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GRAND RIDGE RAIL TRAIL

Locality: Mirboo North, Victoria

Phone: +61 428 873 752

Address: Baromi Park 3871 Mirboo North, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Great walk great trail well looked after

24.01.2022 More progress in Baromi Park at the western end of the Rail Trail: construction of the adventure park is underway.

23.01.2022 Never knew it existed??

23.01.2022 Down the Grandridge Rail Trail. Copperhead I think?? Pity I didn’t have my good camera!

23.01.2022 If you've travelled on the Trail between Boolarra and Darlimurla recently you will have noticed that we've started work on reclaiming the Meadows area and the adjacent aqueducts. Most of the work is clearing weeds and saplings and rehabilitating paths and waterways. We hope to have the land restored as an area of natural beauty before winter, plus a picnic area designed to allow people with low mobility to enjoy the Meadows.

22.01.2022 Should be a Rail Trail?

21.01.2022 The Rail Trail Committee and the Mirboo North Community Bank have teamed up to provide warm-up pods for users of the Grand Ridge Rail Trail. The Wednesday Warriors have installed the first set of equipment at Darlimurla Station, the midway point of the Rail Trail.

21.01.2022 The best little trail so far Research said start at Boolara so that's what we did The Grand Ridge Rail Trail is around 13km one way, a bit short to usual...ly interest us, but we decided to ride both ways, there n back again We heard that it was a gentle climb from Boolara to Mirboo North, which ment a gentle down hill roll back. And that's exactly how it was A perfect gentle shady climb up, Steve spotted a large brown snake, but I declined to go back and check it out Great coffee and farm fresh scrambled eggs in Mirboo North before we turned around and rolled 98 % of the way home Its going to be hard to beat this little trail See more

21.01.2022 Meet Gippy! This little sweetheart was found sheltering under his mother’s body after she had been struck by a car in Mirboo North. He is a 6 month old swamp w...allaby who is now being cared for by our resident wildlife warrior - Ellie Stubbs! Ellie says he’s a snuggly boy who loves his milk and is a great hopper! Weighing about 1kg, he will be reared until he is about 15kgs and then released back into the wild. Gippy is just one of the varieties of wildlife you can spot on the Grand Ridge Rail Trail! Register for the fun run today and see how many you can spot along the way! https://www.booevents.com.au/registration

21.01.2022 Warriors manning the BBQ

20.01.2022 Fantastic news!

20.01.2022 Mirboo North Arty Gras in Baromi Park

20.01.2022 Grand Ridge Rail Trail at Walking Maps

19.01.2022 Word is getting around: Rail Trails Australia Magazine

19.01.2022 VicForests Statement re Mirboo North Logging

19.01.2022 Grandridge Rail Trail is looking sooo lush! This is at historic Culvert 1.

19.01.2022 Don’t miss your chance to grab official Grand Ridge Rail Trail Fun Run merchandise! Orders close this Thursday, 13th Feb! *Earlybird registration is open unti...l the 23rd of Feb after which time there is a price rise. Head to https://www.booevents.com.au/registration to order merchandise and / or register for the event!

19.01.2022 The Grand Ridge Rail Trail Fun Run is a family friendly event brought to you by the GRAND RIDGE RAIL TRAIL CoM, Boo Events, Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun, Mirb...oo North and Mirboo North Football Netball Club. Children under 16 years pay just $10 to enter. Children under 12 years must participate with an adult who will stay with them for the duration of the event! Enter before the price rise on the 23rd of Feb! https://www.facebook.com/events/2164304200545241/

18.01.2022 Walking the Trail in 1885

18.01.2022 Don’t miss your chance to grab official Grand Ridge Rail Trail Fun Run merchandise! Orders close this Thursday, 13th Feb! *Earlybird registration is open unti...l the 23rd of Feb after which time there is a price rise. Head to https://www.booevents.com.au/registration to order merchandise and / or register for the event!

17.01.2022 Mirboo Collieries coal mine at Darlimurla. There is some evidence that a coal mine was started at Darlimurla in the late 1890s, near to the Rail Trail: "In the 1890s, brown coal was also found in the upper reaches of the Morwell River catchment along the Little Morwell River... in the vicinity of Darlimurla. This coal was assessed to exist over an area of eight to ten square miles and was 30 feet thick at the Darlimurla rail siding. Tests on this coal showed it to be high in resinous matter with possible byproducts of varnish, pigments and paraffi n. This coal deposit was assessed as being an older seam than those upper seams in the lower Morwell River valley. Some mining of this coal occurred but no longer-term utilisation eventuated." (Coal Mining Heritage Study, 2008). Does anyone know where this mine was located? ================

