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The Opposition demands to know what led to an error that has caused construction on the Western Highway duplication in the state's west to halt.
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As locals on Melbourne's south-western fringe fight plans for a youth justice centre in their suburb, the ABC speaks to residents of Ararat, in Victoria's west, about what it it is like to live near a prison.
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| UpdatedA new 20-bed unit for dangerous criminals who have served their jail time in Victoria but are not fit to be released into the community will be built in the town of Ararat.
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In a tiny church kitchen in rural Victoria, a group of former prisoners is busily producing jam drops for primary school children. Some of the men describe their baking as a quest for redemption, but among their young customers they've already earned the title "Alli's Angels". Read full story.
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| UpdatedIn a tiny church kitchen in rural Victoria, a group of former prisoners busily produces jam drops for primary school children, describing their baking as a quest for redemption.
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VicRoads Western Highway project: 'fly through' showing approved highway route's environmental impact between Buangor and Ararat.
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| UpdatedA sheep farmer considers taking the Victorian Government to court to stop a stretch of highway cutting through their farmland, after a report revealed the highway's approval relied on "flawed" data.
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| UpdatedThe licence fees might not be as much for country cab drivers but the long distances, the sometimes rough conditions of the roads, and familiarity of the clientele all have their challenges and rewards.
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Prisoners at Hopkins Correctional Centre make use of the chaplaincy program to strengthen their Islamic practice in the fight against drugs.
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