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South Australia’s Barossa Council has received an additional $100,000 grant through the Government of South Australia’s Bicycle Fund for w...

Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) has done it again – winning gold at the 2026 North Coast Regional Tourism Awards. This is the second consecuti...

Rail Trail Australia’s (RTA) Community Grants program 2026-2027 is open and taking applications now. The scope and funds pool has increased for this...

Grand Ridge Rail Trail Committee of Management (CoM) has installed brand new information signs along the 13km rail trail at Mirboo North, Darlimurla a...

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) trail manager Qld Department of Transport and Main Roads has just completed a 10km surface upgrade starting at the b...

Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) is asking for public support to reopen Lapstone Tunnel in the lower Blue Mountains. Reopening this iconic 634m tunn...

Show your support for Rail Trails Australia by purchasing from our range of branded Rail Trails Australia clothing including long and short sleeve cyc...

Rail Trails Australia (RTA) has opened early-bird registration for the 2026 Rail Trails Conference to be held in Canberra on Friday 6 November. This y...

The Barossa Council in South Australia has installed 2 new bench seats along the Barossa Trail near Angaston. An inclusive walking group which walks f...

Rail Trails Australia’s (RTA) Eastern Victoria representative John Birrell attended the July launch of the Great Southern Rail Trail Activation ...

The clearing of part of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail (BBIRT), from Barrimoon to Barrimoon Rd, towards Kalpowar, has made this Queensland trail ...

Public consultation conducted by Armidale Regional Council in June 2026 resulted in 85% of formal submissions supporting the New England Rail Trail (N...

Rail Trails Australia Community Grants Program has funded Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail to purchase 3 storyboard-style signs for installation on the...

Rail Trails Australia (RTA) is delighted to announce that South Burnett Rail Trail Users Association Inc. were successful in their application for a $...

Bass Coast Shire Council has completed important upgrade works on a bridge along the Bass Coast Rail Trail near Dalyston, helping to keep this much-lo...

Nominations close 31 July for the 2026 Victorian Landcare Awards! Celebrate the people and groups who are restoring and protecting Victoria’s land, ...

On Friday 19 June 2026 a new shared path connecting the Bass Coast Rail Trail to Inverloch was officially opened with a group bike ride and walk to a ...

Derwent Valley Council in Tasmania is inviting community members to attend Derwent Valley Rail Trail workshops in July as part of the feasibility stud...

It’s complicated times ahead for the Domino Rail Trail. Funding to develop the 6km trail has been scarce over the years, with $50,000 of Victorian G...

South Gippsland Landcare Network is hosting their third Pedal & Plant event in Nyora, on Victoria’s Great Southern Rail Trail, on Sunday 26 ...

Community interest is growing around 2 potential rail trails in Western Australia. In the mid-west region, a rail trail linking Geraldton to Northampt...

Melbourne’s newest rail trail, in the booming western suburbs, is coming together one bit at a time. What started as a 1km shared path to feed commu...

Following the May 2026 news that a Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program (rPPP) funding application for the extension of the Northern Rivers Rai...

A grant from the 2025-2026 Rail Trails Australia Community Grants program has funded 5 original mosaics depicting edible natives along the Murray to M...

The Mary to Bay Rail Trail in Queensland continues to gather momentum with this month’s announcement of Fraser Coast Regional Council’s $5...

An important step towards the potential 16km extension of the existing 10km-long Grampians Rail Trail in Victoria has been achieved through the positi...

Rail Trails Australia (RTA) regional representatives James Pearse and John Scott recently attended and contributed to the Wadandi Track Tourism Opport...

It’s getting easier to head for the hills in Melbourne, with a range of improvements underway or being planned for the Ringwood to Belgrave Trail. W...

The Marino Rocks Greenway rail trail and Mike Turtur Bikeway railside trail intersect in Forestville Reserve, adjacent to the Goodwood Railway Station...

Great news for the Lockington Kotta Rail Trail with the announcement of a $45,000 grant from Regional Development Victoria Tiny Towns funding program....

With Victoria heading towards an election, the City of Greater Dandenong is pushing for state government funding to complete the Djerring rail trail t...

The Australian Trail Horse Riders Association (ATHRA) has launched a national initiative designed to strengthen safety, courtesy, and positive interac...

Koroit Railway Station is looking better than ever thanks to the installation of 3 well-planned and executed story boards partly funded by Rail Trail ...

The Upfield Shared Path is about to reach Melbourne’s outer trail network, but not before planned improvements to the city end of the rail trail hav...

The annual winter Snowy Steampunk Soiree will take place again at the Snowy Rail Bridge at Orbost, with all funds raised going to support the ongoing ...

EOFY is almost here and Rail Trails Australia is fundraising to support rail trails around Australia! We’re aiming to raise $100,000 to help to ...

National Volunteer Week, held in May, reminds us of the many volunteers who run and support Rail Trails Australia (RTA)! Volunteers are integral to ev...

Fundraisers are hitting rail trails in New South Wales and Queensland to raise funds for research for rare ovarian cancer. Rare Ovarian Cancer Incorpo...

The North East Tasmania Rail Trail User Experience Survey has confirmed that the trail is one of the region’s most valued recreational and tourism a...

Community support for the completion of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) in New South Wales continues to grow, with strong enthusiasm across the ...

