We're now amassing a great collection of material that we'd like to organise and make available via our web site for others to use as well. Can anyone suggest a tool that meets these criteria: [...]
The Friends History Action Group recently placed a notice in the Desperately Seeking column of the Herald Sun and have since been overwhelmed with the response. Train buffs have appeared all over the state with [...]
Twenty-seven pairs of hands arrived to work on a section of the O'Keefe Rail Trail on Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday 4 March. It was the biggest turn-out since we've been taking part in the [...]
The trail has now been linked with the new Hargreaves Creek bridge which was constructed last year. It's the first physical extension of the trail since 1993 and extends the trail to Crows Rd/Burns St [...]
Four members of the City of Greater Bendigo project team and parks group visited the Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail (GRHCRT) in late February. This was an initiative of the Friends group, with four [...]
The bridge replacing the old swing bridge across Axe Creek is nearly complete and should be open in March. The foundations are ready, the deck is being assembled in Bendigo and the contractor is awaiting [...]
Join us to help clean up, fix up and conserve the environment around a section of the O'Keefe Rail Trail. Come along to help on Clean Up Aust Day and also see the recent upgrade [...]
Why a 'Last Chance' ride to the Axe Creek Swing Bridge? Well, the aging Axe Creek Swing Bridge's last full day was expected to be January 15, to be followed by the start of its [...]
At some stage on January 4th, The Axe Creek swing bridge on the O'Keefe Rail Trail was vandalised, and severely damaged. The timber decking has been smashed, creating a hazard, and has subsequently been closed. [...]
A successful tree planting project was completed on the O’Keefe Rail Trail at Longlea on 30 October 2011. This was a joint project with the Friends of Kennington Reservoir group and was arranged with the [...]