Saturday Sept 10th
Come and enjoy a guided ride from Esk to Toogoolawah (and return) on Saturday Sept 10 2016 to visit the Toogoolawah Museum for the official hand over of a Les Cecil Bicycle to the Museum.
Les Cecil was a local Toogoolawah lad with many cycling achievements to his credit back in the day when famous, professional cyclists were celebrated across the nation. Apart from many other long distance record-breaking cycling feats, the bicycle was used in the Federal Government’s specially commissioned long-distance bicycle ride from Cairns to Canberra in 1951 to mark 50 years of Federation. Les Cecil collected Pledges of Allegiance to the Queen along the way, which were carried in an army truck that accompanied him.
Sunday 11 Sept.
Ride from Linville to Blackbutt for the annual Bloomin Beautiful Blackbutt Festival.
Cycle from Linville on a beautiful section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail up to the Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival at Blackbutt, spend a couple of hours enjoying the festival, have lunch at the famous Blackbutt Bakery
Information about the festival can be found HERE
Saturday Sept 24
Lowood Railway Station to State Heritage listed Lockyer Creek Railway Bridge.
Walk 8 km to the heritage Lockyer Bridge. Bring your morning tea/ lunch as you pause at the bridge
Saturday Oct. 1
BVRT by night; ASTRO NIGHT.
Join us for an astrophotography/star-gazing night along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Jacaranda Hill, Coal Creek (north of Esk) on Saturday evening, 1st October from 5pm.
The light pollution is minimal at Coal Creek & ideal for night/astrophotography. Bring along a plate of something to share, your own chair, tripod & telescopes & have a bite to eat, or photograph the sunset, as we prepare for a great night of viewing the Milky Way, practicing Star Trails, astrophotography & planet-spotting until around 11:30pm/midnight.
For more information about any of the above events please email mlinnett@railtrails.org.au
These events are being conducted by several groups so please indicate which event/s that you require more infromation for
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Two RTA representatives attended the “Western Region Bicycle Forum” at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo o...
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