Two moderate length circuits will be constructed, centred on the trail head at Yarra Glen Railway Station. These trails connect to a range of spectacular viewpoints and some of Australia’s best wineries, speciality food, art [...]
PROJECT STATUS: OPEN Coldstream Station precinct is a large site (2.7 hectare), adjacent to Yarra Valley Trail Stage 1A and 600 metres from Coldstream town centre. The recently completed shared use path along Station Street [...]
Network length: 177km Number of trails: 61 Jobs created (by 2031): 229 Annual visitors (by 2031): 128,000, participating in 222,000 rides. Regional spend (by 2031): $48 million Overnight visitors (by 2031): 77,000 4 trail heads: [...]
Protecting the area’s significant natural and cultural environment and minimising potential impacts is central to the project’s development. Council has undertaken a comprehensive and transparent planning, consultation and approvals process for the project, through an [...]
The Minister for Planning determined an EES is required for the project. The Commonwealth Government determined that approval would be required under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and accredited the [...]
An EES is a well-established assessment process that provides a comprehensive framework for assessing the environment effects of major projects in Victoria. The EES process is managed by the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water [...]
Access to the trail network would be provided at Wesburn Park. Car park improvements and visitor facility upgrades would be undertaken as part of this project.
Yarra Ranges Council is negotiating with the Golf Club to secure space to develop the trail head and a trail passing through the golf course. Council is working with the club to minimise impacts to [...]
Trails will be closed on total fire ban days.
The Southern network features approximately 123km of trail across 57 trails. Two trail heads, one at Wesburn Park and another at Mt Tugwell are planned as part of the project where riders can be picked [...]