Reflecting on the past 12 months of community effort, the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail’s outgoing President Colin Scott in his report to the 2022 Annual General Meeting thanked the group’s members for their [...]
While operational railways have ‘Whistle Posts’ installed, for the loco driver to operate an audible alert at upcoming public road crossings, what does such have in common with the O’Keefe Rail Trail? As one of [...]
The Wallan Environment Group has successfully been awarded a 2022 Victorian Landcare Grant. The $19,785 grant will be directed at the removal of woody weeds from within a section of the former Wandong, Heathcote, Bendigo [...]
With a number of communities, farms and businesses still being impacted by high river levels and flooding from various rivers in central and northern Victoria, those upstream seeing river levels lowering are assessing the damage [...]
Due to the current major flooding event that is occurring in the central Victorian region, this has impacted two sections of the O'Keefe Rail Trail. Very high water levels in the Campaspe River had impacted, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]