Ever visited a trail in the Hume region? Twelve councils, Hume Regional Development Australia and the Victorian Government are working on a trails strategy for the region. It's looking at developing exsiting trails and the [...]
A small group set off from Lake Weroona last Sunday on a festive ride to Axedale for lunch. With those who met us out there, we have nine at Axedale Tavern for lunch. The food [...]
It's all go in Heathcote at the moment. The council's contractors are busy with the town section of the trail, and the Friends are preparing old station sites for their new signs. Trail blazing: [...]
While the contractors build the path, our very own historical recreation wizard, Ken Hanson, is busy repairing a wooden culvert that had partly collapsed. The structure is opposite Bald Hill and its previous mine workings, [...]
Council contractors have been busy in Axedale and Heathcote on sections of the trail that travel through the towns. Axedale Once upon a time the O’Keefe Rail Trail stopped at the Axedale cemetery. Not any [...]
It’s been a long time since they were taken down and now station signs are returning. With the help of a council community grant, council, fundraising by the Friends and a lot of time and [...]
A picnic at the races used to be a popular day out and you'd get there from Melbourne or Bendigo by the train. The platform is long gone but now the Friends are planning to [...]
Fifteen of the 16 green gates that were the bane of cyclists and horses travelling along the original O’Keefe trail are now gone. The last pedestrian gate will also be removed as soon as a [...]
Got a passion you’d like to indulge? Historical research, historical reconstruction, social media and communications, graphic design, events organisation, strategic planning… Whatever your interests or skills, we can give you the opportunity to stretch your [...]
We thought we have a big vision aiming for Kilmore or Wandong. Bill Cawte of West Brunswick has outdone us with his proposal that one trail could join Melbourne to Bendigo by extending the Craigieburn [...]