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A report has recommended an immediate review of how fast drivers are allowed to go and for measures to push drivers to stay on main roads rather than doing “suburban rat runs”.
In one laneway, people sip wine at a table under a heater. In another, someone is crouched behind a bin on the hard ground ready to inject. Their drug of choice is illegal, and without a safe injecting room, they have nowhere else to go.
A growing number of applications to build private schools and places of worship in Melbourne’s green wedges is eroding their rural character, advocates say.