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A heart for the needy Menarock residents concluded a monthslong effort to support Pakenham with a triumphant handover day for their food drive. Full story page 4
Steph and BoBo (Little Hope) with Paul, Raj, Walter, Julie, Rhonda, Cheryl, Lesley and Dot. (Stewart Chambers: 464826)
McKenna honour A new road bridge being built in Beaconsfield will be named McKenna Drive in honour of the late Carmel McKenna, well known for her dedication and decades of service to the Beaconsfield community. The road bridge will connect Beaconsfield Avenue to Kenilworth Avenue over the rail line
when it opens in autumn, which will see the dangerous and congested Station Street level crossing gone for good. McKenna Drive was chosen as the name for the new road bridge following community consultation on four proposed names, with 300 sub-
missions received for the preferred name. Carmel and her husband Desmond had strong ties to the local area, with most of their 11 children attending St Francis Xavier College in Beaconsfield, which the couple helped to establish.
Carmel, who died in 2023 aged 88 years, was closely associated with St Francis Xavier College since its opening in 1978, with her contribution to the school recognised in 2011 with a ‘Living Treasure’ award. Continued page 5
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