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    TREASURE: Sisters Lisa Fulton, left, Tanya Stanley, and Kylie Christian, represented by her son Jasper, received letters written to them by their mother Marie and sealed in the Lions Club of Horsham time capsule 25 years ago. Cooper and Toby Stanley joined the celebrations at Lions Park. Picture: BRONWYN HASTINGS
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    Zahlie, 13, Mia, 10, and Eva, 8, Hateley with their letters and photos they will place in the time capsule to be opened in 25 years' time.
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    Lions Club of Horsham president Jeff Both, right, with Horsham Rural City Council mayor Ian Ross reading out the letters from the 25-years' sealed time capsule.
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    Jaye Macumber, whose father Greg was the Lions Club of Horsham's president when the time capsule was sealed 25 years ago, with current president Jeff Both. Mr Macumber is holding a letter his late father placed in the capsule.
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    Mayor Ian Ross at the Lions Club of Horsham's time capsule opening

Opening memories from 25 years in time capsule

Lions Club of Horsham members opened the time capsule at Lions Park on Monday, retrieving hundreds of letters and distributing many of them to their authors a quarter of a century after they were written.

Horsham Rural City Mayor Ian Ross opened the capsule with an audience of about 120 people – some of whom had contributed to the time capsule personally, while others were descendants or representatives of contributors.

Lions club president Jeff Both said then-mayor Bernie Dunn opened the capsule in January 2000.

“It started in 1976 as a project of our former Leo Club, to raise money for Wimmera River improvement work,” he said.



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“Peter Creek, who is here today, built it from a naval mine with a world globe design in mind.”

Mr Both said people could still contribute to the next 25-year time capsule, to be opened about 2050.

“We will keep the capsule open until February 28 – at this stage people can give letters to a Lions club member, and we will set up a receiver box somewhere in the near future,” he said.

Cr Ross thanked Lions club volunteers for their contribution to the community.

“Everywhere we go where there’s an event on, the Lions are there helping out. So, a really big thank you to the club for facilitating this,” he said.

The event concluded with a barbecue lunch. 

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