Brisbane Youth Detention Center

Name of General Manager 

(07) 3021 0777

Year of Establishment

2001

Postal Address

PO Box 450

ARCHERFIELD, Qld, 4108

Street Address

99 Wolston Park Road, Wacol, Qld 4076

How to Get There

Public transport:

1. Train from Brisbane Airport to Brisbane City:

  • Start by catching the Airtrain from Brisbane Airport.
  • Take the Airtrain towards Brisbane City (Queen Street Station).
  • The train ride takes about 20 minutes.

2. Train from Brisbane City to Wacol:

  • At Brisbane City (Central Station), transfer to the Ipswich Line train towards Ipswich.
  • Travel for approximately 20–25 minutes and get off at Wacol Station.

3. Walk to 99 Wolston Park Road:

  • From Wacol Station, it is about a 15-minute walk to 99 Wolston Park Road, Wacol.

Car:


Exit Brisbane Airport:

  • Head west on Airport Drive toward M1.

Merge onto M1:

  • Take the M1 Motorway south towards Brisbane.

Continue on M1:

  • Stay on the M1 (Gateway Motorway), following signs for Ipswich.

Take the Exit for Wacol/Sumners Road:

  • Use the exit toward Wacol and Sumners Road.

Turn onto Wolston Park Road:

  • Follow Sumners Road, and then turn onto Wolston Park Road.

Arrive at 99 Wolston Park Road:

  • Your destination, 99 Wolston Park Road, Wacol, will be on the left.


Phone no. 

(07) 3021 0777

Population

162

Capacity

162

Number of Staff

 

Health Care Services

 

Education and Skill Development

 

Level of Security

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.

Banned item and restricted items

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

Availability of Activities

 

Contact with Outside World


General visiting hours:


Day 

Time 

Monday 

11:00am-12:30pm and 5:00pm-6:30pm 

Tuesday 

11:00am-12:30pm and 5:00pm-6:30pm

Wednesday 

11:00am-12:30pm and 12:30pm-2:00pm

Thursday 

11:00am-12:30pm and 5:00pm-6:30pm

Friday 

11:00am-12:30pm, 2:00pm-3:30pm and 5:00pm-6:30pm

Saturday and Sunday 

11:00am-12:30pm, 2:00pm-3:30pm


Professional visiting hours:


Day 

Time

Monday 

9:00am-5:00pm

Tuesday 

9:00am-5:00pm

Wednesday 

9:00am-4:15pm

Thursday 

9:00am-5:00pm

Friday 

9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday 

9:00am-11:00am


Supervised visiting hours:


Day 

Time 

Monday 

12:30-2:00 pm

Tuesday 

12:30-2:00 pm

Wednesday 

12:30-2:00 pm

Thursday 

12:30-2:00 pm

Friday 

12:30-2:00 pm

Saturday 

12:30-2:00 pm

Sunday 

12:30-2:00 pm


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.

Time Out of Cell

 

Additional Remarks

 
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