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Keilor’s Gift of great fun The Keilor Gift returns this weekend – bigger than ever. Two years after the event was scrapped due to a lack of funding, the Gift has expanded into a two-day festival across the whole Keilor Village, complete with performances and family attractions on Friday and Saturday before the big race. On Friday, there will be roaming performers in period costumes throughout the village, as well as musicians and a number of stalls. Saturday will feature the athletics and woodchopping at Joe Brown Reserve and a petting zoo and market in the village. Keilor Gift organising committee chairperson Hayden Kelly said the event was a great way to showcase Keilor. “The number of entries in the events are certainly higher than last year, so that’s always exciting,” Mr Kelly said. “It’s the only true community event that we have this side of the gully, I guess, so the community looks forward to it every year. For the traders and the sports club, it brings in some revenue that we wouldn’t otherwise have so it’s a great way to kick off the year.” The Keilor Gift Carnival will take place on February 15 and 16, with the headline race to be run at 8.45pm on Saturday night, followed by fireworks. Ewen McRae
Emma Stott and John Jennison dress in period costume to celebrate the Keilor Gift. (Luke Hemer)
New limit for Old Calder By Tate Papworth
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A decade-long push to have the speed limit along the Old Calder Highway reduced has finally borne fruit. A 40km/h school zone between Hislop Street and Arabin Street was implemented a week before students returned. Keilor Residents and Ratepayers Association spokesperson Susan Jennison said the safety measures were past due. “All other areas near schools have one of
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these zones in place, so why not Keilor,” Ms Jennison said. “Keilor Primary School has almost 500 students, obviously not all use the crossing, but a lot of parents pick their children up so that’s extra cars on the road. “Hopefully this also helps with congestion.”
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Ms Jennison said the move was no solo effort and had the support of the community. “This has been an ongoing push for 10 years,” she said. “We’ve spoken to traders and we think community sentiment is behind it.” While pleased with the result the Keilor Residents and Ratepayers Association said they will continue to push for more safety measures. President John Jennison said a permanent reduction in speed limit should be considered. “We’re trying to get VicRoads to think about lowering the speed limit from 60 to
50,” Mr Jennison said. “There’s a lot of traffic from the Calder Freeway which uses the road as an alternative. They rarely travel at 60 kilometres an hour” Last year a 61-year-old Kings Park man died in hospital after he was struck by a car while attempting to cross the road at the village. Following the incident VicRoads said they would review the speed zone on Old Calder Highway, east of Bonfield Street. VicRoads didn’t comment when contacted by Star Weekly.
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