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Gippsland Rail Trails Summit RTA News Spring 2015w_RailtrailsConnections 10/08/2015 21:10 Page 1 Spring 2015 $6.50 inc. GST Volume 22 Issue 1 Print Post Publication No. 341059 / 00003 Gippsland Rail Trail Summit meeting The Clare Valley’s Reisling Rail Trail Protecting our fragile timber bridges Re-imagining the future in Northern NSW Above: Maronghi Ck bridge on a yet to be developed section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail in 2011 after surviving yet another major flood Below: Maronghi Ck bridge after the 2013 floods where three piers were washed out. It is not clear why the bridge did not survive this flood but its loss is obviously a major impediment to the development of this scenic section of the rail trail. Both photos Peter Klies RTA News Spring 2015w_RailtrailsConnections 10/08/2015 21:10 Page 2 Rail Trail Connections President’s platform RAIL TRAILS AUSTRALIA MEMBERSHIP AND ORDER FORM You can also order, join or renew online at www.railtrails.org.au/online-store This publication is registered with Australia Post A ride on the wonderful Lilydale to Finally just a reminder that we always Warburton Rail Trail outside Melbourne appreciate articles of interest for Rail VIC/SA GUIDE BOOK JOIN RAILTRAILS RAIL TRAILS OF TASMANIA PrintPost Publication no: 100019894 with fellow members of Rail Trails Trail Connections. If you are involved SUPPLEMENT 2013 AUSTRALIA GUIDE BOOK Australia also yielded the front cover with a rail trail and have completed a • Descriptions and maps: Keep abreast with rail trail • 17 trails, Contributions are welcome, and should image. It was part of the 50th project why not let everyone know be addressed to: Port Fairy to developments around Australia 12 for cyclists anniversary commemoration since the about what you have achieved; it Warrnambool with our quarterly magazine. • topographic last train ran and along with scenery may also assist others and is a great and Goulburn River maps The Editor You can save trees Rail Trails Australia and good food we also enjoyed seeing way to recognise the contribution Rail Trails (Vic) • A5 size • Barossa Rail Trail and receive • 64 pages P.O. Box 2127 the number of walkers, horse riders and that your partners and others have the Oak Park VIC 3046 cyclists using the rail trail, despite it made. description (SA) • Two pages of other magazine being in the depths of winter (the cover by email! [email protected] trail updates shot was not staged!). We all enjoy reading about trails we are yet to travel (and those we have), if Rail Trails Australia Inc. Available printed or However there is still a lot of work to you have had a memorable or unique via email as a PDF. ABN 94 479 743 813 do, even in Victoria let alone NSW, and experience on a rail trail why not VIC A0038226C there is never a shortage of important share it? $ tasks we would like to carry out. Rail Trails of Tasmania copies at $12.50 plus $2.50 P&H ($15) PO Box 2127 Oak Park Vic 3046 Like almost all of our work, the Guide book supplement 2013 copies at $5 printed, or $3 PDF via email $ One of the important tasks is to better magazine is put together by volunteers. P: 03 9306 4846 document and communicate the The editors are very happy to work with Join Railtrails Australia and receive our magazine individual membership, emailed magazine ...... $32 W:www.railtrails.org.au or ½ individual membership, printed magazine ....... $35 E: [email protected] tangible economic benefits that rail a range of material - no journalistic trails can bring to regions, particularly experience required! It is a lot easier for Renew my membership ¾ organisation membership ................................ $40 $ Contacts businesses expanding due to rail trails. the team to shape other people’s items ¿ website advertiser membership ........................ $99 to fit the requirements than to produce NSW Representative An accessible document that clearly and stories second or third hand, as well as Donation to rail trail development and promotion $ John O’Brien vividly demonstrates these benefits, providing a more authentic voice that Total $ [email protected] using examples and analysis, would be reflects the experiences of our invaluable in all states, even in Victoria Queensland Representative membership. Mark Linnett with its reasonably well established [email protected] network but still needing better Damian McCrohan Name: facilities. If anyone is interested in South Australia Representative helping to better present our data and Address: Shona Cameron information, please contact me. [email protected] State: Postcode: Phone*: AH BH Mob Email: Tasmania Representative Frank Kinnersley (acting - applicants I enclose a cheque made out to Railtrails Australia Inc., or * Please provide at least one contact number. welcome) Please debit my: Visa Master Card All prices include GST. ABN 94 479 743 813. Inquire for overseas postage rates. [email