Ride the Reservoirs
It certainly was a hot 26th January Australia Day for 2022, yet that didn’t deter members of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail group from getting involved with the group’s January social ride activity. The planned ride [...]
Hidden Valley rail trail preserving natural values
The North Central Review newspaper posted a story in its 18 January edition, which reported on the December 2021 community working bee that was conducted on a 1.2km section of the former railway line between [...]
VicJam 2022 riding the O’Keefe Rail Trail
More than 7,000 children and adults took part in an 11-day Scouts Victoria jamboree, known as ‘VicJam 2022’, this $5.5 million event was based at the Elmore Events Centre from 28 December. There are plenty [...]
Support for Heathcote Food Share
The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail are not only passionate about the rail trail; they’re also passionate about the communities the trail passes through. At the recent Christmas lunch, held at the Heathcote Wine [...]
Honeyeater Bushland Reserve for the Public
Wondering what is the latest news in the Junortoun area, and how it relates to the O’Keefe Rail Trail? Perhaps you already receive newsletters from the Junortoun Community Action Group (JCAG), who are passionate about [...]
BBQ Facilities in Forest
What’s new to see and do when out enjoying the O’Keefe Rail Trail and the natural environment of four State forests? While travelling through the Knowsley Forest, there are the recently upgraded facilities of this [...]
Rail Trail Lunch Reflects on 2021
The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail members and partners came together in Heathcote, to celebrate the Christmas festive season, enjoy the social occasion over lunch, as well as reflecting upon the group’s activities and [...]
Welcomed News on Trail Development
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 - [...]
Wine, Food and the O’Keefe Rail Trail
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 [...]
A Challenging Year Marks Progress
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 [...]