Transplan Pty Ltd has submitted to the Colac Otway Shire an “Issues and Opportunities Paper” for the proposed extension of the Tiger Rail Trail from Forrest through to Birregurra. The existing rail trail is only several kilometres long, heading north from Forrest. The Feasibility Study has included an extensive investigation into land ownership along the former railway corridor, as well as numerous on-site meetings (and phone conversations) with adjoining landowners and owners of parts of the former railway corridor. It has been determined that around 32% of the former railway corridor is now in private ownership, with most of these owners not supportive of the development of the rail trail. The study included 4 ‘open houses’ or ‘drop in’ sessions (at Birregurra, Deans Marsh, Barwon Downs and Forrest) and the preparation of 4 newsletters which were distributed throughout the communities.
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