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Friends of The Bendigo – Kilmore Rail Trail (FBKRT) continue to improve the O’Keefe Rail Trail, with 2 recent working bees helping to create a...

In December, Logan City Council (bordering Brisbane) decided to proceed with a staged development of the 11.5km section of disused rail corridor betwe...

As Rail Trails Australia (RTA) ramps up its efforts to assist New South Wales increase the number of rail trails in the state (see our news item Worki...

Rail trail fans hoping to ride or walk to Western Port Bay’s glorious beaches during the Victorian summer holidays will still face a hurdle half...

Sydneysiders turned out in their thousands on Sunday 14 December 2025 to enjoy Sydney's latest rail-side trail, the GreenWay, on its opening day....

City of Newcastle has approved the acquisition of 3 properties to deliver the Richmond Vale Rail Trail (RVRT). The properties, in Minmi and Hexham, ha...

Rail Trails Australia committee member Wolter Kuiper, now 70, made the news recently with his attempt to cycle 70 rail trails in the year before his 7...

The Mornington Peninsula Shire has secured funding through the Victorian Government’s Tiny Towns Grant scheme to upgrade signage along the Red Hill ...

The proposed 49km-long Bundaberg to Gin Gin Rail Trail is currently in development, with progress led by Bundaberg to Gin Gin Rail Trail Development C...

Tour Down Under (TDU) takes place in and around Adelaide in January 2026. The following rail trails may be impacted to varying degrees by TDU. Coast t...

The Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) has been awarded Gold in Tourist Attractions and Silver in Adventure Tourism at the 2025 NSW Tourism Awards,...

The rain stopped just long enough last weekend to allow a celebration for the completion of upgrades to the East Gippsland Rail Trail in eastern Victo...

A new report into cycling in Australia has revealed that trips that included rail trail cycling accounted for 1.1 million trips and $862 million in sp...

Friday 14 November marked another major milestone on the Great Southern Rail Trail (GSRT) in Gippsland Victoria with the official ribbon cutting of th...

The newest 5.7 km section of the Amy Gillett Bikeway rail trail was officially opened on 13 November, extending the popular cycling and walking trail ...

‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’ seems to be the motto at Yarra Ranges Council in Victoria, with their Paths and Trails Plan for the next 10 years l...

Melbourne rail trail regulars heading out by train to try the recently lengthened Ringwood to Belgrave Trail might be surprised as they travel towards...

Armidale Regional Council’s councillors have voted in favour 6 votes to 2 to proceed towards completing the required framework to seek NSW Gover...

If you’re out enjoying the Great Victorian Rail Trail keep an eye out for new station nameboards proudly marking original station sites along the ra...

Rail Trails Australia has committed $11,812.50 to its 2025/2026 round of Community Grants projects designed to assist groups around Australia to help ...

Whether you’re travelling along a rail trail by foot, bike, or horse, you may look to the verges besides you and wonder: what’s going on there? If...

A Rail Trails Australia (RTA) working group comprised of Sam Reich, Peter Coumbis and Geoff Cahill is talking with NSW government stakeholders to assi...

Mid-Western Region Council in NSW is requesting feedback on a proposed 84km-long rail trail between Rylstone and Gulgong, in the Central Tablelands ar...

Thursday 13 November will be the official opening of Stage Four of the Amy Gillett Bikeway rail trail extension Mount Torrens to Birdwood in South Aus...

Fraser Coast Regional Council is now transitioning from planning to on-ground delivery of Mary to Bay Rail Trail. In September, the council resolved t...

It’s a great time of the year to get stuck into the Warburton Rail Trail, and The Alpine Hotel in Warburton, Victoria, currently has an exclusiv...

Victoria’s Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail (CMRT) Committee is pleased to see progress with the next phase of the proposed rail trail. A numb...

Embark on your next rail trail adventure on the 134km Great Victorian Rail Trail in Victoria, which stretches from Tallarook to Mansfield with a bra...

The Gippsland Plains Rail Trail committee has secured a grant through Regional Development Victoria’s Tiny Towns Fund to upgrade and bitumen seal an...

Bicycle Network is running a free E-bike Expo on Saturday 4 October, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at Brunswick Velodrome, Abrahams Reserve, Brunswick East....

Melbourne’s Inner Circle Rail Trail is getting loved to death. Having been saved from the jaws of developers in the 1970s by BLF leader Norm Gallagh...

The Queensland Government announced in September 2025 that it will spend $3.5 million on 4 regional rail trails. Funded through the Department of Tran...

As Tasmania booms in popularity, one thing is for sure: its rail trails are lagging. There’s huge potential in Tasmania with many former railway lin...

In the current edition of RTA’s member-only magazine Connections, RTA President Damian McCrohan advocated for regulated–and therefore safe–e-bik...

The Guardian newspaper has picked up on the story of what could become Australia’s longest rail trail: the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail. In a...

