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Watching the smoke and steam from the first trains to puff across the newly opened Snowy River Trestle Bridge in 1916, residents of the Orbost distric...

More than 50 years after the last train to Kilcoy set out from Caboolture, the rail corridor came to life again just in time for Christmas 2020. ...

A new amenities block on the Fernleigh Track rail trail in NSW will include an accessible toilet, two unisex toilets and bike racks nearby. ...

What did you do on Friday 13th? Perhaps nothing if you are superstitious! Yet six members of the Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail, plus one m...

The Daylesford Macedon Rail Trail (DMRT) Feasibility Study will be expanded to include the Daylesford Spa Country Rail "Crossing the Divide" project. ...

The Riesling Trail Management Committee, with assistance from the Federal Government, SA Government Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing and the Gr...

A group of residents in the Greenethorpe district are calling on surrounding communities to show support for a proposed Rail Trail in the Central West...

Gippsland’s local Federal Member of Parliament “Darren Chester”, the Minister of Veteran Affairs, recently secured a $267,000 grant for the Gipp...

A dedicated group has set its goal to establish a multi-purpose recreational trail between Castlemaine and Maryborough. ...

Rail Trails Australia continues to push for faster progress on building rail trails in NSW, and has just launched a new A4-size full-colour flyer. ...

The community organisation New England Rail Trail Inc. (NERTinc), established to develop the New England Rail Trail, has created a crowd funding page ...

The romantic notion of railways, transporting goods and people, for business or leisure, all over the land, linked by a ribbon of steel and connecting...

The City of Greater Bendigo,  in partnership with communityvibe, is currently preparing a plan to guide the development and sustainable managemen...

A new paper on Active Transport for SE Queensland includes support for a Boonah - Ipswich trail to make Ipswich a major active recreation hub by linki...

The City of Kalamunda in Western Australia has recently completed upgrades to the southern part of the Kalamunda Railway Heritage Trail. ...

The Committee and members of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Inc. (in Queensland) travelled south to visit the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail over sev...

Momentus news was received this week --- the second rail trail on a former government rail line in NSW willl become a reality with the passage of legi...

South Australia's Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure in partnership with the City of Unley has developed a concept plan to substanti...

Adelaide Hills Council has received $2.6 million of Federal funding to complete stage 4 of the popular Amy Gillett Bikeway Bikeway Rail Trail from Mou...

Construction of the Howard Springs to Coolalinga Shared Cycle Path in the Northern Territory was completed in December 2019. ...

At a meeting in late September 2020, Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council (CGRC) endorsed a budget allocation for landholder consultations along the ...

In collaboration with the Shires of Beverley, Chittering, Dandaragan, Gingin, Northam, Toodyay and York, the WA Department of Transport is developing ...

The potential of the Pippita Trail has been identified and rapid initial progress has been made by a group of local cyclists. The enthusiastic group m...

Victoria's Central Goldfields Shire Council's new Integrated Transport Strategy importantly includes more traditional bike tourism, with the shir...

Details have been published on the completion of the remaining section of the Bright-Harrietville trail, including maps of the proposed route. ...

A dangerous intersection at Kroemer's Crossing, at the Tanunda end of the Barossa Rail Trail in South Australia, has been made safer for all...

A restored former Victorian Railway’s wagon can now be admired on the O'Keefe Rail Trail due to the efforts of a local community group. ...

The extension to the North East Rail Trail is set to go ahead after a key funding component – $1.47 million in federal government support – was ...

The Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail Management Committee last month finalised the management plan for the Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail in Victo...

The Queensland State Government and Bundaberg Council have announced a project that will deliver a rail trail corridor connecting Bundaberg to Gin Gin...

Winding along Marino’s magnificent coastal cliffs and through to the foothills of the renowned Southern Vales wine region, the Coast to Vines R...

The Mornington Peninsula Shire in Victoria is reviewing its bike strategy. Rail Trails Australia was somewhat involved in 2010 when the Council did th...

The proposed Richmond Vale Rail Trail (RVRT) near Newcastle NSW would be a wonderful rail trail. The Trail is a long disused colliery railway from t...

The 3.5km trail will be built on a disused rail spur line, which was transferred to Council as road reserve. It is flanked mostly by natural bushland....

Rail Trails Australia has now introduced a new solution for lovers of rail trails with some time on their hands — jigsaw puzzles!  SOLD OUT &#...

After lots of work over a few years the extension of the Great Southern Rail Trail has been approved and funded by a combination of South Gippsland ...

The Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) has recently benefited from the efforts of two Landcare Groups who have undertaken revegetation work to take ad...

Winding along Marino’s magnificent coastal cliffs and through to the foothills of the renowned Southern Vales wine region, the Coast to Vines R...

As we wait for the legislation to go through NSW parliament for Tweed Valley Rail Trail corridor to be transfered to crown land, the Casino to Bentley...

Over an extended period, Tallangatta and Bonegilla High Country Rail Trail volunteers and staff from Parklands Albury Wodonga have been working on a ...

Users of the Bellarine Rail Trail in Victoria are relieved to see the completion of the new Drysdale Bypass road project. The project required cycli...

