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Archives 1999 - 2003
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Archive 2000
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The 16 km section of trail between Queenscliff and Drysdale was opened on Saturday 12 February 2000.
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The Bright to Myrtleford section of the Murray to Mountains Railtrail was opened on Thursday 10 February.
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Railtrails Australia has new phone and fax numbers.
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The Light Railway Research Society will be conducting a walk on former tramways in the West Warburton area on Sunday 16 April 2000.
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Railtrails Australia has recently undertaken a planning process to look at long term goals and strategies for the organisation.
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Updates on the Warburton Trail, Bonnie Doon Bridge and Yea railtrails.
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The first Australian Tracks and Trails Conference will be held in Victoria from 11 to 13 May 2000.
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The third annual Mirboo North to Boolarra Rail Trail Ride will be held on Sunday 7 May 2000.
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News on railtrail developments in News South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.
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The Benalla by election on May 13 represents a chance for the candidates to support the proposal for a railtrail from Yea to Mansfield.
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Railtrails were well covered at the First Australian Tracks and Trails Conference held near Mansfield between 11 and 13 May. Vince Aitkin from Railtrails Australia presented a paper on "Railtrails Linking Communities".
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The annual ride between Boolarra and Mirboo North took place on 7 May 2000.
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The Bass Coast Shire has been highly commended in the 1999 Heart Foundation Local Government Awards for the Anderson to Wonthaggi Rail Trail.
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The Warburton Trail is conducting a user survey, to our knowledge the first such survey conducted on an Australian railtrail.
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Work continues on the next section of the East Gippsland Rail Trail. Reports from Gippsland Plains, Great Southern and Walhalla Goldfields railtrails. Plans for an Gippsland Rail Trail newsletter.
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Sealing of the East Gippsland Rail Trail is under way. Progress on the Ballarat Skipton Rail Trail.
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The NSW Government is supporting a new railtrail between Turana to Oberon utilising the "trails between rails" concept.
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In answer to a question in Victorian Parliament, the Minister for Environment and Conservation stated that funding has not been provided for railtrails in the 2000-01 budget but $975,000 has been provided for two specific railtrail development projects.
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The development of rail trails in New South Wales received a boost with an agreement reached on the principles of development for the Tarana - Oberon Track.
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The Colac Otway Shire has decided to implement the Beechy line Railtrail Concept Plan.
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Developement of the Willunga Railtrail continues with the restoration of the former railway bridge over the Onkaparinga River. The Willunga Railtrail runs through Adelaide's southern suburbs.
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A short trailtrail has been constructed in the town of Mansfield to link the visitor information centre with a local nature reserve.
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The next section of The Great Southern Rail Trail between Meeniyan and Stony Creek should be completed in the next 6-8 weeks, weather permitting.
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October is packed with railtrail events in Victoria - two trail rides and a bike show.
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iltrails were well represented at the bike show in Melbourne on Sunday 15 October.
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Information from the First National Tracks and Trails Conference held in Mansfield in May is now available on-line at the Tourism Victoria web site.
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Railtrails Australia is looking for someone to maintain our subscriber database. We are also looking for a news editor for the web site. Can you help?
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The Minister for Conservation, Sherryl Garbut has notified the Warburton Trail's committee that the Government will not to allow construction of the railtrail on the original alignment into Lilydale. A protest rally is being organised on Sunday 19 November 2000.
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On Monday 13 November Mark Plummer, founder of Railtrails Australia briefed representatives from several New South Wales State Government Agencies on railtrails.
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Railtrails Australia is developing standards for signage on railtrails. We are looking for interested parties to participate in this proces.
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The Committee of Management and Friends of the Warburton Trail appeal for your support to save this trail after a decision by the Minister for Environment and Conservation.
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While railtrails are generally developed along abandoned railway corridors, the term "railtrail" can also describe trails built beside operating railways within the railway easement. A group is promoting the development of a trail from Mt Victoria to Katoomba.
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"Bridge the Gap" was the resounding message protesters delivered to the Minister for Conservation & Environment Sherryl Garbutt and the Mount Lilydale College.
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The information below was provided by the Warburton Rail Trail Committee of Management.