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PURPLE PATCH: Motorists travelling through Dadswells Bridge will notice a splash of colour after Max and Jenny Green jumped on the Paint The Town Purple campaign trail. The campaign, which started on Monday and runs until Friday, raises awareness of the annual Horsham and District Relay for Life event in March. Mr Green said although Paint The Town Purple was Horsham-based, he and his wife decided to become involved ‘because it hit home’. “I’ve just beaten cancer,” he said. Mrs Green said their journey had played a big role in their decision to raise money for the Cancer Council. “It’s made us think more about joining in and doing all these things. We’ll definitely be at Relay for Life next year,” she said. The Greens’ display features a woman on an exercise bike because ‘cancer never rests’. Sixteen businesses or organsiations are participating in Paint The Town Purple. The winner will be announced at a hall of fame event on Saturday night. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
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return of domestic passenger rail services to Horsham will happen ‘sooner rather than later’ as part of a Liberal-Nationals promise to revolutionise western Victorian rail services. Member for Lowan Emma Kealy confirmed that in a best-case scenario people might be stepping off Horsham Railway Station platform for trips to Melbourne via Stawell, Ararat and Ballarat in four years. “Much will depend on the findings
of a business case but the aim is that it will take about four years to return appropriate passenger rail services to Horsham,” she said. Ms Kealy stressed that she had won a commitment from the Liberal-Nationals that went beyond funding a business case to extend VLine services to Horsham and Hamilton. “We have a guarantee now for a return of passenger rail services to Horsham from the Liberal-Nationals if we win office in November,” she said. “It has been a concerted effort to
“The business case will be important to help us work out the logistics of how we can make it the best service possible for the far west of the state. “It’s a major victory for the Wimmera, southern Mallee and Western District, let alone Lowan and Ripon electorates. This has been top-of-mind for several councils and their communities for so long and now we’re about a month from voters being able to make it happen.” A key part of the 10-year $19-billion plan, announced by Opposition leader
make sure Lowan centres Horsham and Hamilton have been part of the regional rail-revolution campaign. “In fact it’s been an effort spanning several years that has involved a lot of meetings and a lot of debate. But it’s been well worth the lobbying, effort and commitment. “It has the potential to open up this part of the state like never before. This isn’t about just having a rail service, but having a service that includes state-of-the-art rail connections into Melbourne.
Matthew Guy last week, is to build a ‘European-style’ high-speed rail system between Melbourne and Ballarat with trains capable of travelling at 200 kilometres an hour. Mr Guy said the project was the cornerstone of his plan to decentralise jobs and population to ‘build a state of cities and not be a city state’ if the Liberal-Nationals won government. Plans are that Horsham and Hamilton services would connect to the new rail system via Ararat. Continued page 3
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