17.01.2022 Coming up 29 Feb at the Boolarra end of the Rail Trail

17.01.2022 Sentinel Times Feb 14 2019 THE way is now cleared for the Great Southern Rail Trail to be extended from Leongatha to Nyora. South Gippsland Shire CEO Tim Tamlin last week met with Peter Chau, Executive General Manager of Property at VicTrack to sign a heads of agreement document to give the council the green light to extend the trail firstly from Leongatha to Korumburra. Mr Tamlin said he was very pleased that the council finally had security of access to the rail corridor en...abling the rail trail to proceed once funding is secured. The Heads of Agreement will eventually be superseded with a lease. The lease is still some time away from being finalised as this stretch of land has proved to be surprisingly complex. There have been so many bits and pieces that have been accessed by adjoining landholders over the years and this all needs to be resolved. Our initial aim was to have a document from VicTrack confirming access to the Leongatha to Korumburra corridor. This would allow council to pursue the establishment of this section without further delay. However, Peter and his team have provided us with a much greater section, all the way to Nyora. This will help us to progress the trail to Nyora and beyond. VicTrack have certainly been a wonderfully proactive team of people to deal with, Mr Tamlin said. The council recently engaged SGS Economics to undertake a cost benefit analysis and economic impact study for an extension of the trail from Leongatha to Clyde and other connections such as Nyora to Woolamai. South Gippsland Shire is working with Cardinia Shire Council, City of Casey and Bass Coast Shire Council for the extension of the rail trail which could ultimately create a 168km trail from Clyde to Yarram with coastal links to Port Welshpool, Port Albert and coastal areas in Bass Coast, making it the largest rail trail in Australia. I understand that the community has been anxious for us to get on with work on extending the rail trail that will connect our two major towns, and this is our first priority now that we have the security of this agreement. Not only can we get on with initial preparatory activities, we can also commence our work seeking grant funding for the construction of the trail. This is a very exciting moment for the future of South Gippsland, Mr Tamlin said. See more

16.01.2022 Walking in Darlimurla in 2002, and mention of the brick kilns that produced some of the bricks in the Rail Trail Culverts.

16.01.2022 In the news again! An article from the Autumn edition of "Rail Trail Connections"

16.01.2022 well cared for trail..awesome for family and pets to walk. good info along the way.

14.01.2022 Online webinar - accessible bushwalking

14.01.2022 PLEASE BE CAREFUL!! Most of the time our Rail Trail is beautiful and tranquil, and we can easily forget that it is surrounded by rugged bushland that is prone to the vagaries of fire, flood, falling trees and landslips. In other words, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, so please exercise caution when you use the Trail, especially at this time of year when the wild weather can make parts of the Trail quite treacherous. We've had a number of trees down recently, and just this week a nasty land slip in a cutting about a kilometre from the Mirboo North end caused a temporary closure of the Trail. The Trail has been cleared, and the bank appears to be stable, but another bout of severe weather could change that, so don't take any chances - if you're worried about your safety, then please stay away until we get some better weather.

14.01.2022 Wednesday Warriors celebrate the end of another successful year caring for the Lyrebird Forest Walk and the Grand Ridge Rail Trail

14.01.2022 The first step is to clear the overgrown pathways and water courses

14.01.2022 Warriors' Walk clearing the fern gully walk and rehabilitating culvert no.1

14.01.2022 Neil Trease turns 80! Happy birthday to one of the Rail Trail's greatest supporters. Neil has been actively involved in nurturing the Grand Ridge Rail Trail for the past twenty years, including several years as chairman of the committee of management. Neil was warmly congratulated for achieving yet another milestone by current chairman, Dave Knowles.

13.01.2022 The new warm-up pod is now installed at the Mirboo North end. We believe John is not still in the hole.

12.01.2022 well cared for trail..awesome for family and pets to walk. good info along the way.

12.01.2022 Ken Griffiths (South Gippsland Council) and Warren Warner (Wednesday Warriors) reviewing the progress of our Culvert rehab program. If you're thinking of checking out the culverts yourself, please remember that this is very much a work-in-progress. Culvert 11 is virtually complete and worth a look, but Culverts 1,15, 26 & 27 are very much en-train and quite difficult to negotiate. Please be careful!

12.01.2022 If you're out and about in East Gippsland, be sure to check out the East Gippsland Rail Trail along the old rail easement from Bairnsdale to Orbost.

11.01.2022 The Committee has obtained funding from the Latrobe Valley Authority and Latrobe City to rehabilitate the Meadows, an area of natural beauty towards the eastern end of the Rail Trail.

