Heathcote Lions Club’s rail trail focus
The new 3.2km section of the O’Keefe Rail Trail through the Heathcote urban area is completed, and 'open for business'. The use of this new walking and riding trail has gained much local support, as [...]
A new looook for O’Keefe Rail Trail
Men at Work! Friends members Steve Boswell and Mal Ward on the paint brush Over time, some dust settles, paint fades, and spiders weave their webs! So it was for the O’Keefe [...]
Axedale tunnel nears completion
Ramp it up: it will soon be a smooth ride from one side of McIvor Highway to the other On our way back from the Wallan Market yesterday, we stopped to check progress [...]
New section of trail heads to Knowsley
Looking back: the view from the new section of trail to the Campaspe bridge and Axedale While the Axedale cycle tunnel nears completion, work has just been completed on the first section of [...]
Light at the end of the Axedale tunnel
After a long weekend of work, there is now a tunnel under the McIvor Highway. When it's open to pedestrians and cyclists (very soon) you'll be able to take the trail down along the river [...]
Works in the pipeline for 2014
Getting to Knowsley Forest From February you’ll be able to get under the McIvor Highway and over the Campaspe River. That’s when plans start for the next section of trail that will take you the [...]
Trail goes under the highway at Axedale
The gap between Axedale river reserve (where the rail trail currently ends) and the pedestrian bridge over the Campaspe on the other side of the highway is currently closed while a tunnel is constructed under [...]
Hardworking committee re-elected
Members of the Friends have re-elected their hardworking committee at yesterday's AGM. These people will be steering us through the next year: President: Garry Long Vice-president: Les Lewis General secretary: Colin Campbell Treasurer: Colin Campbell [...]
Wandong to Heathcote trail makes tracks
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 [...]
Axedale Tavern opens a cafe
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 [...]