Timeline for the development of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, 2006 to 2012 on behalf of Brisbane Valley Heritage Trails Inc.

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1 Timeline for the development of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, 2006 to 2012 on behalf of Brisbane Valley Heritage Trails Inc. Date: 09/08/2004 Event: Inspection of the proposed trail by 4WD, Linville to Blackbutt Figure 1 Bank at Jesse's Well Figure 2 Fettlers' hut on Blackbutt Range 1

2 Date: 18/08/2004 Event: Second inspection of the proposed trail by 4WD, Linville to Blackbutt Figure 3 Benarkin Figure 4 Water culvert on Rail Line 2

3 Date: 03/06/2006 Event: Opening of Linville to Blackbutt Rail Trail at Linville Figure 5 Book cover, written for rail trail opening Figure 6 Mrs. Irene Walker & Mr. Wryford, Linville Station,

4 Date: 03/06/2006 Event: Opening of Linville to Blackbutt Rail Trail at Linville (cont.) Figure 7 First to Blackbutt, photo courtesy of C Aitken (Sentinel) 4

5 Date: 20/10/2006 Event: Children s ride from Linville to Blackbutt; guide R. McCallum Figure 8 Kids' Tour Figure 9 Tour Guide 5

6 Date: 10/11/2006 Event: Mayor Reg McCallum wins the Qld Outdoor Recreation award for Linville to Blackbutt Rail Trail 6

7 Date: 2007 Event: Tour of proposed Linville to Benarkin Rail Trail Figure 10 Usual suspects Figure 11 Cattle on line beyond Linville 7

8 Date: 19/10/2007 Event: Guided tour for Mr. P. Hammond, Courier Mail Figure 12 Nanango mayor at Linville Railway carriages Figure 13 Local cyclist, Linville 8

9 Date: 10/10/2007 Event: Memorandum of Understanding between OUM and BVHTs to develop Interpretive Strategy for Brisbane Valley Rail Trial Figure 14 Example of Interpretive Signage 9

10 Date: 25/11/2007 Event: Opening of Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Moore to Linville Figure 15 Robbie Howe and train whistle Figure 16 Trail surface damaged by rain 10

11 Date: 01/05/2008 Event: Extract from draft Terms of Reference for BVRT Steering Committee Brisbane Valley Rail Trail BVRT Steering Committee TERMS OF REFERENCE April Purpose The BVRT Steering Committee acts as a forum for key stakeholders to work together to ensure the effective delivery of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT). The BVRT is being delivered under the SEQ Regional Recreation Trails Program (SEQ Active Trails) by the Department of Infrastructure and Planning, in partnership with local councils. SEQ Active Trails is identified as a major SEQ Regional Plan implementation project in the Regional Plan Action Plan, the progress of which is overseen by the Regional Plan Implementation Group. Development of the BVRT delivers on: o the SEQ Active Trails Strategy; o the proposed SEQ Outdoor Recreation Strategy ; and o the outdoor recreation and regional open space policies of the SEQ Regional Plan Key Functions The key functions of the Steering Committee are to: share information, enhance collaboration and community engagement, seek and provide feedback, and advise on development and management issues. The Steering Committee provides independent advice to the Southern Region Division, Planning Group, DIP, on delivery of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, guided by the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Plan. 4 Membership The Steering Committee comprises an independent Chair, member organisations and observer organisations. The Minister responsible for Regional Planning confirms the nomination of an independent Chair. The Minister has appointed Mr Wayne Wendt MP, Member for Ipswich West to be the inaugural Chair of the Steering Committee. 11

12 Date: 25/05/2008 Event: Opening of McCallum Horse Yards at Linville Figure 17 Before the opening, photo courtesy H. Dohle Figure 18 Yards in use 12

13 Date: 25/05/2008 Event: Opening of McCallum Horse Yards at Linville (cont.) Figure 19 Local horseman Figure 20 Usual suspects, R. McCallum far left 13