11.01.2022 Has there ever been a more beautiful running track?

10.01.2022 #5 Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun

10.01.2022 Rehabilitated picnic area at Culvert 11

10.01.2022 The best little trail so far Research said start at Boolara so that's what we did The Grand Ridge Rail Trail is around 13km one way, a bit short to usual...ly interest us, but we decided to ride both ways, there n back again We heard that it was a gentle climb from Boolara to Mirboo North, which ment a gentle down hill roll back. And that's exactly how it was A perfect gentle shady climb up, Steve spotted a large brown snake, but I declined to go back and check it out Great coffee and farm fresh scrambled eggs in Mirboo North before we turned around and rolled 98 % of the way home Its going to be hard to beat this little trail See more

10.01.2022 Terrific event at the Mirboo North end of the Grand Ridge Rail Trail

10.01.2022 Mirboo North residents love the world-class Grand Ridge Rail Trail, as do our many visitors each year. But we should remember that Australia is criss-crossed by hundreds of beautiful rail trails that can add extra value to your summer travels. Always check out Rail Trails Australia before you go away, and be sure not to miss out on some of Australia's hidden gems.

09.01.2022 Well Done Ladies fabulous morning at Mirboo North followed by a well deserved breakfast Lamezleighs Cafe & Bar Thankful to our sponsors Latrobe Regio...nal Hospital Traralgon , Hip Pocket Workwear & Safety, Robert Sapkin Sports Therapist, Harding Flooring Installations, Choices Flooring, RTL and Tanjil Place Medical for you support. See more

09.01.2022 Our local federal member, Russell Broadbent, dropped into the depot over the holiday period for a bit of a chat, and to wish everyone a Merry Xmas. Russell was the first person to coin the phrase "Wednesday Warriors" (many moons ago) to describe our team of hardworking volunteers. Always a welcome guest.

09.01.2022 Walk to school day. Darlimurla to Mirboo North

08.01.2022 Forever grateful to have this running trail at our doorstep, and my old mate to keep me company #simplepleasures #naturalwonderland #goodforthesoul... #lovewhereyoulive See more

08.01.2022 Unblocking the water courses

08.01.2022 They build them to last on the GRAND RIDGE RAIL TRAIL that runs from the top of the Strezlecki Ranges to the plains of the La Trobe Valley. The timber bridges t...hat span the little creeks on this sweet 13 km of downhill rail trail were burnt out in major bushfires a few years ago. A massive rebuild effort by the trail's supporters resulted in this fabulous bridge. Part of our Gippsland Trails Tour coming up in just a few weeks - and we have a couple of spots available. #inspiredbygippsland See more

08.01.2022 Wow! There are two bike rides in the world that are better than our Rail Trail? Both in South America. Hard to believe.

07.01.2022 The Warriors have started on the rehabilitation work at Culvert 11. This culvert will be one of the Rail Trail's centrepieces, with improved access and family spaces for an important part of our local heritage.

07.01.2022 To the Committee and Members of the Grand Ridge Rail Trail, On behalf of the Lumen Christi Primary School community of Churchill, I would like to thank you for the wonderful work you do in improving the conditions on the track and surrounds.. Our school enjoyed a wonderful walk on the Grand Ridge rail trail today, with more than half of our students walking over 6km return to the first bridge and the 5/6 class venturing even further to complete more than 8km return. Even o...ur Preps walked 4 km return. This morning I conducted a short pictorial briefing of the trail so the children were happy to look out for the markers, new and old, and were excited to discover some culverts along the way. What glorious weather we had just to top off a great day. Best wishes and thanks again. Regards Wellbeing Leader Lumen Christi

07.01.2022 Finally got all the culverts located and mapped

07.01.2022 What better way to spend a birthday than taking a leisurely ride down the Grand Ridge Rail Trail.

07.01.2022 Time to get focused . . . . . . . .

06.01.2022 On 28 November, the Rail Trail committee and the Friends of Lyrebird Forest Walk held a special get-together to formally open the rehabilitated Culvert 11 and the redeveloped "Last Train" picnic area. The committee gave special thanks to the Wednesday Warriors for all the time and effort they've put into enhancing one of the region's premier community assets.

