Youth detention centre
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Youth justice centre work starts
Preparatory work has started at the site of the youth detention centre in Cherry Creek before construction of the $288.7 million facility officially begins. A…
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HDR to design the new youth justice centre
By Dewi Sherry Architecture and design firm HDR is set to design the new youth justice centre at Cherry Creek that will open in 2021,…
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Avalon CEO to head youth detention centre advisory group
Avalon Airport chief executive Justin Giddings will head a community panel to help guide development of Werribee’s new youth detention centre. The state government has…
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Fight over, youth jail planning begins
It was a backlash the state government didn’t see coming. A week after it announced plans to build a youth detention centre along Hoppers Lane,…
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Youth jail plan open for input
Wyndham residents will soon get a chance to say what they think about the state government’s planned $288 million high-security youth jail. The state government…
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Mixed reaction for new youth jail site
It’s official: Hoppers Lane is out, and Wests Road is in as the new location for the state government’s planned $288 million youth jail. But…
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Voters primed to shake safe seat of Werribee
The safe Labor seat of Werribee could face its biggest shake-up yet in next year’s state election, with locals vowing to overthrow incumbent MP Tim…
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Kevin Hillier demands politicians’ respect
Batten down the hatches and prepare for the longest political campaign in Wyndham history as the state parties jockey for the interesting seat of Werribee.…
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Poll: Has Labor regained the trust of Werribee voters?
The Wyndham community is celebrating today after the state government backflipped on its plans to build a youth detention centre in Werribee South. Following a…
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State government releases YDC business case
The Hoppers Lane site originally earmarked for the state government’s new youth prison was one of two locations seriously considered, a summary of the business…
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Youth prison to be built along Wests Road
People power has prevailed: the state government has scrapped its plans to build a $288 million youth prison in Werribee South. The youth detention centre…
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Youth jail opponents sign up
At least 30,000 people have signed a petition opposing the location of the proposed Hoppers Lane youth detention centre. And the Speak Out group is…
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