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1 July 2024
Bendigo's Low Line to reimagine creek bed through CBD

Bendigo is preparing to take a small bite of the Big Apple, drawing inspiration from it’s famous High Line to prepare a people-friendly public space of its own –  with big wins for people who ride bikes.

With $5 million in new funding from the state government, the City of Greater Bendigo is moving ahead with the Low Line Project, a reimagination of the Bendigo Creek channel through the CBD.

The project will convert a bluestone-lined creek bed into a key corridor for active transport, providing a 4.4km-long bike riding and walking path separated from motor traffic.

Like New York’s renowned High Line public park, which runs along a 2.3km stretch of disused elevated railway through Manhattan, the Low Line is sure to be a local attraction.

It will fill a missing link in the existing 20km Bendigo Creek Trail, between Golden Square and White Hills (view the map of the Bendigo Creek Trail here).

Riders will enjoy scenic journeys along the waterway, completely separated from traffic, instead of navigating city streets and busy road crossings through the Bendigo CBD. 

There will be wayfinding and safety signage and seven landscaped entry and exit ramps to provide connections to Rosalind Park, the Golden Dragon Museum, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Lake Weeroona and Golden Square Recreation Reserve.

“The Bendigo Low Line will fill a major gap in the city’s active transport network and will repurpose and evolve the Bendigo Creek to support a key active transport corridor for 95,000 people who live within 5km of the creek,” says Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf.

“It also completes a major project identified in six council strategies, provides a major separated walking cycling route through the Bendigo city centre and has strong community support.”

The $5 million provided by the State Government  will fund the construction of 2.95km of the shared pathway, while 1.45km will be funded by the City of Greater Bendigo.

The start of construction is slated for late 2024.

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