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There will be an official opening of the Toogoolawah section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail by Wayne Wendt, MP Member for Ipswich West, Chair of th...

Hooray! The contract for construction of the bridge over Maroondah Highway to join the two sections of the Warburton Trail has been awarded to BMD Con...

Bring your family with the bikes down to the Rutherglen Wine Experience in Rutherglen to celebrate the opening of this new section. Ride the 8.8km Rai...

Railtrails Australia is pleased to announce its 2010 calendar is now available. The calendar features photographs of rail trails from around Australia...

The long held dream of having the Riesling Trail extend the full length of the internationally recognised Clare Valley Wine Region GI has been realise...

Nine local government authorities in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria, along with the Victorian State Government (Regional Development Victoria, D...

As noted in an earlier news item, in September 2009 the NSW Transport Minister, Mr David Campbell, introduced legislation into Parliament to enable th...

After two years of work restoration of the 183m long heritage listed Curdies River bridge on the Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail is almost complete. ...

On the 23rd of September 2009 the NSW Transport Minister, Mr David Campbell, introduced legislation into Parliament that will enable the construction ...

Toowoomba Regional Council will be providing support for the volunteer efforts on the day with Muster at 9 AM at the Yarraman trail head. The working ...

IMPORTANT UPDATE CYCLIST INFORMATION SYDNEY WATER COMO BRIDGE WORKS ABRASIVE SURFACE FROM WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 2009 Sydney Water is upgradi...

The Queensland Government Departments of Transport and Main Roads is proposing to upgrade approximately 22 km of the North Coast Line between Landsbor...

This is a correction to the news item of two weeks ago. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Esk is Open! In July 2009 the local community of th...

The following notice has been provided by the Friends of the Bendigo – Kilmore Rail Trail Group. Click Here for a description, map and photos of...

A grant has been made available for the Rail Trail which will connect Forrest with two sections of local MTB tracks. Eventually this south western Vic...

The office of Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Regional Development and Local Government, provides this media link about another importa...

South Australian Trails Forum Thursday July 9th, 2009 Fullarton Park Community Centre, Fullarton Rd, Fullarton Free Speakers & Panel Members inclu...

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Survey – NOW OPEN   Since November 2007, parts of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) have been open for multi...

The following notice has been provided by the Friends of the Bendigo – Kilmore Rail Trail Group. Click Here for a description, map and photos of...

There are two options to this run, the 8.3km run or the shorter 3km run for the Children. Starting time is 9am for both distances, so pack up your run...

Railtrails Australia has changed its postal address to PO Box 2127, Oak Park Vic 3046, Australia. For the next few months, mail sent to our old post o...

The federal government has announced $13m in funding to complete this 134km rail trail in North East Victoria. The three councils of the Mitchell, Mur...

Railtrails Australia welcomes this federal government support and the hopes that major rail trail development will soon be possible in NSW. Click Here...

The Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning has provided the follwoing information which should be of interest to groups associated with ...

Cycling Promotion Fund – Information Bulletin 21 April 2009 Government announces details of $40m Cycle Path Fund The Australian Government has p...

The April edition of the Moyne Shire Community News details progress on the Trail. Download a pdf version of the newsletter here. Click Here for a des...

Bicycle SA have issued the following notice. “Bicycle SA has received a number of reports from riders of wire and other dangerous objects, inclu...

For several years the idea of a rail side trail besides the main western railway line on the Blue Mountains has been proposed. Railtrails Australia is...

A public meeting will be held at 3.00pm on Sunday, 5th April to continue the work of establishing a rail trail along the former 43km Beaudesert-Bethan...

Readers and rail trail users everywhere will be delighted to learn that construction of this bridge is due to commence late this year following recent...

The annual TRUenergy Yallourn Fun Run/Walk will be held this Sunday 22 February along the Moe-Yallourn Rail Trail, with all money raised going to the ...

As a severe bushfire at the start of February has burnt out two major bridges on this rail trail the Committee of Management has been forced to close ...

A public meeting will be held on Sunday 1st February to gauge community interest in establishing a rail trail along the former 43km Beaudesert-Bethani...

The South Australian state government has announced $1 million in funding to build the first stage of the Adelaide Hills Rail Trail Click Here for a d...

State and local government funding has been announced to construct 12km of rail trail between Mansfield and Maindample in North East Victoria as per t...

A total of $3.5 million in funding has been announced for the construction of the long awaited bridge over the Maroondah Highway at Lilydale Click Her...