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Welcome to Hills, Cire Community Cire Community School hosted its official Monbulk campus opening on Thursday 28 March, launching a new era of education in the Dandenong Ranges. With MPs and Cire’s management staff in tow, the official opening saw students talk with pride of their new school ground nestled in the trees, Acquiring the former Mountain District Christian School campus at the beginning of 2023, the school was able to accept enrolments for the new arm of Cire’s education portfolio for 2024.
Daniela De Martino MP, Cire Board Chair Julian Carle, Monbulk Campus Principal Brad Turner, Ben Carroll MP, Aaron Violi MP, Cire CEO Gus Seremetis Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS and Cire Executive Manager of Education Peri Dix at the opening. 396247
With a term under their belt, campus principal Brad Turner and Cire’s Executive Manager of Education Peri Dix said it was a pleasure to be welcoming fresh faces to the cohort. To read more, turn to page 8
After years of assisting at Monbulk Road accidents, residents say it’s...
Still road to ruin By Shamsiya Hussainpoor The Patch resident Coralie Jenkins has deep concerns for the dangerous road on which she dwells. Mrs Jenkins has been living on the Monbulk Road for the past 40 years and the number of accidents she has been witnessing seems to be continuing after four decades.
“The accidents have just been ongoing,” she said. “They make such a noise, we often run down to see who’s injured, in the past we’ve taken out blankets and things until an ambulance arrives. “We assisted where we could but then we found it was recurring.”
Mrs Jenkins said as expected during wet weather, the accidents seem to increase - especially cars coming from Monbulk. “I don’t think it’s just speed, I think it’s the camber in the road that throws the cars out when they’re coming around the corner but I’m not an engineer,” she said. “We always slow down for our driveway and
we’re always cautious of that bend, but other people who may not be familiar with the road may not be as cautious - it’s most certainly not just speed.” The speed limit for the road was 80 km/h but over the years this has been adjusted down to 60 km/h. Continued page 3
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