protected] / Card Number: Expiry: Victoria - Gippsland Representative Stephen Lodge Annual General Meeting Security Code: (3 digits on back of card) [email protected] / / The Annual General meeting of Rail If you would like to join the committee Card Holder: Signature: Date: Victoria - North Representative Trails Australia (Inc) will be held on and help guide our work please contact Damian McCrohan Please be assured Railtrails Australia will not disclose your personal information. We will not give your email address to anyone else or send you advertising. [email protected] Friday, November 6th from 6.30 pm at the Secretary, Frank Kinnersley, by 24 the North Carlton Community Centre, October and we will send you a Send to Railtrails Australia Inc. PO Box 2127 Oak Park Vic 3046 Phone (03) 9306 4846 Victoria - West Representative in the former North Carlton Railway nomination form and explain the N Pam Moore Station building in Solly Avenue, North process. Please note that nominees [email protected] Carlton. must be financial members of the Association (at both the time of West Australia Representative With the recent changes of legislation, Frank Kinnersley (acting - applicants nomination and at time of the AGM). welcome) RTA is classified as a tier one [email protected] organisation and the committee has Due to the slightly early printing of this chosen not to have an independent issue we have not finalised the guest First Field Environmental are based in NSW and are your review of our accounts for the past speaker yet. A notice will be put on the specialists in Rail Trail environmental legislation and financial year. In conjunction with the website and an email sent out to the planning, from ecological surveys and reviews of AGM, elections will take place for all newsletter recipients with the details. environmental factors to construction environmental Cover: Wattle flowers signal spring positions on the Rail Trails Australia management plans, heritage, bushfire, weed and pest is not far away on the Lilydale to Please RSVP to the Secretary, Frank committee. management plans. Warburton Rail Trail. Kinnersley, for catering purposes. New members to the committee are E: [email protected] We will develop an overarching Trail Management Plan or Photo: Alexander McCooke always welcome. P: 03 9306 4846 provide you with the reporting components you need, as you need them. Contact us to discuss your Rail Trail planning and management needs. www.firstfield.net.au [email protected] 2 Rail Trail Connections • Spring 2015 RTA News Spring 2015w_RailtrailsConnections 10/08/2015 21:10 Page 3 Protecting our impressive but fragile timber bridges Queensland Short lines Historic Long Gully Bridge The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is Funding for Kingaroy Rail Trail Burnett River Rail Trail lost to fire in Western getting longer ... confirmed proposal (QLD) Australia The Queensland Government is The current Queensland Government A new 37km rail trail is being planned currently building the section from has confirmed that it will honour the in the Burnett region of Queensland by The Lower Hotham fire in February Brassall (northern edge of Ipswich) to funding commitment of $2 million for a the Gayndah Heritage Railway Rail Trail this year claimed an historic victim by the Brisbane Valley Highway at Wanora, rail trail between Kingaroy and Kilkivan Group. burning an important crossing on the linking to the current terminus of the made by the previous government last Bibbulmun Track - the historic Long BVRT. This 10.7km section is planned to year. This is on the former Theebine to This will be a very scenic rail trail, Gully Bridge over the Murray River. open later this year and bring the total Kingaroy railway line that was pulled up following the Burnett River, and passing citrus, farming grounds and granite Considered an outstanding example length to 124km. in 2012. rock formations. It is proposed to run of an early rail trestle bridge, the 128 The Ipswich City Council is also The Gympie Times reported in June that from Gayndah to Mundubbera along metre long bridge, built in 1949, was applying for State Government funding the apportionment of the funding the old Monto rail corridor, for a great example of the technical to build the ‘Missing Link’ from Brassall provides $600,000 for the 45km bushwalking, mountain biking, horse design skill of the Western Australian to Wulkuraka. Once funded and built it Kilkivan to Murgon section and $1.4 riding, bird watching, and kayaking on Government Railways. will be possible to take an interurban million for the 43km Murgon to the Burnett River. Loop trails are The rail network was integral for the train to Wulkuraka Station and ride the Kingaroy section, with the emphasis on planned to include local tourism timber industry from the Serpentine- Brisbane Valley Rail Trail from Wulkuraka the section from Kilkivan to Goomeri.
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