Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan
Victoria's Labor government plans to deploy prisoners for basic road maintenance work as part of a comprehensive pothole-fixing initiative. This strategy would free up skilled crews to focus on repairing 500,000 potholes, supported by a $352 million budget increase aimed at completing repairs by January's end.
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Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan
Victoria's Labor government plans to deploy prisoners for basic road maintenance work as part of a comprehensive pothole-fixing initiative. This strategy would free up skilled crews to focus on repairing 500,000 potholes, supported by a $352 million budget increase aimed at completing repairs by January's end.
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