The Queensland Government is delivering a new Youth Detention Centre in Woodford, Moreton Bay, to be built within the Woodford Correctional Precinct.
The project is being delivered in stages, with the scope of Stage One of the project comprising:
- 80 beds, across two 40-bed campuses
- accommodation units
- consultation and treatment rooms
- multipurpose spaces for education, skills development and training
- areas for physical activity, green spaces, and
- spaces for cultural connection, faith and spiritual support.
Details are yet to be released on the scope of future stages.
Key Dates
| Jun 2023 | Project Announcement |
| Feb 2024 | Contract Award |
| 2027 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| Queensland Government |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Queensland Government |
| Successful Tenderer: | BESIX Watpac |
| Procurement note: | The project is being delivered using a Design and Construct contract. |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Feb 2023 | The Principal Consultant and Sub-Consultancy Services contract was awarded to Conwell Architects in February 2023. |
| May 2023 | Project announcement and confirmation of site selection. |
| Feb 2024 | The Queensland Government appointed BESIX Watpac the design and construction contract for Stage One of the project. The Government also announced that enabling works had commenced. |
| Jan 2025 | In response to Questions on Notice, the Queensland Government announced the expected cost of the project had increased to $982 million, and completion date had been delayed until the end of 2027. |
| Jun 2025 | The 2025-26 Queensland Budget confirms the project's $355 million cost increase, initially announced in January. The project now has a total estimated cost of $983 million. The Budget has allocated $330 million to the project in FY2025-26. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2025)
Sector
Social
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Queensland |
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