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Hope for train history There is a glimmer of hope in the fight to save Beaconsfield’s old railway house from being demolished. The Station Street property is set to be acquired as part of the level crossing removal project along the Pakenham train line. But authorities are looking at how “aspects of the building” may be retained while still delivering the road bridge for the 5200 vehicles that use the existing level crossing each weekday. STORY PAGE 3
Ceremony stays put Race is on They don’t look very aerodynamic but these good boys and girls raced for glory in Caldermeade for the annual Australian Basset Hound Races on Saturday 7 January. STORY PAGE 9
Basset hound owners helped steer their furry friends to the finishing line.
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Local councils won’t be forced to run citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day after Labor scrapped a controversial rule made by Scott Morrison. But Cardinia Shire Council will be hosting a ceremony on Thursday 26 January. Council said they had made arrangements prior to receiving advice on 16 December on the change in government policy. “Throughout 2023, council will hold monthly citizenship ceremonies to cater for the increasing number of local residents receiving their Australian Citizenship,” Cardinia Shire Council manager governance Doug Evans said. STORY PAGE 5
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Authorities had hoped construction would start in 2022 and be completed in 2024. “We are delivering the Pakenham Community Hospital so locals can get the care they need close to home,” a Department of Health spokesperson said. “Managed by Monash Health, the Pakenham Community Hospital will be a small
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It’s full steam ahead for the Pakenham Community Hospital. The community hospital was delayed after legal proceedings were lodged in the Supreme Court regarding the application of a Public Acquisition Overlay over the land. But the court case has since been resolved and the project is in the design phase.