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Join us to celebrate the renewal of Currumbin’s 113-year-old ex-railway bridge. (South Coast Rail Trail, Gold Coast)
24/11/16

Come and celebrate the$3 million renewal of Currumbin’s 113-year-old ex-railway bridge.this Sunday, Novemeber 27 2016 The celebration will be held o...

Wulkuraka to Wanora opens along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.
24/11/16

The Queensland Government has opened the section from Brassal to Wanora in November 2016, making the total length of the Lower and Upper section of th...

Rail Trails Australia 2016 AGM
06/11/16

Rail Trails Australia members and supporters are welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting of Rail Trails Australia. It will be held on Friday, 11t...

Great Southern Rail Trail Relaunch – 26 November 2016
05/11/16

Celebrate the re-launch of the Great Southern Rail Trail, cycle, walk or horse ride from Leongatha to Port Welshpool, or from Port Welshpool to Leonga...

Come and enjoy the 2016 Atherton Bike Fest  on the Rail Trail
12/10/16

Come and join us for a celebration of cycling! and enjoy riding the Rail Trail during the 2016 Bike Fest Saturday 21 – 23 October 2016. Join the...

Sealing Continues for the South Burnett Rail Trail
24/09/16

Another 9 Km of the rail trail has been sealed, before rain once again has stopped progress to this project. Aroung 20% of the 44km sealed section of ...

Tasmanian Rail Trail Legislation Needs Your Support
23/09/16

Legislation to enable further development of rail trails in Tasmania has passed the lower house but is facing opposition in the Upper House. When the ...

Gayndah Heritage Railway and Rail Trail fundraiser event
12/09/16

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Come and Support the the Gayndah Heritage Railway and Rail Trail fundraising event this Saturday at the Gayndah Railway ...

Upcoming events on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
06/09/16

Saturday Sept 10th Come and enjoy a guided ride from Esk to Toogoolawah (and return) on Saturday Sept 10 2016 to visit the Toogoolawah Museum for the ...

Wulkuraka to Brassall opens ( Brisbane Valley Rail Trail)
06/09/16

The next stage of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail opened on August 20 2016 in Ipswich This section of the BVRT now starts at the QLD RAIL station of Wu...

10th Tall Trestle Treadle on the High Country Rail Trail
28/08/16

The 10th annual Tall Trestle Treadle will be held in the mountains of NE Victoria on Sunday 16th October. This is an organised ride with bike transpor...

Enjoy the Opening of Stage 4 of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail  August 20
17/08/16

Join Ipswich City Council on Saturday August 20th for the Official opening of stage 4 of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail The opening will be held at 8a...

Old Beechy Rail Trail
25/07/16

There is a small detour and closure along the Old Beechy Rail Trail between the 42km & 43km markers effective from Thursday 21 July 2016 until Fri...

Repairs Complete to the Capricorn Coast Pineapple Rail Trail (Yeppoon)
28/06/16

The Livingstone Regional Council has completed the repairs to the Capricorn Coast Pineapple Rail Trail in Yeppoon (central Queensland). The Pineapple ...

2016 Fun Run along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
25/06/16

Come and enjoy a family fun run along the Brisbane valley Rail Trail Sunday 10 July Run or walk the 8 km from Fernavle to Lowood or the shorter 3km ki...

Mary to the Bay Rail Trail extension opens (QLD)
10/06/16

The Fraser Coast Regional Council has completed an extension of this well used rail trail that brings it much closer to the beach and Pier at Hervey B...

Work is progressing well on the Wulkuraka to Brassall section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
10/06/16

Contruction on the Link from the Brassall Rail Trail to the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) is progressing well. Stage four will link the Brassall R...

Yarra Valley Rail Trail gets Council approval
29/05/16

Following a very positive Feasibility Study (Summary here) into the proposed Yarra Valley Trail, the Shire of Yarra Ranges in May officially agreed to...

Construction to start on Castlemaine to Maldon Rail Side Trail
28/05/16

The Mount Alexander Shire has announced that a tender for the construction of the 18km Castlemaine to Maldon Rail Side Trail has been awarded for $802...

