Water Station installed in Heathcote
A new water station has been recently installed at the Heathcote Trail Head of the O'Keefe Rail Trail. FBKRT are indebted to the Lions Club of Heathcote for providing funds for its installation. It is [...]
Great News for High Camp’s former railway station
On behalf of local community groups, the Friends of the Bendigo–Kilmore Rail Trail (FBKRT) have been awarded a $38,252 Tiny Towns Fund grant from Regional Development Victoria (RDV), to support the revitalisation of the High [...]
High Camp Station Comes Alive Again
While it has been 57 years since a train last stopped at High Camp Railway Station, the old platform recently came alive again — this time with more than 30 volunteers clearing years of overgrowth [...]
New Rail Trail Facilities Underway
A strong spirit of participation and community support was on display during a Friends of the Bendigo–Kilmore Rail Trail's working bee held on 12 December. Despite the warm summer weather, dedicated volunteers turned out to [...]
Travel Writers convention visit O’Keefe Rail Trail
A very successful Australian Society of Travel Writers Annual Convention was held in Bendigo from 30th October to the 2nd November. It was presented in collaboration with Destination Greater Bendigo Loddon, Business Events Victoria and [...]
Another great year celebrated by the Friends!
As 2026 rapidly approaches its end, the members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail got together over a long lunch at Omari Bendigo today for an end of year celebration. Thirty-five members shared [...]
Members Enjoy Rail Trail and Canberra Rides
Seven members of the Friends of the Bendigo–Kilmore Rail Trail group recently enjoyed a few days of cycling adventures, beginning with the picturesque Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail and continuing on to the extensive Canberra [...]
Friends AGM well attended
The Friends of the Bendigo–Kilmore Rail Trail community group held a well-attended Annual General Meeting on 15 October at the Cycling Clubrooms, Tom Flood Centre, Bendigo. Guest speaker Graham Hill, author and photographer, spoke about [...]
80th Birthdays Celebrated on the Rail Trail
Three much-loved members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail recently celebrated turning 80 in the best way they know how — on their bikes. Judy McLaren, Lindsay Clay and Mal Ward all reached [...]
Return of the Swifts – Swift Parrots Flock to Central Victoria
Swift Parrots Flock to Central Victoria Each year, the critically endangered Swift Parrot makes an epic journey from Tasmania to the forests of central Victoria — and this winter, something extraordinary is happening: it appears [...]