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Report from Trains’n’Timber Festival, Shelley (Vic)
18/11/02

The first Trains’n’Timber Festival was held on 2nd and 3rd November. The festival recongnised the area’s history in both these areas...

Report on the Bicycling Australia Show (Melbourne)
18/11/02

The Bicycling Australia Show was held in Melbourne last month. There was a good Rail trails presence at the show: Railtrails Australia were giving out...

Bicycling Australia Show (Melbourne)
08/10/02

Railtrails Australia will have a stand at the Bicycling Australia Show on Saturday 19 October. Come along and say hello. The show is on between 10 am ...

Victorian Trail Happenings
05/10/02

Murray to the Mountains Opening The official opening of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail took place on Friday 13 September. At Everton there was...

Trains’n’Timber Festival, Shelley (Vic)
29/08/02

The first Trains’n’Timber Festival will be held at Shelley Forest Camp on the Wodonga to Cudgewa Rail Trail. on 2nd and 3rd November. The ...

Opening of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail (Vic)
29/08/02

The offical opening of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail has been set for Friday 13 September. 10:30am Official opening of the Reedy Creek Bridge...

Cycling Debate (Melbourne)
29/08/02

The following is not directly rail trail related, but of interest to cyclists: On Wednesday the 11th of September at 7.30pm to 9.30pm a great debate i...

Queanbeyan to Bombala Rail Trail Project (ACT/NSW)
29/08/02

Since the closure of the railway services between Queanbeyan and Bombala interest has grown among cycling, equestrian, tourism and local government bo...

The Second Australian Tracks & Trails Conference
29/07/02

The second Australian Tracks & Trails Conference to be held at Mandurah, near Perth, Western Australia from 14-16 October 2002. This conference wi...

Western Australia’s Trailswest unit to be closed
29/07/02

The WA Department of Sport and Recreation has announced that the Trailswest unit will be shut down, and the responsibilities for trails will be transf...

East Gippsland Rail Trail Annual Ride
18/06/02

The East Gippsland Rail Trail is having its annual ride/walk/horseride on Saturday 22 June. BBQ lunch is provided at Bruthen 12.30pm. Ride from Bairns...

Beech Forst Rail Trail Opening (Vic)
18/02/02

The offical opening of the Old Beechy Rail Trail will take place on Saturday 9 March 2002. The trail follows sections of the former narrow gauge railw...

Change to News Updates
10/01/02

We have been using the “Mind-It” service offered by a company called Pumatech to provide updates when our News and Guide Update pages chan...

Grant for Great Southern Rail Trail (Vic)
10/01/02

The Minister for Environment and Conservation, Hon. Cheryl Garbutt, announced that the Bracks Government have allocated $600,000 funding over two year...

Spain gets into Rail Trails
10/01/02

The new edition in 2002 of the Official Map of Roads published in Spain by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, includes 60 Greenways (“V...

Munda Biddi Trail Name Launch (WA)
10/01/02

The Minister for Environment and Heritage, the Hon Judy Edwards, launched the construction and funding of the first phase of the new Munda Biddi Mount...

Warburton Trail Photographic Competition
10/01/02

Centenary Photographic Competition Award Winners Colour Category: Landscape 1st: Chris Dimmock, Launching Place 2nd: Meredith Tilton, Seville 3rd: Mer...

Railtrails Australia – President’s Annual Report
10/01/02

How does an annual report adequately describe the contributions made over a whole year by those who form the volunteer Committee? In this ‘Year ...