Newsletters
President’s Report 2018-2019
TRC Pre-feasibility Study Submission to SMRC
The TRC report was presented to Peter Bascomb, the SMRC general manager. We aimed to get council involvement to move forward with the next stage of the full feasibility study. They had previously committed up to $75,000 for this study and on seeing the positive results of the TRC report council took over the responsibility for obtaining tenders for a larger study.
Community Consultation Forums
MRT committee members attended the open forums held by the consultants and SMRC both of whom were keen to engage with stakeholders, in particular, the rural landholders who are bordering the rail easement…
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May Newsletter 2019
Feasability Report Update
In March 2019 the SMRC endorsed a recommendation to fund a full feasibility study
of the MRT proposal. The council recently appointed MHA and Transplan Pty as
consultants to undertake this work…
Rail Trails in NSW
Wednesday 17 April was the long-awaited commencement
date of work on the Highlands to Riverina rail trail. The first
section of the trail is Tumbarumba to Rosewood…
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President’s Report 2017-2018
Community Awareness
Our awareness program continued this year with an emphasis on engaging with small business
throughout the southern part of the Monaro…
Economic Benefits Study
A most significant move in recent months was the appointment of locally based tourism
consultants TRC Pty Ltd to evaluate the economic benefits of the business case for the rail trail…
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From the President
The committee has met monthly and have been setting plans and goals for the next six months and the exciting news is that in July we should be ready to launch our crowd funding effort to finance the first part of the feasibility study …
Monaro Rail Trail Commitee at Cooma Rotary Markets
These events create opportunities for the public to engage with us and discuss the proposal …
NSW Govt and rail trail tourism
Government handling of rail trail development has been less than heartening …
Regional govt and cycling tourism
Queanbeyan Palerang shire prepared a tourism strategy paper that supported rail trails …
President’s Report 2016-2017
Awareness Campaign
Much work was done this year to raise the awareness of the MRT …
Interactions in Queanbeyan and ACT govts.
Andrew Carter and Cate Spencer have been working hard to make a presence in the ACT and Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) …
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Snowy Monaro Council Elections
Support for MRT
Committee members have met with candidates in the forthcoming election and formed a view on who best supports MRT …
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Phil Anderson Fund Raising Ride
This event has been cancelled due to an injury to Phil Anderson
Join Tour de France yellow jersey winner Phil Anderson on a family friendly fundraiser for MRT in Cooma on 26 August, followed by lunch in Cooma …
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January 2017
Rail trails in NSW
All rail trail proposals in NSW are likely to follow a development pathway set by a pilot case at Tumbarumba. …
Federal politics
In November, the MRT committee was given the opportunity to brief Dr Mike Kelly, Federal member for Eden Monaro. …
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September 2016
MRT Annual General Meeting
The first AGM and elections were held on 30 August at the Alpine Hotel Cooma …
The past 12 months
This has been a busy time for the committee as we inform the Monaro communities about the meaning and benefits of a recreational cycle way. …
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April 2016
The Monaro Rail Trail banner road show
February: Recent purchase of a pull up banner to promote our proposal has allowed the committee to visit communities along the route. …
Some significant meetings
In January we attended a meeting with the Cooma Monaro Council and as a result we have written a submission to the Council. …
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