A $4 million upgrade to the Rokeby to Crossover Rail Trail, with dramatic improvements on the shared-path section to Neerim, officially opened last mo...

Victoria’s Camperdown-Timboon Rail Trail has finally reopened through to Timboon following the completion of 2 bridges between Glenfyne and Curd...

South Burnett Mayor Kath Duff recently unveiled a plaque acknowledging those who contributed to the restoration of C17 steam locomotive Number 763. Th...

The 30 km Caulfield-Frankston Rail Trail, being built as part of Melbourne’s Level Crossing Removal Project, will still have gaps when work on the F...

RTA volunteer Wolter Kuiper has ridden 70 rail trails in his 70th year with just weeks to spare. After starting back in February, he’s ridden 70 of ...

The Barossa Marathon held on Sunday 24 August was a great success with fine weather and almost 3000 competitors taking part in the 4 distance options ...

Last week Rail Trails Australia’s Victorian Western District representative Geoff Barby held a South West Rail Trails Forum to bring together repres...

The dedicated Save the Snowy Rail Bridge team took time out from their work to dress up for the Snowy Steampunk Soiree fundraiser on 18 July. This twi...

The latest section of the Yarra Valley Trail has opened, adding 900m to the trip north from McIntyre Lane, Yering. This section includes two cleverly ...

The first stage of South Australia’s new Wool Rail Trail opened Sunday 17 August 2025. Named ‘Dean Nicolle Eucalypt Walk’, the 2.2km trail is an...

The Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) has taken out Gold in the Adventure Tourism category at the 2025 North Coast Tourism Awards, with additional rec...

Rocky Creek Crossing, part of Queensland’s Atherton/Mareeba Rail Trail, has reopened after improvement works. The scope of work included: Constr...

“Open it and they will come”. Or is it “open it, then we’ll make it good?” These 2 statements were read out for the official opening of Pion...

Australia’s oldest operating railway station building is undergoing a massive restoration to return it to its former glory. The $1.4 million ref...

Work has started on improvements to infrastructure in Forestville Reserve (on the Mike Turtur Bikeway and intersecting with Marino Rocks Bikeway) to i...

Over the past 2 years the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads has removed 3 derelict bridges between Coominya and Esk on the Brisbane Va...

Rail Trails Australia is keen to support the development of rail trails in Tasmania. One of the ways to raise awareness is though community-driven eve...

After a successful 2024 community grants program, RTA has launched a new round for 2025. RTA values the important role of community organisations in t...

The end of the 2024-2025 financial year saw the end of our 2024 round of grants, and we’re delighted to congratulate four successful applicants ...

Hilltops Council has established a rail trail oversight committee to progress plans for the Boorowa – Galong Rail Trail (BGRT) in NSW. The propo...

Greater Hume Council has identified the proposed Culcairn to Corowa Rail Trail in their strategic planning and is supporting further development of th...

Rail Trails Australia congratulates Owen Fitzgerald on his Order of Australia Medal honour in the King's Birthday 2025 list, for services to the Tumba...

Did you know that in 2014, Australia had 2116 km of rail trails open and today there’s 3180 km? It’s just one of the interesting facts in the ...

With Stage 4 of the extension of Amy Gillett Bikeway (Mt Torrens to Birdwood) due to be completed in August, Barossa Council has initiated discussion...

World Trails Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in June. Organised by overseas-based World Trails Network, it’s a day to recognise a...

South Gippsland Landcare Network is undertaking a project to identify biodiversity ‘hotspots’ along Victoria’s Great Southern Rail Trail (GS...

Wagga Wagga City Council voted on Monday 26 May to formally endorse the Wagga Rail Trail concept and potential establishment of a project Steering Com...

  One of the glaring issues along Melbourne’s Inner Circle Rail Trail has finally been fixed, with a contentious road crossing at Rae St, N...

The Waranga Rail Trail was officially opened on Saturday, 17 May. A large crowd gathered for the event with special guests including the local Nationa...

  A residential developer is promoting their new Rangelea Rise land development in Junortoun, Bendigo, with a sales pitch focussing on the 11-lot...

For over 30 years volunteers have generously donated their time and skills to promote the development and enjoyment of rail trails across Australia, s...

The Mansfield end of the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) saw over 600 competitors lining up for the 4th Mother’s Day Marathon on 11 May. Five ...

The dry conditions have been tough on Victorian farmers but they’ve also helped construction workers like those on the 4.6km section of the Peni...

Wagga Wagga Council will vote on Ladysmith and Humula rail trail proposals on 26 May 2025. ...

Occasionally we at Rail Trails Australia are almost speechless. Why? Because, occasionally, we are shown just how much people in the community appreci...

Rail Trails Australia co-hosted the first Rail Trail Tourism Forum with South Gippsland Shire at Gurney’s Cidery near Foster, Victoria, on 7 May 202...

Although it’s been open to the public since 1 April, the Waranga Rail Trail will be officially opened at 10 am on Saturday, 17 May. The opening will...

