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Anzac spirit shines
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Anzac Day commemorations are growing each year and Sunshine RSL plans to do its bit to ensure it continues to grow. The local RSL observed Anzac Day this year with a march down Hampshire Road on Sunday and a dawn service this morning. “Our crowds have been getting larger every year,” Sunshine RSL president Gary Collins said. “Especially with the march, we want to grow that to become a big event in the lead-up to the day itself. It’s great to see people come out of the shops on Sunday to watch the march. There’s no reason it can’t become a big event like the one in the city. “Next year is 100 years since the end of World War I, so that will be an important … chance to grow our events.” Hundreds braved the early morning chill to pay their respects at this year’s dawn service. An Anzac service was also held at the Keilor Cenotaph this morning involving the Keilor Historical Society and the local scout group. Ewen McRae
VicRoads put to the test People power is being enlisted to overturn a VicRoads decision to discontinue driving tests and vehicle checks in Sunshine. A rally has been organised for noon on Friday, May 12, outside VicRoad’s customer service centre and regional office. And a Brimbank councillor is spearheading a council-led push to have the services retained. Rally organiser Peter Thomson said that people power was needed to overturn this
“kick in the guts to the struggling residents of Brimbank”. Early next year VicRoads will shift its existing north-west metropolitan office, which fronts Harvester Road, to Clarke Street, Sunshine. Star Weekly revealed in October last year that the move would herald the end of driving tests and vehicle checks in Sunshine because VicRoads deems them “not a dominant transaction in Sunshine”. The closest VicRoads offices to offer those services are Melton, Hoppers Crossing,
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Werribee, Sunbury or Broadmeadows. “To have people go to Melton, Broadmeadows or Werribee is beyond a joke,” Mr Thomson says. “People with disabilities are going to find it even harder. “This will lead to job losses as driving schools will probably move out of the area closer to other licence-testing venues.” Councillor Bruce Lancashire is behind a council push to keep the services in Sunshine. “If residents of Brimbank need to do a driving test or get their driving licence, they’ll have to
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travel all the way to Werribee, Melton, Sunbury or Broadmeadows,” he said. “That is a long way to go for a service that used to be on their doorstep previously.” Brimbank council plans to write to local members of State Parliament, Roads and Road Safety Minister Luke Donellan and VicRoads chief executive John Merritt, asking for the services to be retained in Sunshine. A VicRoads spokeswoman said last week the roads authority was “confident” customers would not be disadvantaged by the changes.
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