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When the Melbourne star observation wheel stopped spinning five years ago, it was written off as a failed tourist attraction. But on Thursday, the wheel will light up once more, as it moves towards a promised reopening before the end of the year. Among those awaiting its return are patients at the royal children's hospital, who used to watch it glow throughout the night from their windows.

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00:0212-year-old Charlie Coco has a rare chromosome disorder and her mum Mel, terminal cancer.
00:09But they see a future when they gaze up at this dormant star.
00:14It's amazing, it's incredible.
00:16Before it stopped operating, the 120 metre wheel used to glow through the night.
00:20It burned so brightly patients at the Royal Children's Hospital could see it.
00:24And she loved it, she really looked forward to it.
00:27This week, the mother and daughter get to renew a beacon extinguished five years ago.
00:32I'm so excited to actually watch her have her moment and be seen
00:37and watch her have the joy of turning on the lights
00:41and everyone around her celebrating her and celebrating the Melbourne star
00:45and having that memory that she can look back after I pass.
00:49It's, you know, it's hard to talk about without crying, you know.
00:52It's a really difficult life and so to give them the chance for a bit of fun
00:58to set the fireworks off and light up there and hopefully give some light in their life.
01:03So there's clearly a lot of work that still needs to be done before it's fully operational.
01:08But the promise is, it'll be ready to go before the end of the year.
01:11The deeper question is, what's different this time that means it'll be sustainable over the long haul?
01:15We're a small family business. We're not a major corporation from the other side of the world.
01:21There'll be a lot more care and passion.
01:23And this Thursday evening, memories will be made for this family and a wish fulfilled.
01:28Thank you so much. We really appreciate it as a family.
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