Dhurringile Prison closed on 31 August 2024 as part of major reforms to the men’s prison system.
Find out more: Major reforms to the men’s prison system announced.
Prison profile
Security level
Minimum
Restricted Minimum
Accommodation
- 50 x 2 man portable accommodation units
- 29 x 6 man self-catering units
- 13 x 6 man non self-catering units
- 1 x 12 man non self-catering unit
- 1 x 52 bed re-locatable cellular unit
- 1 x 6 bed disability unit
History
Dhurringile 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.