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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 [...]

2022-09-03T19:29:42+10:00September 3, 2022|Uncategorized|

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 [...]

2022-08-13T16:39:35+10:00August 13, 2022|Uncategorized|

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 [...]

2022-08-04T14:06:18+10:00August 4, 2022|Uncategorized|

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 [...]

2022-07-30T16:07:02+10:00July 30, 2022|Uncategorized|

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 [...]

2022-07-13T21:25:31+10:00July 13, 2022|Uncategorized|

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 [...]

2022-06-28T21:21:28+10:00June 28, 2022|Uncategorized|

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 [...]

2022-06-17T14:59:34+10:00June 17, 2022|Uncategorized|

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 [...]

2022-06-11T16:35:30+10:00June 11, 2022|Uncategorized|

Riders, Railway Bridges and Country Pubs

Getting up close to inspiring old timber railway bridges and enjoying a country pub lunch were just some of the experiences that riders had, while on the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail group’s monthly [...]

2022-05-31T07:52:01+10:00May 31, 2022|Uncategorized|
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