Security levelMinimumRestricted MinimumOperational capacity328 (30 June 2017)Accommodation50 x 2 man portable accommodation units29 x 6 man self-catering units13 x 6 man non self-catering units1 x 12 man non self-catering unit1 x 52 bed re-locatable cellular unit1 x 6 bed disability unitHistoryDhurringile Prison was originally the 68-room homestead for a large farm and was completed in 1877. During the second World War it was used as an internment camp for 'alien civilians' and later for prisoners of war. After the war the Presbyterian Church used it as a training camp for English and Scottish orphans, until the Victorian Government purchased it in 1965 to use as a minimum-security prison. Over the years the grounds have been reduced to just over 100 hectares (one square mile). The prison is situated 160km north of Melbourne.Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
Security levelMinimumRestricted MinimumOperational capacity328 (30 June 2017)Accommodation50 x 2 man portable accommodation units29 x 6 man self-catering units13 x 6 man non self-catering units1 x 12 man non self-catering unit1 x 52 bed re-locatable cellular unit1 x 6 bed disability unitHistoryDhurringile Prison was originally the 68-room homestead for a large farm and was completed in 1877. During the second World War it was used as an internment camp for 'alien civilians' and later for prisoners of war. After the war the Presbyterian Church used it as a training camp for English and Scottish orphans, until the Victorian Government purchased it in 1965 to use as a minimum-security prison. Over the years the grounds have been reduced to just over 100 hectares (one square mile). The prison is situated 160km north of Melbourne.Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
Security levelMinimumRestricted MinimumOperational capacity328 (30 June 2017)Accommodation50 x 2 man portable accommodation units29 x 6 man self-catering units13 x 6 man non self-catering units1 x 12 man non self-catering unit1 x 52 bed re-locatable cellular unit1 x 6 bed disability unitHistoryDhurringile Prison was originally the 68-room homestead for a large farm and was completed in 1877. During the second World War it was used as an internment camp for 'alien civilians' and later for prisoners of war. After the war the Presbyterian Church used it as a training camp for English and Scottish orphans, until the Victorian Government purchased it in 1965 to use as a minimum-security prison. Over the years the grounds have been reduced to just over 100 hectares (one square mile). The prison is situated 160km north of Melbourne.Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.