by Admin CMRT | Jul 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
In this final installment of a four part series tracing the history of the Castlemaine-Maryborough railway line, David Tuck looks at the early successful running followed by the slow and inevitable demise of the line. Part 3 finished with Mark Twain’s scathing...
by Admin CMRT | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
This is the third of a four-part series by CMRT’s David Tuck, discussing the history of the Castlemaine-Maryborough railway line. Part 2 described the context for railway expansion in Victoria; Part 3 looks at our specific line. Having built superbly engineered lines...
by Admin CMRT | Jun 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Stages of Rail Trail Development. The establishment and construction of the Castlemaine Maryborough Rail Trail (CMRT) is an over $23 million project which has been instigated and driven by the CMRT Committee and its valuable members and supporters. We have...
by Admin CMRT | Apr 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Building community information sharing for Mt Alexander’s cycling community. Projector...
by Admin CMRT | Aug 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Avant gardener: keeping up with Jennie Stewart 12 August, 2023 In Courtney Barnett’s indie rock ballad the singer wakes up pining “I wanna grow tomatoes on the front steps, sunflowers, bean sprouts, sweet corn and radishes”. For CMRT volunteer, avant gardener and...
by Admin CMRT | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
IT’s TIME, says TONY our citizen maverick 28 February, 2023 Every so often we’re made stronger by those who step up to the big time for us. One such is Maryborough local and CMRT member, Tony Macer. CMRT folk will probably know Tony as one of our extroverted...
