Youth detention centre
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Youth prison protest reaches Princes Freeway
Wyndham residents have launched a high-visibility campaign in opposition to the proposed $288 million Werribee South high-security youth prison. And the date for a…
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Youth prison only 250m away from homes
The Werribee South youth detention centre will be only 250 metres from planned new homes and similarly close to an apartment complex slated for the…
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Show us the business case, Werribee demands
It’s the $288 million question on everyone’s lips – where’s the business case for the proposed Werribee South youth detention centre? A month on from…
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Werribee South still preferred YDC site: Pallas
Werribee MP Tim Pallas has said he’s concerned at the public outrage over the Werribee South youth detention centre site – but will not back…
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Werribee South campaign hits the Princes Freeway
Wyndham residents have launched a high-visibility campaign in opposition of the proposed $288 million Werribee South high-security youth prison. Campaigners are taking advantage of the…
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Kevin Hillier wants logic, not emotion, in detention centre talk
A week really is a long time in politics, isn’t it? Since my last column, a lot has happened with regard to the youth detention…
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Werribee South campaign: We will not back down
The campaign against the proposed Werribee South youth detention centre is gaining traction – but there’s still a long way to go, say Wyndham…
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State government “committed” to considering alternative sites
The campaign against the proposed Werribee South youth detention centre is gaining traction, with the state government “committed” to considering alternative sites. Werribee MP Tim…
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Youth prison information line gives incorrect advice
An information line set up to answer any questions residents have about the proposed Werribee South youth detention centre is giving locals incorrect and often…
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Calls for business case intensify
Werribee MP Tim Pallas has said the government would release the business case – but stopped short of saying when – amid increasing calls for…
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Pallas backtracks on business case claim
Werribee MP Tim Pallas has been forced to backtrack on his claim that the Hoppers Lane site earmarked for a youth prison was not on…
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Werribee South not in preliminary business case: Pallas
The Hoppers Lane site earmarked for a $288 million maximum security youth prison was not on the list of locations considered in the original business…









