The Victorian Government is building a new maximum security prison in the vicinity of the existing Prison Precinct which includes Barwon Prison and Marngoneet Correctional Centre.

Providing a new maximum security facility is an essential part of the government’s commitment to improving community safety.

Building within the existing Prison Precinct has been identified as a good option due to existing infrastructure such as road and public transport links and the proximity to local courts.

With significant recent population growth, the Western Victoria region is a location capable of providing for a workforce to build and service the new prison facility.

Project scope
The new prison will:
* accommodate at least 700 prisoners
* play a key role in planning for increases in the prison population
* create more than 650 ongoing jobs
* support hundreds of indirect and direct jobs across the steel, manufacturing, construction, engineering and other sectors
* deliver an estimated economic benefit of $173 million to the Greater Geelong Region during the construction phase.