06.01.2022 A sensational overnighta trip out to Morwell River Falls camp yesterday to finish 2019 Summer! Followed by the most amazing 26km forest bike ride on the Grand Ridge Rail Trail...beautiful weather with impressive locations & energy

06.01.2022 An interesting article by Rob Waycott about the old Railway Station in Baromi Park

06.01.2022 Mirboo North Logging - Community Response

04.01.2022 Sentinel Times April 13

04.01.2022 Meet Gippy! This little sweetheart was found sheltering under his mother’s body after she had been struck by a car in Mirboo North. He is a 6 month old swamp w...allaby who is now being cared for by our resident wildlife warrior - Ellie Stubbs! Ellie says he’s a snuggly boy who loves his milk and is a great hopper! Weighing about 1kg, he will be reared until he is about 15kgs and then released back into the wild. Gippy is just one of the varieties of wildlife you can spot on the Grand Ridge Rail Trail! Register for the fun run today and see how many you can spot along the way! https://www.booevents.com.au/registration

04.01.2022 If you are planning to ride the Grand Ridge Rail Trail to Mirboo North, remember to set aside some time to check out Baromi Park at the western end of the Trail. South Gippsland Council and the local community have invested considerable resources in enhancing the Park. There's a new Adventure Playgound, expanded Children's Playground and Skate Park, new basketball half-court, and new outdoor performance shell. It's made a beautiful park even more fun to visit. Definitely worth checking out!

03.01.2022 Proposed Timber Harvest Map

03.01.2022 Run Report GRRT event #46 (after a long 44 week break)! The rain did not dampen the spirits of the 19 parkrunners that joined us at Grand Ridge Rail Trail park...run this morning to celebrate the return to parkrun! Chloe and I always enjoy a visit to Mirboo North and the beautiful Grand Ridge Rail Trail. After the short run briefing that outlined some of the new COVID safe requirements from Run Director Liz Radcliffe, we headed off down the trail. Along the way I chatted with parkrun tourists, Rachel Axton and Philip Coldwell. Phil had been waiting almost 12 months to celebrate his 100 milestone. What a way to enjoy during a holiday to Mirboo North. It was great to see local first timers Indigo Lawson and Shareena Boyd who came well prepared in their rain poncho’s. Congratulations to Darcy Linforth and Erica Drangsholt who crossed the line almost together as a first male and female finishers. A huge thank you to my fellow volunteers who embraced the wet conditions Stacey, Jessie, Libby, Mark, Murray, Kat, Chloe and Liz. Michelle Harris - Run Report Writer

03.01.2022 New public toilets: another step in the Shire's revamp of Baromi Park at the Mirboo North end of the Rail Trail.

03.01.2022 The Culvert Rehab Project is moving along, despite the odd interruption from the weather. Approx a third of the culverts have been located and mapped, and we're in the process of photographing each culvert, and identifying the scope of work needed to bring them up to scratch.

03.01.2022 Out and about on the Rail Trail: Phil and Jude Garlick heading for Darlimurla on New Year's Day

03.01.2022 The Age, 12 May 2018, Adan Carey Rare native predator found in Victorian forest A rare spot-tailed quoll has been found in Victoria’s alpine region, the first sighting of the elusive predator in more than two years. The discovery, by a hiker armed with a remote-sensor camera and some sardines, has prompted the Andrews government to suspend logging operations in a nearby state forest.... It has also renewed calls from conservation groups to put an end to native logging in the area and set up the so-called Great Forest National Park. But the government and state-owned forestry enterprise VicForests said the quoll sighting was a sign of the good health of the natural environment. The endangered animal, also known as a tiger quoll, was filmed in the Erica state forest near Mount Baw Baw on Anzac Day by Milan Stupar.

02.01.2022 Coming up 9th Feb at the Mirboo North end of the Rail Trail

02.01.2022 A fascinating page about the forgotten heritage of Australian (and other) railways

01.01.2022 We put the call out to check the GRAND RIDGE RAIL TRAIL for fallen trees after the recent weather, and within half an hour the boys in blue had arrived! No, not... the police - the Wednesday Warriors! How awesome is that?!?! We will check the course again in the morning to make sure it’s all clear for your parkrun in the morning! See you there, 7:45am for an 8am start!

01.01.2022 Opening Culvert 11

01.01.2022 What a fantastic effort by everyone involved. Well done!

01.01.2022 Hi parkrunners, it’s Jessie here, your RD for the week! I caught up with popular local Neil Trease this week to ask a few questions about the ‘Wednesday Warrio...rs’. Who they are, what they do and how they support us here at the Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun. Tune in this week to hear a bit more about them! I’m sure I’m not alone here, who else never actually thought about how our beautiful Trail was maintained? Who removed all the trees that fell across the path? Who maintains the track? Well you’re about to find out! Part 1 with Neil Trease. The Wednesday Warriors are a group of local gentlemen all over the age of 65. Our eldest member is 87 years young and still active! We also have a member who travels from Venus Bay on a regular basis. Most Wednesdays, we have about 20 members turn up to keep GRAND RIDGE RAIL TRAIL and Lyrebird Walk in a safe and good condition for the public to use. Our work shed we work from is at 3 Inglis Avenue, Mirboo North.

01.01.2022 Another successful Grand Ridge Rail Trail Fun Run - 21 March 2021