Mitchell Bicycle Users Group and the Friends have been jointly working to raise the profile of a Wandong to Heathcote rail trail. And the BEAM MItchell Environmental Group, Wandong and Heathcote Junction Community Group, and [...]
The Axedale Tavern has opened a new cafe. Now you can ride to Axedale, recharge your batteries with a great coffee and slice of something delicious before heading back. Or you could start from Axedale [...]
Best practice for rail trails is to close them to motorised traffic - they're designed for walkers and runners, cyclists and horse riders. But a recent 135-signature petition called for the council to keep the [...]
In late February the tender to construct a new trail pedestrian/bike/horse bridge over the Campaspe River at Axedale was awarded. The bridge-only construction work is expected to be completed in about five weeks, assuming various [...]
Last year we started on a recreation of the Rifle Butts platform. Once again, a lot of sweat on the part of the Friends and more generous business support saw a representative platform created near [...]
It's not all hard work digging post holes and shovelling fill as a member of the Friends. We often plan trips to check out other rail trails. In April (Saturday 20 and Sunday 21) we're [...]
This year the Friends tackled the area of Bendigo Creek, the Bendigo Creek Trail, and a short section of the O’Keefe Rail Trail. Forty-one people, including members of Northern Bendigo Landcare, got together with gloves [...]
As well as extending the trail, the City of Greater Bendigo has also been upgrading the existing trail surface, to repair the likes of stormwater damage hazards etc. Lately, they’ve been working in Bendigo East [...]
Way back in January, the Friends and Mitchell BUG prepared a submission to the Mitchell Shire Council recommending that it include plans for a new Wandong to Heathcote Rail Trail in its council plan for [...]
As far as we know, there was only one mile post still standing when the works on the trail extension began. Number 96 had weathered the winds of change, but was looking a bit tired [...]