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RTA Goes Off-grid at Weekend Festival
15/04/25

Rail Trails Australia held a stall at Off-Grid Living Festival last weekend in Chiltern to spread the good word about rail trails. The most eye-catchi...

East Gippsland Shire Councillors Experience Upgrades
11/04/25

In March the East Gippsland Rail Trail volunteer Committee of Management hosted East Gippsland Shire Council councillors Mayor Cr John White, Cr Berni...

Tickets Available: Great Southern Rail Trail Forum
05/04/25

South Gippsland Shire Council in partnership with Wellington Shire Council and Rail Trails Australia is presenting the Great Southern Rail Trail Forum...

Amy Gillett Pathway Nears Birdwood
05/04/25

Construction is moving forward on the 5.7 km extension to Birdwood of South Australia’s iconic Amy Gillett Pathway rail trail which will add co...

Pedler Creek Bridge Reopens on the Coast to Vines Rail Trail
05/04/25

Pedler Creek Bridge has now reopened after the renewal of the decking and balustrade by the Onkaparinga Council. The 4 km rural section of the Coast t...

Walk for Autism on Great Victorian Rail Trail a Fundraising Success!
01/04/25

Some 126 walkers converged on the Mansfield end of the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) on Saturday 22 March to take part in the second Lake High Gre...

3 New Rail Trails Proposed in WA’s Great Southern Region
01/04/25

Western Australia’s Department of Transport have released the Great Southern 2050 Cycling Strategy which outlines an ambitious plan to develop a con...

Further Works on Bethania to Beaudesert Rail Trail
30/03/25

Construction works on the 1.8 km Beaudesert to Gleneagle section of the Bethania to Beaudesert Rail Trail, in Queensland’s Scenic Rim area, are ...