Cycling Tourists at AGM
Travelling as a cycle tourist was the theme at the Friends’ AGM held on 16 October, presented by Melbourne based guest speakers Margie Joyce and Neil McKinnon. Relating their experiences on various touring rides through [...]
Being a Cycle Tourist, what you need to know!
What does it mean to be a cycle tourist, how do business tourism operators attract a bigger slice of the fast growing cycle tourism segment? The Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail's upcoming AGM guest [...]
History Photos Sought
Seeking links to history is what a current community assisted project for the O’Keefe Rail Trail is needing. An interpretive information sign project, funded by the City of Greater Bendigo council and assisted by the [...]
Trail Network Needs Your Vote!
A local community bid has made the final list of the 2018 ‘Pick My Project’, which this bid now needs local resident's support. The Junortoun Community Action Group (JCAG) is delighted to advise that their [...]
National Tree Day at Axedale
From grandparents to grandchildren, community volunteer participation was the highlight for the 2018 National Tree Day event held at Axedale on Sunday 29 July. This site event was coordinated by Longlea and District Landcare, with [...]
New attraction for the O’Keefe Rail Trail
The former Wallan to Bendigo railway had trains carrying passengers and goods for most of the 70 years for the Bendigo – Heathcote section, between 1888 and 1958. The O’Keefe Rail Trail has been located [...]
Rail Trail Strikes Gold
A community grant will help to have an historic railway wagon return to Axedale, where steam loco hauled goods trains were once loaded and unloaded as an important means of transport. Fosterville Gold Mine and [...]
Mayor says “Thank You”
The City of Greater Bendigo council thanked its volunteers with a special morning tea held at Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre on 24 May, as part of National Volunteer Week. In 2018, the City has more than [...]
Lighting up the O’Keefe Rail Trail
The O'Keefe Challenge certainly gained support from both runners, walkers and cyclists over the April event weekend. While the running events, such as the marathon and half marathon attracted record entries, a new cycling event [...]
Rail Trail Attracts Runners
The third O’Keefe Rail Trail Marathon community organised events attracted 800 individual runners on Sunday 22 April, utilising various sections of the O'Keefe Rail Trail as part of the O'Keefe Challenge. O'Keefe Rail Trail [...]