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ANGUS Rendell of Mt Martha was in safe hands when surĂ€ng at he With fatherPt Leo last Saturd tried the 18-yea Tim riding behinday. r-old was , by the hands guided of volunte of the the ers Associa Disabled Surfers tion’s Mornin Peninsula gton Nearly 200branch. up to the volunteers turned a lead-in Train the Helper to when up Satiurday 17 day, March to disabilities 40 people with branch’s are expected at the Angus is Ă€rst “eventâ€?. a but had regular in the never before water catch a tried to wave. After his Ă€ went back rst trip to shore breather of thew beach he for and then could do asked if a it he The volunteall again. ers were helping briefed people on with to enjoy the excitem disabilities before forming ent of surĂ€ ng lines of hands in helping The peninsthe the water. ula branch helped was on bers from the day by DSA memthe use Ocean Grove and of Pt Leo Club. Surf Lifesavgiven ing Particip ants are the sand wheele to the wtare d acreoss tyred wheelc in a wideSee ‘Hands hair. help the water’ out Page 15 to cross
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Picture: By Mike Keith Platt Hast MOOROODU C will Victoria’s es health be the plans in main railway museu site of contam and safety issues, train for m with reopen inated soil, althou includ lar centre a later gh it is ing on land multi-million dolThe Morni set to leased to Railway There is this year. ngton ter was Mornington liamsto Preser not enough closed by spur line from The society vation Societ wn room Baxment in y. would be 1981 after the Liberal govern has seum. VictorNorth to expand at Wilwith the shared by 92 years Australian formed an allianc ia is the the mu- tion. a moder Malcolm the two of operaSociety, n rail museu only state withou The two societies. Swaine which has Railway Histor e liminary The societi of m. t ical at Willia MR Morni a histori an railway es are about agreem said prengton c Âżlms mstown museum, plans included Newport North near museum itage train betwee society runs state and ent and have been to sign a two-st More than and static display a herrail two groupsa restaurant shared orey n Mooro the old Mornington 70 s. the museu local government lobbying The museu workshops. oduc three times by the ington Railway volunteers of a turntab , and a “round popular m to suppor m has a month and tourist about two Morningtonproject. t comot le with multip houseâ€? over of steam trains keep alive the Morn. The years as been closed for after the society trains started traditio le tracks ives and and histori Peninsula been briefed the society for lo- cars. was grante in 1999 c passen n MR’s extens carriages. address- rights to the en it enthus about the projecShire has gers They meet d operat line by ment in ing iastic suppor t and giv- tion, signal ive workshops, the state three teams: two days a week 1991. Mornington box and the governt. would be and have trade people other buildinsta- run the tare (27-ac Railway’s retained. , blokes Mr Swain gs ticket railway on 11-hecwho Highway re) site on the Sundays e said the sellers be a is leased Mooro – from VicTra oduc tracksworld-class rail complex would ministrators. and marshalls catering, – and adand rolling museum, “not ck and Ian just long-teJenkin of ARHS There would stockâ€?. rm plan said it be a cinema that would was a Shearwater showing strong govern ment backin require Servic g.
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