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AGM Postponed

Due to the current weather conditions and resulting flooding events that are occurring in central and northern Victoria, the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail’s Annual General Meeting scheduled for the 19th October has been [...]

2022-10-16T08:23:11+00:00October 16, 2022|Uncategorized|

Lake Water Floods Trail

From the O'Keefe Rail Trail's Lake Eppalock section being highlighted by water, this same section is now submerged by higher water levels! Just days ago, the rising water level of Lake Eppalock was creating an [...]

2022-10-08T22:43:01+00:00October 8, 2022|Uncategorized|

Art and the Wellsford State Forest

The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail’s monthly Wednesday ride, an organised activity for its members, attracted eleven riders for the September ride. This activity had a number of reasons for riders to participate, especially [...]

2022-10-05T07:00:00+00:00October 5, 2022|Uncategorized|

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 [...]

2022-10-02T22:18:29+00:00October 2, 2022|Uncategorized|

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+00:00September 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+00:00August 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+00:00August 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+00:00July 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+00:00July 13, 2022|Uncategorized|
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