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Stepping out as the Cancer Busting Super Heroes were Amber, Belinda, Kaitlyn and William. 190324 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
The 2019 Cardinia Relay For Life exceeded expectations. Chairperson Mark Howard announced at the end of the event that teams had raised an incredible $116,207.29 - with still four weeks of banking to go. “It was a really successful event, given our target was $110,000,” Mr Howard said. Mr Howard said there were 34 teams and a few new ones among those, which was an encouraging sign. He said the organising committee had lost a few workers during the year, but there was interest from a couple of people on the day to help out next year. In the seven years it has been held in Pakenham, the Cardinia Relay For Life has now raised in excess of $660,000. “We are really happy with the way it’s going,” he said. “We have a really good venue and we get a lot of support from the football club, which is great.” The event was officially opened on Friday evening by Cardinia’s Citizen of the Year Dr Harpree Kandra, who stayed on to walk the relay. Awards were presented to: We Not Fit for the Most Laps (611), Where’s Wally Walkers for Best Team Site, Buddies Do Their Bit for Best Baton and the Activity Shield, the Ford Fairlane and Classic Cruiser Club for Highest Fundraiser and Kristin Atwell for Spirit of Relay.
Line of pain By Kyra Gillespie The Pakenham line is one of nine railway lines that will be closed for up to three weeks in April. From April 1 to 23, buses will replace trains on the Cranbourne, Pakenham, Frankston, Sandringham, Mernda, Gippsland and Geelong/Warrnambool lines. Power, signalling and station upgrades will contribute to the disruptions, as well as construction on the Melbourne Metro Tunnel entrance at South Yarra. In a bid to remedy the more than 150
days of planned disruptions experienced by Gippsland passengers since early 2018, their travel will be free. A mixture of express and semi express coaches, including stopping at Parliament station will replace Gippsland line trains for the whole journey from Saturday 6 until Tuesday 23 April. Buses will also replace trains on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines for part of the journey during the same period. Passengers will have to allow for up to an hour extra travel time on their commute. “I urge passengers during this busy time to
check and stay informed about changes to the network, and plan ahead,“ Public Transport Minister Melissa Horne said. It comes as Metro Trains recorded its worst punctuality result for on-time services on the Pakenham line since May, 2017. Additionally, more services were cancelled in January 2019 than ever before on the Pakenham line. More than 17 per cent of services were late and more than four trains, on average, were cancelled entirely every day of the month. Lines are scheduled to re-open on 23 April, after the Easter long weekend.
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