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Brisbane Valley Rail Trail – Coominya Section Opened
15/12/08

Coominya Section Opening On Saturday 15 November, Coominya celebrated its Christmas Carnival and became the next community in the Brisbane Valley to b...

Update Ballarat to Skipton Rail Trail October 2008
20/11/08

On the 29th October the newly resurfaced rail trail was opened. The complete distance of 54km has been widened and resurfaced. Grants from the State G...

No VLine Train Services To North East Victoria
07/11/08

From Sunday 9th November VLine trains to Wangaratta and Wodonga will be replaced by buses for approximately 18 months. During this time the broad gaug...

Rail Trails Australia 2009 Calendar Available
07/11/08

Railtrails Australia is pleased to announce its first calendar filled with exceptional photographs of rail trails from around Australia. Full details ...

Murrumbidgee Valley Rail Trail Feasibility Study To Get Underway
16/10/08

Expressions of interest are being sought for consultants to undertake a study into this proposed rail trail in southern NSW. It will use the NSW railw...

Railtrails Australia Newsletter Archive
17/08/08

There are now over 100 rail trails in Australia, but there were only a handful in 1994 when the Victorian Government launched its rail trails program....

Progress on Sandy Creek Bridge, High Country Rail Trail (Vic)
10/06/08

Wodonga Council has called for contractors to tender for the design and construction of a pedestrian-cycle path bridge over the Sandy Creek inlet, nea...

Great Southern Rail Trail (Vic) Bridge Opening Celebrations
09/06/08

A reminder that the new 242 metre pedestrian bridge over the Tarwin River near Meeniyan will be officially opened on Friday 13th June at 10:30am This ...

On-line Survey for Proposed Yarra Valley Rail Trail (Vic)
26/05/08

As part of a Masters in Business (Tourism and Event Management) course at Victoria University an online survey is being conducted on the proposed Yarr...

Bass Coast Rail Trail (Vic) Funding Announced
26/05/08

The Victorian Government has announced funding of $150,000 to upgrade the surface of the Bass Coast Rail Trail. Refer media release belwo for more det...

Sidings Rail Trail (WA)
17/05/08

A description and map of the Sidings Rail Trail has been added to the website. This 26km trail between Nannup and Jarrahwood in southwest Western Aust...

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (Qld) Openings
17/05/08

Some good news from the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. After flood damage caused the closure of the Moore – Linville section earlier this year it i...

The Pioneer Rail Trail (NSW) Offically Opened
19/04/08

While 5km of this rail trail in the Blue Mountains of NSW has been open since late 1996 it is now open all the way from the Oberon Station and histori...

Tarwin River Bridge Open on the Great Southern Rail Trail (Victoria)
30/03/08

It’s open! For the Great Southern Rail Trail, 2008 has started magnificently with the opening of the new 242 metre pedestrian bridge over the Ta...

Start of Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail (Victoria)
26/02/08

The Mayor of Moyne Shire, Ken Gale, Councillor Glenys Phillpot from Warrnambool, Ian Bodycoat and Michael Halls, secretary and treasurer respectively ...

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (Qld) Draft Plan Open for Comment
21/01/08

The first state-government funded section of the 148km Brisbane Valley Rail Trail was opened on Sunday 25 November 2007 at Moore. This 7km section fro...