Bikes on Buses for Rail Trail Users
With the Victorian PTV ‘Bikes on Buses’ program having been rolled out in the Bendigo and Castlemaine areas in early 2022, the Bendigo Heathcote PTV service was included in that program after the Friends of [...]
Trail and River Benefits from Work
The benefits of community volunteering were shown when members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail joined staff from the City of Greater Bendigo council for a combined working bee, held at the Campaspe [...]
Volunteers help with Flood Damage
Community volunteers from the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail and the Longlea Landcare Group came to the Campaspe Rv bridge area at Axedale, on Sunday 20 November, to reinstate tree guards around those native [...]
Trail Repairs in Progress
While the O'Keefe Rail Trail causeway at Lake Eppalock did have its access gates open for a few days, unfortunately the trail's condition in this section has changed and it is not currently passable. With [...]
This is what Victoria’s ‘Rail Trail Network’ could look like
Bicycle Network's Newsroom post of the 16th November has highlighted what Victoria's 'Rail Trail Network' could look like. In a conversation with Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail member Lindsay Clay, Chair of its Planning [...]
Reflections for Future Progress
Reflecting on the past 12 months of community effort, the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail’s outgoing President Colin Scott in his report to the 2022 Annual General Meeting thanked the group’s members for their [...]
Whistle While Working
While operational railways have ‘Whistle Posts’ installed, for the loco driver to operate an audible alert at upcoming public road crossings, what does such have in common with the O’Keefe Rail Trail? As one of [...]
Hidden Valley Rail Reserve Success
The Wallan Environment Group has successfully been awarded a 2022 Victorian Landcare Grant. The $19,785 grant will be directed at the removal of woody weeds from within a section of the former Wandong, Heathcote, Bendigo [...]
Review Flood Damage
With a number of communities, farms and businesses still being impacted by high river levels and flooding from various rivers in central and northern Victoria, those upstream seeing river levels lowering are assessing the damage [...]
Trail Sections Closed
Due to the current major flooding event that is occurring in the central Victorian region, this has impacted two sections of the O'Keefe Rail Trail. Very high water levels in the Campaspe River had impacted, [...]