Works to relocate Telstra and South Australia Power Network services adjacent to the Mike Turtur Bikeway Railside Trail are expected to continue until...

Online adventure publication We Are Explorers has included 9 rail trails in its recently published list of “13 Best Overnight Bikepacking Routes...

The proposed 105 km-long Beverley to Narrogin Transport Trail could soon connect 6 Wheatbelt towns, offering cyclists, hikers, trail runners and horse...

The final design for the Main South Road tunnel project (Torrens River to Darlington) includes an overpass for the Westside Bikeway Rail Trail. This o...

Rail Trails Australia ran a stall at the Off-Grid Living Festival last weekend at Chiltern in north east Victoria to spread the good word about rail t...

In March the East Gippsland Rail Trail volunteer committee of management hosted East Gippsland Shire Council councillors Mayor Cr John White, Cr Berni...

South Gippsland Shire Council, in partnership with Wellington Shire Council and Rail Trails Australia, is presenting the Great Southern Rail Trail For...

Construction is moving forward on the 5.7 km extension to Birdwood of South Australia’s iconic Amy Gillett Pathway rail trail which will add co...

Pedler Creek Bridge has now reopened after the renewal of the decking and balustrade by the Onkaparinga Council. The 4 km rural section of the Coast t...

Some 126 walkers converged on the Mansfield end of the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) on Saturday 22 March to take part in the second Lake High Gre...

Western Australia’s Department of Transport have released the Great Southern 2050 Cycling Strategy which outlines an ambitious plan to develop a con...

Construction works on the 1.8 km Beaudesert to Gleneagle section of the Bethania to Beaudesert Rail Trail, in Queensland’s Scenic Rim area, are ...

After years of planning and construction, the newest rail trail in Victoria, Waranga Rail Trail, opens for users on Tuesday, 1 April. Its completion p...

We’ve added a bucket hat with the RTA logo and a drawstring for adjustments to our line of Rail Trails Australia branded clothing, which also in...

The South Australian State Government has provided funding for the City of Adelaide and Unley Council to undertake significant improvements to the inn...

Western Australia’s Department of Transport has released the Avon Central Coast 2050 Cycling Strategy, setting the stage for a new era of cycle tou...

Construction of the next section of the Yarra Valley Trail (YVT), from Melba Bend to the Yarra River near Yarra Glen, is expected to start within mon...

In good news, the recently-completed 30 km southern section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail (NRRT) from Lismore to Casino was left unscathed by Trop...

Mansfield Shire Council has shown its commitment to maintaining the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) by spending $54,800 from the council’s bud...

Victorian rail trails may benefit from a grant pool of $3.55 million that is available for selected projects that enhance and protect Victoria’s...

The final detour has been removed from the High Country Rail Trail with the completion of a steel-truss bridge across Tallangatta Creek at Bullioh. ...

‘Rutherglen Loops’, a project that combines sealed paths, concrete shared paths, and carefully planned on-road links to create a comprehe...

Cradle Coast Authority launched a photo competition for images that highlight the scenery, amenity or activity along northern Tasmania’s Shared ...

Yarra Ranges Council rolled out a ‘Summer on the Trails’ campaign recently to encourage more trail users to get off the trail, into the townships ...

Volunteer to count bikes for 2 hours on 4 March and Bicycle Network will donate $70 to Rail Trails Australia. Each year, hundreds of volunteers hit in...

Excitement is mounting as bridge works on the Yarra Valley Rail Trail near Yering in Victoria start to take shape. One of the 2 trestle bridges being ...

The Coast to Vines Rail Trail has a 4 km rural section between the suburb of Seaford Rise and the township of McLaren Vale. In the middle of this scen...

The NSW government has responded to a recent question on the possible return to rail services on Great Northern Rail Line by saying they are not curre...

Last week the Fraser Coast Regional Council announced that it will request the Queensland Government to contribute $9 million to further develop the M...

Our judge (a former newspaper travel editor) has selected the best rail trail review from a range of reviews submitted on our website over the end of ...

Rail Trails Australia has announced the winners of $10,000 worth of grants designed to assist community organisations to undertake activities which ar...

Rail Trails Australia’s regional representatives are often testing out ‘their’ rail trails in the regions that they cover, but they ...

Our vice-president Steven Kaye was interviewed by Nic Healey on ABC radio (Victoria) this week. He discussed how local communities and people ‘o...

Get ready to ride the Great Victorian Rail Trail (GVRT) on Saturday, March 29. Cycle Dindi is a fully supported, family friendly ride that has the cho...

Comments on the extension of the Mornington Rail Trail south of Melbourne close on 31 January. The draft master plan for the Peninsula Trail project ...

Transforming a disused railway line into a prized tourist attraction and public space is no easy task. The Summer 2024-25 edition of Rail Trail Connec...

Building a shared bridge over busy Toorak Rd on the Outer Circle Rail Trail  in Melbourne was not one of the state government’s New Year’...