rail Trail
With the passing of the Victorian winter, the Spring wild flowers and Lake Eppalock’s water level are both now showcasing the O’Keefe Rail Trail. It’s been 6 years since the lake’s water level has been [...]
Trails, Goldfields and Heritage Trains
It was the last day of winter, as cyclists gathered for the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Tail’s ‘Last Wednesday of the Month’ social ride. Selecting the 17.7km Castlemaine Maldon Trail for this ride, this [...]
Bicycle Network backs Rail Trail Funding
Representing a number of regional communities, the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail together with the Mitchell Bicycle Users Group call upon the Victorian State Government to prioritise future funding for the Wallan to Heathcote [...]
Winter Weather Shines upon Friends Members
While the Victorian winter weather can be both challenging and difficult to predict, the monthly bike ride in July by the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail was lucky enough to pick a perfect day [...]
New Facilities for Forest and Trail Users
The Knowsley Forest’s Smart Track Day Visitor Area has recently had new facilities installed for users arriving in this forest enclosed environment. With this area just 800metres from the crossing point of the forest's Smart Track [...]
The Community Says Farewell
Friends, cyclists and community members came together at Café Essence in Bendigo to wish Rob and Bron Nelson well for the next chapter in their lives. Rob and Bron’s involvement in the Bendigo community over [...]
Trees, Trails and Kangaroos
With a temperature of just one-degree Celsius providing a cold winter’s morning start, volunteer members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail community group came together for a working bee at the O’Keefe Rail [...]
Friends Meet Along the Rail Trail
What better way to attend a formal daytime meeting, by cycling using the O’Keefe Rail Trail!The Axedale Tavern was the venue for the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail’s June GeneralMeeting, with members and guests [...]
Trail Works for the Future
It’s easy to be a regular user of the O’Keefe Rail Trail and assume that nothing new has been happening for this popular 50km trail! Reality can be quite different; yet can those changes be [...]
Funding for Trail Supports Tourism
Community determination and fund raising efforts has paid dividends, with the Castlemaine-Maryborough Rail Trail being the beneficiary of a feasibility report grant. The Victorian government’s Enabling Tourism Fund will invest $120,000, adding to locally committed [...]