Survey Assesses Sentiment on Castlemaine Rail Trail

The former Carisbrook railway station

Castlemaine, Victoria Community feedback is invited to help prepare a feasibility study for a proposed rail trail between Castlemaine and Maryborough, in central Victoria. Mt Alexander Shire Council is conducting a survey until 23rd June, partnering with Central Goldfields Shire Council, as part of investigations into the 55km Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail. The council says…

Funding for Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail Feasibility Study

Maryborough Railway Station

Maryborough, Victoria Plans for a Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail (CMRT) in Victoria have been boosted by a $120,000 Victorian Tourism Grant to help complete a feasibility study and pre-design for the trail. “The impressive Maryborough Railway Station was once described by famous American writer Mark Twain as ‘a railway station with a town attached’.” The…