Updates

Join other supporters of the Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail to walk the disused railway line from Moolort Silos to Bald Hill. Date: 9.30am, Sunday 16 March More information here

MAC prepared a submission to Mount Alexander Council’s budget process for 2024/25. It can be downloaded here. A supporting document (summary of the last nine budgets, and projections for the next four) is here.

The final stage of the Fogartys Gap Rd upgrade project has been completed and the road is now open to traffic. Unfortunately the ‘white bike’ memorial to Michael Grinter, that was near the cutting, is still missing.

Listen to Penny on ABC radio, talking about the need for safe cycling facilities

Work on the MASC Active Transport Strategy is underway. MAC is represented on the Ongoing Reference Group. Further details, including a short survey and the opportunity to suggest improvements using an electronic map, are on the Council’s Shape page

Trail experts quietly began work last month on a major, six-month study to determine the feasibility of the Castlemaine – Maryborough rail trail. The consultants got their first tour of the 55km trail last month. CMRT’s John Carruthers caught up with FFLA Director Tim Fitzgerald about the work and challenges ahead. Read more.

Bike riders can now carry their bikes on racks at the front of the bus, when travelling on local routes 1-6 in and around Castlemaine ( to Campbells Creek, Harcourt, Maldon, Taradale and Chewton), thanks to the extension of the Victorian Government’s Bikes on Buses initiative. Two bikes can be safely loaded, with all bus