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Stewardship in Action grants of up to $30,000 are available for Victorian Rail Trail Committees of Management appointed under the Crown Land (Reserves...

On 28 November the station sign for Barongarook was installed at the old station site. A sausage sizzle and small fair was held in conjunction with th...

On Sunday 28 November 2004, the Barongarook Hall Committee will hold a BBQ and car boot sale at the Barongarook Hall. It is also planned to unveil the...

Despite a lot of rain, the Friends of the Great Southern Rail Trail had a very successful weekend on 13/14 November. Two train trips were run on the l...

Railtrails Australia were among the 151 attendees at the recent Adelaide Conference. Visit the Conference Web Site...

The friends of the Great Southern Rail Trail in South Gippsland have organised a weekend packed with activities involving the rail trail, the tourist ...

The second annual rail tail conference was held on 8 October 2004. The workshop covered a range of topics including building trails, working with land...

The Railtrails Australia AGM 2004 was held on Wednesay 29 September. The committee was elected as follows: President: Barry Holt and Tony Maddock R...

Discuss rail trails online with our new forums section. Share your experiences on rail trails you have visited or ask questions of others. To access t...

Railtrails Australia today launched its rail trail signage guide. The guide is available here for download. Download the guide here The guide is provi...

The Hon John Brumby MP, Minister for State and Regional Development opened the Ballarat – Skipton Rail Trail on 12 March 2004....

Final surfacing works are about to commence on the trail. These will provide a good gravel surface the total distance. Works are also underway to ensu...

The Goulburn to Crookwell Railway was opened in 1902, with special excursions for the Crookwell Show in March that year. Cattle and sheep were the mai...

“TRAIL TRAFFIC COUNTERS – AN UPDATE” is a report by David Gasvoda, USFS Missoula Technology and Development Center, 1999. In it, he ...

The recently developed Gippsland Lakes Discovery Trail connects the East Gippsland Rail Trail with Lake Entrance. For part of its route the trail foll...

The trail has recently gaining funding to run a 4th and final Community Jobs Program on the trail. This will mean the construction of a 100m boardwalk...

The first Railtrails Australia/Bicycle Victoria Rail Trails Conference, held on 17th October 2003, was a great success. Over 100 trail managers, trail...

The Great Southern Rail Trail is now officially open through to Foster. For details of the trail, visit the trail’s web site....