14 Date: 11/09/2008 Event: Incorporation of the Ambassadors of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (Moore to Blackbutt) 1. There was consensus that the initial objectives of the incorporated association would be: a. To encourage recreational usage of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (Moore to Blackbutt) b. To support the sustainable development and usage of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (Moore to Blackbutt) c. To seek partnerships with lessees of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, indigenous custodians of the trail, government agencies and other interested groups and individuals whose aims, from time to time, coincide with Objects 1 and 2. d. To promote the historical, cultural and future significance of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (Moore to Blackbutt) Date: 10/09/2008 Event: Opening of Fassifern Rail Trail at Boonah Figure 21 Fassifern Rail Trail signage Figure 22 Brisbane Valley Rail Trail visitor taking notes 14

15 Date: 04/10/2008 Event: Opening of Rail Trail at Blackbutt & launch of the Ambassadors of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail 15

16 Date: 15/11/2008 Event: Opening of Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Coominya Figure 23 From Rail Trails Aust. "Connections", Summer edition, 2008, p7. 16

17 Date: 15/11/2008 Event: Opening of Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Coominya (cont.) Figure 24 Steve Macdonald (DIP) & Ross Tutin (SRC) Figure 25 Usual suspects again 17

18 Date: 27/11/2008 Event: Successful heritage listing of Harlin Rail Bridge(QHR602633) & Yimbun Railway Tunnel(QHR602637) by Bisbane Valley Heritage Trails Inc. Figure 25 The Harlin Rail Bridge, which crosses Ivory Creek (previously Maronghi Creek) at Harlin is located 61 miles 20 chains ( km) from Wulkuraka station. It is a half-through Pratt truss (or pony truss) bridge built between 1909 and 1910 and is the only surviving concrete and steel railway bridge on the Brisbane Valley Rail Line. Figure 26 The Yimbun Railway Tunnel, constructed in 1910 on the section between Yimbun and Blackbutt, is the only tunnel constructed along the entire Brisbane Valley Branch Line and one of only three remaining intact major rail structures on the Brisbane Valley Rail Line, the others being the Lockyer Creek Bridge at Clarendon (QHR ) and the Harlin Rail Bridge (QHR ). 18

19 Date: 12/07/2009 Event: Opening Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Esk to Fernvale at Fernvale-Lowood Fun Run Figure 27 Bike racks for Fernvale Figure 28 Double decker on the Fernvale-Lowood Fun Run 19

20 Date: 25/07/2009 Event: Opening Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Esk to Coominya at Esk Figure 29 Usual suspects, Ambassadors of the BVRT Figure 30 Foo was there Figure 31 Photo opportunity, Mayor Lehmann (SRC), W. Wendt M.P. & Minister Hinchliffe 20

21 Date: 08/09/2009 Event: Ambassador s Rail Trail Ride 21

22 Date: 08/09/2009 Event: Ambassador s Rail Trail Ride (cont.) Figure 32 Rail Trail visitor Figure 33 Rail Trail breakfast 22

23 Date: 08/09/2009 Event: Ambassador s Rail Trail Ride (cont.) Figure 34 "On guard" at Moore Date: September/2009 Event: Visit to heritage listed Clarendon Rail Bridge on Brisbane Valley Rail Trail 23

24 Date: 28/11/2009 Event: Opening of Brisbane Valley Rail Trail to Toogoolawah Figure 35 Workers all! 24

25 Date: 28/11/2009 Event: Opening of Brisbane Valley Rail Trail to Toogoolawah (cont.) Figure 36 Star of the Show Date: 04/12/2009 Event: Luncheon at Moore Memorial Hall with Dept. Infrastructure & Planning, Somerset Regional Council, Sth Burnett Regional Council. Figure 37 Somerset Regional Councillors Hall (L) and Pearce (R) 25

26 Date: 04/12/2009 Event: Luncheon at Moore Memorial Hall with Dept. Infrastructure & Planning, Somerset Regional Council, Sth Burnett Regional Council (cont.) Figure 38 Sth. Burnett Regional Council Figure 39 Hosts L & R Howe, J. Grayson, DIP 26

27 Date: 2009 Event: Successful application by BVHTs for DIP grant to develop signage for railway precincts Figure 40 Site of Ottaba Station, between Esk and Toogoolawah Date: December 2009 Event: Sesquicentenary grant to BVHTs to prepare CD Songs of the Brisbane River Valley 27

