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Pumped and ready Akoonah Park Men’s Shed is working with Berwick College to teach all things bikes, with students learning repair skills so they can be independent in their two-wheeled travel. On Monday 30 March, the men’s shed hosted a bike repair and maintenance session for 18 students from Berwick College. As a good excuse to get active, the students rode their bikes down the road from school to Akoonah Park. Men’s Shed members John Bligh, Bob Mitchell and Nick Bolis led the session, going through various stages of bike maintenance, ranging from removing tyres and repairing punctures to truing wheels (removing buckles), adjusting gears and brakes, and other general maintenance. John, Bob and Nick were pleased to see the students receive the session positively. The Men’s Shed also provided a light lunch, which they enjoyed. The students then got on their bikes and rode back to school. The men’s shed will be running another session later this month, and members are looking forward to passing on their knowledge to more students. Sessions like these are part of the Akoonah Park Men’s Shed’s commitment to involving the community in their activities and assisting others.
Berwick College students Sienna, Mia, Curtis and Archer with John Bligh from Akoonah Park Men’s Shed (centre). (Stewart Chambers: 543454)
Train line chaos By Corey Everitt, Cam Lucadou-Wells and Afraa Kori A cut cable has left thousands of morning passengers lining up for replacement buses as the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines were suspended on day two of the state government’s month-long period of free public transport. Police’s Transit Divisional Response Unit of-
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pension to the line was announced. “We waited about 45 minutes for a replacement bus, but were then told we might not get on one until 8am,” she said. With a 10.30am flight to Adelaide departing from Melbourne Airport, Ms Horton said she had no choice but to pay $140 for a taxi to Southern Cross Station to continue the journey. FULL STORY PAGE 2
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buses replacing trains between Oakleigh and Dandenong at 5.39am. Major delays remained when services resumed at Dandenong from 9.41am. Long lines appeared at Dandenong Station for city-bound passengers, while buses were filling up quickly at smaller stations such as Yarraman. Jazzy Horton, 28, said she was forced off a Cranbourne line train at Dandenong as the sus-
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ficers are investigating criminal damage on the railway in the Dandenong area on Wednesday 1 April, that suspended the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines between Oakleigh and Dandenong stations through the morning peak. It is understood offenders cut cabling and caused damage between Yarraman and Dandenong railway stations at about 4.30am. The department of transport sent notice of