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    MEMORIES: Horsham Lions Club members, vice-president Ray Cutjar, left, and Melvin Bell, will join in the club’s reopening of the perpetual time capsule later this month. People are invited to contribute to the next time capsule, which will be sealed on February 28. Picture: Bronwyn Hastings

Perpetual time capsule to re-open

Horsham Lions Club will open its perpetual time capsule at a community event at Lions Park on Barnes Boulevard later this month, 24 years after it was sealed.

The capsule was a fundraising project for Wimmera River improvement work when it was established in 1976.

Club president Jeff Both said the capsule was designed by Peter Creek as a replica of a world globe.

“It was made from a former naval mine and built by TJ Pohlner Engineering,” he said.



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“Weighing 1.5 tonnes, in 1977 it was filled with more than 300 letters by then-mayor, Cr Brian Brooke, including his own letter.”

Mr Both said the capsule was last opened in January 2000 by then-mayor Bernie Dunn in front of more than 400 people, before being sealed in 2001 by then-mayor Bernard Gross.

“When we open the capsule, we will distribute the contents to the authors of the letters or their family members,” he said.

“The public is once again welcome to bring letters to future family members to be resealed in the capsule, or they can pass them on to club members before the February 28 resealing.”

The capsule opening event is on Monday, January 27 at 11am, and will include a barbecue lunch.