The Wakefield Regional Council, located in the mid north of South Australia, has constructed a 26km rail trail from Port Wakefield inland to Balaklava...

The three councils responsible for the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) have engaged with Tourism North East to deliver a Strategic Development Plan ...

With the success of the nearby Tumbarumba to Rosewood rail trail in attracting tourists now clear, business owners and local stakeholders headed by ...

The $2.5m Barossa Adventure Station was officially opened on 4 July 2020. The Barossa Council and the community are to be congratulated for their visi...

A new extension to the Capricorn Coast Pineapple Rail Trail will provide safe and convenient access for pedestrians and cyclists through Station Qua...

Cessnock City Council (CCC) recently released their Trails Strategy. The Strategy was developed by CCC and by Tredwell Management to “provide a ...

Lake Macquarie and Newcastle City Councils are showing what can be done when it comes to building great facilities, including rail trails, for cyclist...

The Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail Management Committee have drafted a management plan for the Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail in Victoria. The aim...

We are always on the look out for interesting information relating to our country’s rail history.  Here is some interesting information from We...

Cyclists, walkers and riders who visit the Camperdown to Timboon Rail Trail in future will be able to enjoy a new twenty kilometre adjoining trail t...

As we moved towards the end of Autumn, there have been some absolutely perfect days for getting out on the rail trails — it is okay to do this n...

The Tweed Valley Rail Trail section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail in NSW had a funding boost from $6.5M to $7.8M when Tweed MP Geoff Provest con...

A key section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, the Brassall Bikeway, has reopened. Many improvements have been included in the project and made pos...

Golden Plains Shire Council has secured a $500,000 grant from the Victorian Government’s Regional Infrastructure Fund to deliver the Three Trails Pr...

The District Council of Mount Remarkable will match the South Australian Governments Opens Space and Places for People Grant of $100,000 toward the ex...

The NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has announced a $75,000 funding boost towards the Richmond Vale Rail Trail Project...

COVID-19 has changed our lives. Social distancing and semi-lockdowns have become the norm but there are other social changes occurring that are benefi...

The Adelaide Hills Council has identified an extension of the Adelaide Hills Amy Gillett Rail Trail as a Priority Project to kickstart recovery in a ...

The City of Kalamunda has announced they will be closing the Kalamunda Zig Zag scenic drive to vehicles from 30 May 2020. The closure will initially b...

After nearly two decades of hard work by the Riverina Highlands Rail Trails Inc team and the Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail Committee, the 21km Tu...

Woori Community House (WCH) and community members have been working together to design and install a collection of photo panels at the former Woori Ya...

Rail Trails Australia (RTA) is very pleased to advise that the Rail Trails of Victoria Guide has been updated to cover new rail trail developments. Th...

The 18th annual Somerset Rail Trail Fun Run or Ride will be held on Sunday, 12 July along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail – Australia’s longest r...

Building a rail trail in North East Tasmania has moved an important step forward with the State Government handing over control of the public land cor...

Four yet-to-be-developed rail trails in regional NSW have recently renewed their efforts to progress financing, planning and construction. The trails ...

A former Victorian Railway’s wagon can now be admired on the O’Keefe Rail Trail well into the future, due to the efforts of community group Fr...

This has been cancelled. Possibly rescheduled for weekend 25-27 September. Be part of history at the opening of NSW’s first rail trail on a gove...

The Committee has finalised the Rail Trails Australia Strategy 2020-2022 with four goals – 1. More and higher quality rail trails 2. More people...

The drizzle on Saturday 15th February was not at all summer-like and, while welcome by many, was not ideal for a rail trail opening. Nevertheless, it ...

This has been cancelled The inaugural Kotta to Lockington Rail Trail Fun Run will take place on Saturday 28 March 2020. Proceeds of the Fun Run go tow...

Pedestrians and cyclists in Yeppoon are set to benefit from a $455,000 extension to the Capricorn Coast Pineapple Rail Trail thanks to funding from th...

The very popular Fernleigh Track – Adamstown to Belmont Rail Trail is set to be extended following receipt of NSW State government funding. The pr...

The Tumbarumba to Rosewood Rail Trail is still on track to be completed in time for the official opening on Friday 3 April this year, despite the horr...

It may be a little difficult carrying an #EmptyEsky on your bike, but you can still make a #RoadTripforGood using a rail trail as the foundation for y...

‘Cycle Dindi’ returns for fifth year Cycle Dindi 20 is a family friendly bike ride along the Great Victorian Rail Trail encompassing both Murrindi...

Last month about 50 volunteers assisted in planting, watering and mulching approximately 350 rainforest trees, giving a total of around 500 trees now ...

On Friday 13 December 2019 DELWP (Victorian Government’s Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning) held a short recognition presenta...

Access to the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) has just become easier with the installation of Tourist Attraction signs (white on brown background) a...

The Mary Valley Rail Trail Easter Fun Run is happening on 11 April 2020. The Imbil Easter Carnival 2020 Fun Run is a free event as part of the carni...

Come along to the first South Burnett Rail Trail Users Association (SBRTUA) AGM on the 10 February 2020 from 6:30pm. This will be followed by a genera...