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Archives 1999 - 2003 Archive 2000 Murray to Mountains Opening
Archives 1999 - 2003 Archive 2000 Murray to Mountains Opening
Murray to Mountains Opening
19 February 2000
The Bright to Myrtleford section of the Murray to Mountains Railtrail was opened on Thursday 10 February.
Around 150 people attended the opening by Mr Peter Batchelor MP, Minister for Transport. The minister promised a further $425,000 for completion of the path from Bright and Wangaratta.
A full report appeared in The Age on Friday 11 February (note: this link is to a page on The Age web site which may be removed in the future.