Wednesday, 4 March 2026

 Paul HAMER (Box Hill) (19:12): (1566) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. Back in 2001 there was a time capsule that was placed as part of the local centenary-of-Federation celebrations in the nature strip alongside South Parade in Blackburn just adjacent to the Blackburn station. On the plaque on top of the time capsule it states that it will have an excavation date of 17 March 2026. A resident has contacted my office, saying they had asked council to excavate this time capsule, but it appears that the land is not actually owned by council; it is in a part of the nature strip that is owned by the state under the rail franchise agreement. So the action that I am seeking is for the minister to work with her department and all relevant agencies to ensure that the time capsule can be removed in a timely manner to fit the deadline.