28 Date: May 2010 Event: Inaugural ATHRA (Australian Trail Horse Riders Association) ride on Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Figure 41 Somerset newspaper, 3/5/2010, pp 1&2 28

29 Date: May 2010 Event: Inaugural ATHRA (Australian Trail Horse Riders Association) ride on Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (cont.) Figure 42 Starting at Fernvale Figure 43 Hot to Trot at Fernvale 29

30 Date: May 2010 Event: Inaugural ATHRA (Australian Trail Horse Riders Association) ride on Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (cont.) Figure 44 ATHRA coming through Toogoolawah Figure 45 Leaving Linville for Blackbutt Range 30

31 Date: 19/06/2010 Event: Opening the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail at Benarkin Figure 46 Cyclists & usual suspects at Benarkin Figure 47 Catering for all needs at Benarkin 31

32 Date: 12/09/2010 Event: Opening the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail from Blackbutt to Nukku Figure 48 Opening of rail trail Blackbutt to Nukku at Blackbutt 32

33 Date: 12/09/2010 Event: Opening the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail from Blackbutt to Nukku (cont.) Figure 49 Pedal power to Nukku Figure 50 A quiet moment on the rail trail to Nukku 33

34 Date: 16/09/2010 Event: Local School excursion on Rail Trail and MacNamara s Camp Figure 51 Troubadour on the Trail Figure 52 Plaque unveiled on behalf of Brisbane Valley Heritage Trails, 16 September

35 Date: 21/11/2010 Event: Centenary of Linville Railway Station Figure 53 Boys' Toys 35

36 Date: 21/11/2010 Event: Centenary of Linville Railway Station (cont.) 36

37 Date: 21/11/2010 Event: Centenary of Linville Railway Station (cont.) Figure 54 Gunga Din on the Rail Trail Date: January 2011 Event: Flood damage on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Figure 55 Between Moore and Linville 37

38 Date: January 2011 Event: Flood damage on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (cont.) Figure 56 On the Harlin Rail Bridge Figure 57 Rock fall at the Yimbun tunnel 38

39 Date: 10/07/2011 Event: Lowood to Fernvale Fun Run Figure 58 They're off! Figure 59 Banned and Not Happy, Jan! 39

40 Date: 07/09/2012 Event: Brisbane Valley Rail Trail mothballed by State government Figure 60 Queensland Times, 7/9/2012, p16 FUNDING for one of the Somerset's premier tourist attractions has been cut by the State Government. The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail has been "mothballed" in the latest round of government cost cutting. The cuts mean the government will not fund any works to complete unfinished sections or maintain the existing trail. The historic trail of the Brisbane Valley rail line attracts thousands of tourists every year, with the Fernvale to Lowood Fun Run pulling more than 1000 runners to the trail in July. Member for Ipswich West Sean Choat confirmed the State Government would not be funding the ongoing development of the trail. "We've got a lot of things that are nice to have at the moment, but with the debt situation we can't afford them all," he said. "Unfortunately the rail trail is something we can't afford at the moment. "It is disappointing. I'm disappointed." Despite the State Government wielding the axe on the rail trail funding, Mr Choat said he didn't want the trail to die. Mr Choat said he wanted to work with local communities and councils to take up the torch in maintaining the trail. However, Federal Member for Blair Shayne Neumann said the cut would severely impact the Somerset's tourism industry. "The state-administered Brisbane Valley Rail Trail is crucial to promoting tourism in the Somerset," he said. "People using the trail on horses and bikes? That's all finished now. This Brisbane Valley Rail Trail connects all these communities. It is vital to tourism and economic development. For some of the smaller towns in the area the trail is one of their only tourist attractions." Somerset Mayor Graeme Lehmann said he hadn't been informed of the trail's future and was expecting a meeting to be held next week. Cr Lehmann said the council wanted the trail to continue operating. "Council hasn't got any problems running it, but the funding would need to come from the State Government," he said. 40

41 Date: 10/09/2012 Event: Speech in Federal Parliament re Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Date: 13/09/2012 Event: Farewell lunch on Rail Trail for redundant Director of Resource & Landscape Planning (Qld. Gov.) and some of his staff Figure 61 With our thanks and very best wishes 41