Trail Upgrade Work Progresses
For those planning to enjoy experiences from one of Victoria's premier rail trails, you will need to be aware of current works in progress. To maintain this asset that provides a quality experience for O'Keefe [...]
O’Keefe Trail Upgrades Underway
Users of the O’Keefe Rail Trail are already benefiting from smoother trail surfaces that are expected to have better drainage for future high storm-water run-off events. City of Greater Bendigo contractors are current undertaking reconstruction [...]
Social Ride with Friends
A night ride on bikes was the attraction for members of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail group, their first social ride for 2023. This was a late afternoon and evening activity, in fairly hot conditions, riding [...]
Trail Towns Expands View Options
The television program Trail Towns is dedicated to encouraging more families and friends to visit more cities, towns, and regions for a bicycle holiday, and when they do, stay, spend money, and help those places [...]
Bridge Reopened
Repair works to the O'Keefe Rail Trail by the City of Greater Bendigo has now reopened the trail's Campaspe Rv bridge, following damage sustained from the recent major flooding event. While additional works are planned, [...]
Repairs to Rail Trail Progressing
Its good news for the upcoming Christmas-NY holiday season, with the previously closed section of the O’Keefe Rail Trail at Lake Eppalock, Derrinal, now opened by trail manager the City of Greater Bendigo council for [...]
Bikes on Buses for Rail Trail Users
With the Victorian PTV ‘Bikes on Buses’ program having been rolled out in the Bendigo and Castlemaine areas in early 2022, the Bendigo Heathcote PTV service was included in that program after the Friends of [...]
Trail and River Benefits from Work
The benefits of community volunteering were shown when members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail joined staff from the City of Greater Bendigo council for a combined working bee, held at the Campaspe [...]
Volunteers help with Flood Damage
Community volunteers from the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail and the Longlea Landcare Group came to the Campaspe Rv bridge area at Axedale, on Sunday 20 November, to reinstate tree guards around those native [...]
Trail Repairs in Progress
While the O'Keefe Rail Trail causeway at Lake Eppalock did have its access gates open for a few days, unfortunately the trail's condition in this section has changed and it is not currently passable. With [...]