Keli Lane, a woman convicted of murdering her newborn daughter, has been seen working at a milk processing plant as the end of her sentence approaches.
The new images, first shared by Channel Nine, have emerged nine months before her eligibility for parole.
The 48-year-old is currently living in a halfway house and working full-time in a dairy products production role for the prison population.
Lane, a champion water polo player and former Olympic hopeful, secretly gave birth to a daughter named Tegan in 1996 at Auburn Hospital.
Shortly after her discharge, she attended a friend’s wedding, claiming to have handed the baby to its father on the same day.
Lane has maintained that a man named Andrew Morris or Norris was taking care of her daughter; however, he has never come forward or been found.
She was found guilty of murdering her daughter by a NSW Supreme Court jury in 2010 and received a maximum sentence of 18 years with a non-parole period of 13 years and five months.
Lane has proclaimed her innocence and has been transferred between various prisons, including Silverwater, Dillwynia, and Clarence Correctional Centre.
Lane denies the murder of baby Tegan, who would have turned 27 this year. Speaking to Channel Nine, forensic anthropologist and criminologist Dr. Xanthe Mallett questioned the evidence and trial process.
“Keli will certainly still want to clear her name, she will maintain her innocence upon release,” Mallett said.
“(She) has really been a model prisoner since she has been incarcerated.
“She worked with other inmates on diet and exercise and really improving their lives.”
The transitional centre where Lane was recently pictured is likely her final stop before potentially reuniting with her family on the Northern Beaches.
Lane’s return to work in the prison system is a step toward her release, though she has not yet been cleared for day release in the community.
Her expected parole hearing in May 2024 will test the “no body, no parole” laws recently introduced in NSW, as the remains of her daughter Tegan have never been found.