News of community members coming together to improve access along a section of the former Heathcote Junction to Bendigo railway line has created anticipation in the Mitchell Shire area. Interest in developing a Wallan - [...]
What would Andrew O’Keefe be thinking if he was alive today, about the section of railway that his company built under challenging conditions in 1888, to have it closed and all its infrastructure removed after [...]
The twelfth Annual General Meeting for the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail, held in November, saw retiring President Garry Long report on the group’s community involvement over the past 12 months. Highlighted were members [...]
A hidden natural gem near Hidden Valley and Wallan, gave up its secret to thirty-two community volunteers recently. Locked away for more than 50 years, a 1.2km section of the former Heathcote Junction to Bendigo [...]
Users of the O’Keefe Rail Trail will now have another opportunity to further enjoy the rail trail as well as the linked native forests and facilities. The Knowsley Forest’s Smart Track Day Visitor Area has [...]
Rail Trails like the O’Keefe Rail Trail are usually located within land corridors that have not previously been fully cleared of trees and/or were not grazed by introduced farmed animals. Such trails provide protection for [...]
Seeking to improve facilities along the O’Keefe Rail Trail has the community group Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail keeping an eye on this 49km trail’s condition. As trail users, the group’s members provide [...]
Highlights of the O'Keefe Rail Trail were being explored when Jess and Garry rode the trail between Bendigo and Heathcote, during filming for 'Over the Handlebars'. While this ride happened well prior to COVID19 impacting [...]
Here is an opportunity for cycle touring in regional Victoria, using country roads and trails. You could choose to share this exciting experience with friends, or just go do it on your own. As an [...]
With the Heathcote and Tooborac areas in regional Victoria having many interesting points of interest and attractions, why not visit and utilise the O’Keefe Rail Trail and its connected gravel roads that are ‘open all [...]