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For almost five years, communities in western Victoria have been locked in a fierce battle over a proposed 190-kilometre transmission line that would carry renewable energy from the regions into Melbourne.

They say they have been lied to, manipulated and gaslit by AusNet, the company delivering the project; the Australian Energy Market Operator which manages transmission in Victoria; and the state Labor government.

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