Tag: Youth detention centre
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pallas poll pressure
Is this the beginning of the end for Tim Pallas?
The state Treasurer and Werribee MP has come under fire in recent weeks for failing...
Werribee South youth jail battle rages on
Wyndham residents took their fight against the proposed $288 million Werribee South high-security youth prison all the way to State Parliament today in a...
Liberals “quietly confident” for seat of Werribee
The Liberal Party is “quietly confident” it has what it takes to win the seat of Werribee in the 2018 state election, an upper...
‘Tim’s Palace’ condemned in Werribee rally
Thousands of people flocked to Werribee’s main street on Monday night to roar their disapproval at a new $288 million high security youth prison...
Decision ‘not easy’, but done: Andrews
Premier Daniel Andrews has refused to back down on his plan for a high security youth prison at Werribee South, insisting the Hoppers Lane...
Thousands say no to youth detention centre
Thousands of people flocked to Werribee’s main street this evening to roar their disapproval at a new $288 million high security youth prison earmarked...
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Young writers workshop
Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop.
Young writers and creatives from the...