Temporary closure of the Pineapple Rail Trail
08/05/16

The Pineapple Rail Trail ( Yeppoon) will be partially closed  for repairs. The Livenstone Regional Council are currently repairing the rail trail. Du...

More History Recreated on the O’Keefe Rail Trail (Vic)
23/04/16

The hard working volunteers from the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail report on their latest achivement. The Friends group has been adding a ...

Bicycle Queensland “Bike Week 2016” along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
15/04/16

Bicycle Queensland, supported by Somerset Regional Council and the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Users Association are holding a 64 km ride on Sunday 22 ...

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail upcoming events
15/04/16

The R&R Rail Trail Duathlon & Fun Run Come and enjoy the  Annnual The R&R Rail Trail Duathlon & Fun Run on the Sunday 1st May 2016. ...

Richmond Vale Rail Trail takes a step closer to reality
23/03/16

The much-vaunted $14 million Richmond Vale Rail Trail is a step closer to reality, with Newcastle City Council agreeing on Tuesday night to complete a...

Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail Feasibility Study Begins
13/03/16

The Wallan to Heathcote Rail Trail feasibility study formally began on 22 February 2016, with the selected principle consultants RMCG meeting with the...

Derwent Valley Rail Trail Survey
12/03/16

(This survey has closed) Tasmania has a very limited number of high standard rail trails.  The proposed Derwent Valley Rail Trail near Hobart could b...

Great Southern Rail Trail “Bridges” the Gap (Gippsland, Victoria)
06/03/16

There is another option for your Victorian Labour Day or Easter holiday planning! A big crowd was on hand on Friday to be part of the official opening...

Join the friends of the Pineapple Rail Trail (Yeppoon QLD.)  meeting on Wednesday March 2
28/02/16

We all know that our beautiful Rail Trail needs to go a bit further than 4klms to be an exciting adventure for us all and a wonderful tourist attracti...

Funding for High Country and Murray to Mountains Rail Trail links
26/02/16

Victorian Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford has announced funding of $205,000 to support projects to enhance and extend existing trails ...

The proposed Tumut to Batlow Rail Trail
23/02/16

Rail Trails for NSW hosted the official launch of the proposed Tumut to Batlow on Sat 20th February 2016. RTforNSW Chairman, John Moore, opened the la...

VLine Rail Service Disruptions in Victoria
11/02/16

Update from V/Line (VIC) about the ongoing issues with coaches replacing some rail services. The upshot is: these services are free, and they will acc...

Work starts on the Kingaroy- Kilkivan Rail Trail  (SE Qld)
06/02/16

Construction has commenced on the rail trail with eight  rail bridges to be re-installed  for Rail Trail users. These bridges will be built to refle...

Rail Trail Series on TV
30/01/16

A little bit late in notice but SBS ran a BBC series on walking rail trails in Britain over the summer holidays. The shows feature the history of the ...

Queensland Government approves funding for the next stage of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
13/01/16

The Honourable Jackie Trad MP, Deputy Premier has advised that funding has been granted for the Toogoolawah to Moore Section of the Brisbane Valley Ra...

Richmond Vale Rail Trail moves to the next step of Development
13/01/16

A local committee has been working on the proposed Richmond Vale Rail Trail (RVRT) between Hexham and Kurri Kurri in NSW, near Newcastle for several y...

Celebrate High Country Rail Trail Improvements (NE Victoria)
10/01/16

The High Country Rail Trail in north east Victoria got an early Christmas present towards the end of last year.  The City of Wodonga upgraded the tra...

North East Tasmania Rail Trail Open to Scottsdale
10/01/16

At the end of November 2015 the Scottsdale to Tonganah section of the North East Tasmania Rail Trail was officially opened  As part of this work the ...

O’Keefe Rail Trail Offically Opened to Heathcote (Victoria)
09/01/16

Following the unofficial opening of the 21km section of the O’Keefe Rail Trail from Axedale to Heathcote in August 2015, it was given the recogn...