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Saints star roars for Lions ST KILDA footy great Nick Riewoldt was best-on-ground at the Beaumaris Lions Club sportsman’s night at Mentone RSL last week. The 300 gamer spoke about his family’s charity Maddie’s Vision, named after his sister, Maddie, which raises funds for research and awareness into Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome. About 80 people attended the night, with member Graham Head describing Riewoldt as “a first-class speaker; very impressive”. The Lions club presented him with a cheque for $5500, which included proceeds from the sale of two signed St Kilda jumpers. The Lions Club has another interesting speaker tonight (Wednesday). Hypnotherapist Paul Stephen-Daly, the man who established the iconic Melbourne Tramcar Restaurant in the early 1980s, will speak to Lions members at the Mentone RSL, Palermo St, from 7pm. New male and female members are welcome at the Lions club, which meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, 6.30-for-7pm. Auction spoils: Richie Oakley and Alan Neilson with their St Kilda jumpers signed by speaker Nick Riewoldt. Picture: Gary Sissons
‘Too soon’ for homes line call
Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au
IT is too early to know whether homes along the Frankston line will be bought by the state government if elevated rail ultimately is built along sections of the rail line. The Labor state government offered to buy about 130 homes backing onto
elevated rail, dubbed sky rail, along three sections of the CranbournePakenham line where rail over road structures will be built. The Level Crossing Removal Authority, a Department of Transport division is tasked with overseeing the separation of rail and road at 11 level crossings along the Frankston line. Early site investigations are underway at eight locations between Chel-
tenham and Frankston but it is too soon to say that Frankston line residents will be offered the same buyout at taxpayers’ expense. LXRA project director Adam Maguire said technical investigations, including environment assessments, will be done in the first half of the year before the authority announces options for level crossings removals along the Frankston line in
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the middle of the year. “These technical investigations are part of the development of feasible options for each of the eight sites, and will be presented to the community for their feedback later this year,” Mr Maguire said. “Following this, further work will be undertaken to inform the development of the recommended option by the end of 2016, when the investiga-
tions currently underway will also assist in determining the relevant planning and approvals required under various local, state and federal legislation.” The environmental assessments will include an Environment Effects Statement for each option for removing level crossings as part of a public process, according to the LXRA. Continued Page 7