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April 23, 2024

Cyclist who’d rather take the train

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I admit that I am a city gal from way back and used to certain amenities. I rode my bike everywhere and when that was not possible there was reasonable public transport. I never owned a car until I moved to the Shire.

There are not many downsides for me living in the region but one of them is car dependency. How fantastic would it be to catch a train from Mullum to Byron. How can we make this happen? And why hasn’t it happened already?

Treena Lenthall, Wilsons Creek


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