27-79 Old Common Road

BELGIAN GARDENS, Qld, 4810

27-79 Old Common Road,

Belgian Gardens , Qld, 4810

Public transport:

Bus from Townsville Airport to Townsville City:

• Take Bus Route 200 (which is a direct route from Townsville Airport to the city center).
• The bus ride takes about 15 minutes, and it will drop you off at the Townsville City Central (Flinders Street).

Transfer to Bus Route 320:

• From the City, walk to the Townsville Bus Interchange, which is around a 5-minute walk.
• Board Bus Route 320 towards Burdell.
• This bus will take you to Old Common Road. There may be a small walk to your final destination (about 5-10 minutes from the bus stop).

Arrive at 27-79 Old Common Road:

• After getting off the bus, follow Old Common Road for the remaining distance to reach 27-79 Old Common Road, Belgian Gardens.

Alternatively, you could use a taxi or a rideshare service (Uber, Ola), which would be faster and more direct, taking around 20 minutes.

Car:

Exit Townsville Airport:

• Head south on Sir Leslie Thiess Drive.

Continue on Sir Leslie Thiess Drive:

• Drive straight, following signs towards the city center.

Turn left onto Ingham Road (A1):

• Stay on Ingham Road for about 5 kilometers.

Turn right onto Old Common Road:

• Continue on Old Common Road for about 2 kilometers.

Arrive at 27-79 Old Common Road:

• Your destination will be on the left at 27-79 Old Common Road, Belgian Gardens.

When entering a centre you must:

• show proof of identification at each visit
• enter through the metal detector
• give us any items you want to bring in to be x-rayed.

Items not allowed in youth detention centres

• weapons/firearms
• explosives/ammunition
• knives / pocketknives / multi tools
• other cutting/sharp-edged item or material
• metal cutlery / utensils / scissors
• rope/cord
• non-prescribed or illegal drugs or drug-related items
• cigarettes
• lighters/matches
• keys
• alcohol or flammable substances
• aerosol sprays (non-medication)
• pornographic material

Restricted items

• mobile telephones
• laptop computers/tablets
• cameras or equipment with built-in cameras
• recording equipment
• DVDs, CDs and video cassettes
• USB devices and other electronic storage media
• hand luggage or briefcases
• reusable containers larger than 750ml

Phone calls are limited to 120 minutes each week.

General Visiting hours:

Professional (child lawyer) visiting hours:

When visiting a youth detention centre, you can’t bring:

• food for your child
• gifts
• banned items like cigarettes or drugs.

Families can bring coins to use in the visits centre vending machines. Food you buy from the vending machines can be shared with your child only while they are in the visits centre.

Youth detention centres have rules about what you can wear when you visit. You can’t wear:

• clothing that has obscene or discriminatory words on it
• shirts without sleeves, including tank tops and singlets
• short skirts or short shorts
• very tight clothing
• clothing that you can see through
• clothing that is revealing.

You must wear closed-in shoes at all times. Stiletto heels are not allowed.

You may wear minimal jewellery.