A multi-use path along a former rail corridor (Derwent Valley Rail Trail) has been identified as the priority project in the Derwent Valley Council...

Right now is a vital stage in the exciting push for New England Rail Trail to become a reality – and RTA and the Friends of NERT are asking for your...

This week users of Queensland’s Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) benefited from the opening of the fourth new bridge to be reconstructed on the...

An inner-Melbourne council has reaffirmed its commitment to a rail trail alongside its section of the operational Lilydale Line for 10km from Hawthorn...

The official opening of the Eudunda Hampden Rail Trail was held on 11 April at the Eudunda Centenary Gardens, conveniently located at the commencement...

Works are underway to restore up to 200 metres of Carnarvon’s iconic One Mile Jetty, reinvigorating one of Western Australia’s lesser‑known rail...

Peter Tuck, formerly RTA’s regional representative for North QLD, has been recognised for his amazing work over the past 5 years to create the A...

In August 2025 Rail Trails Australia offered grants of up to $4000 to community organisations to assist them to increase awareness and usage of rail t...

Show your support for the Batlow rail trail in southern NSW. ...

A program of upgrades that started last year is making a positive impact on Victoria’s Waverley Rail Trail (and may see it have its own page on ...

Seventy townhouses of up to 3 bedrooms are to be built on former railway land in Alphington, Melbourne, ending locals’ hopes of a large community pa...

Sydney's latest rail-side trail, the MetroWay, has been announced by the NSW Government. The MetroWay will link Marrickville to Bankstown, running par...

Rail Trails Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of Jenny Dowell, aged 75. Jenny was a founding member of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT...

Supporters of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) are banding together for a new campaign to push for government funding to complete the 132 km trac...

Macedon Ranges Council recently shared positive news about progress it’s making with the 22km-long Woodend to Riddells Creek Shared Trail Projec...

The proposed 45km Port Lincoln to Coffin Bay Rail Trail in South Australia is now more likely to proceed in the longer term thanks to a land agreement...

Rail Trails Australia (RTA) has launched a membership drive to encourage rail trail supporters who are not already RTA members to sign up as a member ...

The Gippsland Plains Rail Trail committee of management is excited to launch 3 ‘Railway Dog’ sculptures along the Gippsland Plains Rail Tr...

Rail Trails Australia regional representatives Jenny Mustey (Northern Victoria) and Geoff Barby (Western Victoria) recently headed to Stawell to atten...

The long-awaited extension of South Australia’s Eudunda Hampden Rail Trail has finally been completed. The existing 1km section of the trail in ...

Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail (CRMT) Inc have been successful in securing $45,000 from the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR) to appoin...

The January 2026 bushfires in Victoria’s Upper Murray tore through large sections of the High Country Rail Trail, destroying 14 of the 16 remain...

Planning for the Goulburn Rail Trail has moved forward significantly through an updated and re-invigorated Goulburn Rail Trail Steering Committee. ...

The Wagga Wagga area in NSW is moving closer to establishing a 20km rail trail after the Wagga Wagga City Council appointed the Wagga to Ladysmith Rai...

Victoria’s January 2026 bushfires burnt 37km of the High Country Rail Trail, including 14 of 16 historic trestle bridges. However the section of...

Another parkrun has hit the (rail) trails, with Rokeby Crossover Rail Trail parkrun launching on 21 February, 2026, on the Rokeby to Neerim Railside T...

Given 2026 is the year of the horse, RTA thought it timely to talk sharing the rail trails with horses! Do you know what to do when approaching horse-...

If you live in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, regional Victoria and NSW, Adelaide and Tasmania and are available to count bikes on “Super” Tues...

Long-standing rail trail supporter Ms Rosamund Lesley Heit has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division. Listed ...

Rail Trails Australia had 289,000 visits to its website in 2025, many by people looking for information on specific rail trails. We’ve calculated yo...

Byron Shire in northern NSW is working on getting approvals and funding for the transformation of the 53km of railway corridor through Byron Shire, ta...

A 49km rail trail west from New Norfolk to mountain bike park centre Maydena is an exciting proposition from Derwent Valley Council, but your feedback...

Pioneer Valley Rail Trail volunteers Mike and Margie Browne have won an Excellence in Community Project Achievement award by Bicycle Queensland, recog...

Update: as of 25 January 2026, Cycle Dindi 26 has been postponed due to damage to the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT). We encourage supporters to ge...

Construction has begun on the next 1.5km stretch of the Yarra Valley Trail in Victoria, which will extend to the Birrarung/Yarra River. It is anticipa...

We know that rail trails are not exclusively enjoyed by cyclists: horse-riders, runners, walkers and mobility aid users also enjoy them. Communities a...

Queensland’s Somerset Regional Council and City of Moreton Bay have confirmed they have undertaken a Multi Criteria Assessment for a rail trail ...

Hilltops Council is inviting the community to have their say on the Boorowa Galong Rail Trail Concept. The concept explores the potential to transform...

The 2026 Victorian bushfires caused widespread damage to many communities and also severely damaged 2 rail trails in northeast Victoria. Great Victori...

Northern Tasmania’s Latrobe Council and Kentish Council have released the Latrobe-Kentish Trails Strategy to guide the development of a connected cy...