VGR in state’s new rail training pilot
A new pilot program will offer training and hands-on experience helping Victorian Goldfields Railway upgrade the tourist railway's infrastructure between Castlemaine and Maldon.
Late last...
Trucking life in focus
In a tribute to the trucking industry of Australia and the people who have kept the wheels turning during an extraordinary year, Castlemaine Rotary...
Towering achievement for ambitious project
The Victorian Miniature Railway has achieved an exciting milestone in the construction of its Harcourt Miniature Railway project - installing the impressive clocktower that...
‘Fix traffic’ cry for Riddell
Traffic troubles are mounting in Riddells Creek and locals warn they must be tackled before development takes hold.
Residents are urgently calling for a town...
Buses replace trains for nine days
Buses will replace trains between Flagstaff, North Melbourne and Sunbury stations as part of Sunbury line upgrade works starting this Saturday.
Sunbury line passengers will...
Now that’s a shed! Rail precinct steams ahead
Measuring a whopping 160 metres long by 15.5 metres wide, the freshly completed carriage stabling shed at Castlemaine Heritage Rail Precinct is one of...
OVER BUDGET AND POORLY PLANNED
The state government's controversial roadside wire rope barrier project faces a major cost blowout and has been less effective than promised.
Victoria's auditor general has...
CHASING CARS Leo Pruneau’s designs come to life in iconic Australian wheels
Not many people can lay claim to having flown first class on every business trip, and on the Concorde five times, but Leo Pruneau...
You’ll never see another!
By the time Eric Burton stepped into his customised Styliner '49er they were old friends. They had a long acquaintance stretching back 33 years...
Shared trail on track
Construction on a Macedon Ranges shared-use trail will soon begin with the state government announcing $8.75 million towards the project last week.
Woodend's cycling community...
‘Enough is enough’ – Residents call time on dangerous intersection
Local residents have renewed calls for safety improvements to the intersection of Edgecombe Road and Melville Drive north of Kyneton after a collision between...
Help keep VGR on track
Like the rest of the world, the Victorian Goldfields Railway has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Castlemaine and Maldon Railway Preservation Society...
