Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre
Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre was an Australian immigration detention facility in Maribyrnong, Victoria. The centre was originally opened in 1950,[1] as the Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel, then later the Midway (Migrant) Hostel in 1969. The Phillip Migrant Hostel was added to the west in 1971.[2]
The Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre was opened in 1983 at the southern tip of the migrant facility. It was set up for people who had over-stayed their visas, had their visa cancelled, or who had been denied entry into the country through international airports and seaports.[3] Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre was operated by Global Solutions Limited, formerly part of Group 4 Securicor on behalf of the Australian Government from 27 August 2003, along with all other Australian immigration detention centres until at least 2009.[4][obsolete source]
The two hostels closed in 1986–87. Most of the original facility (Midway Migrant Hostel) became "The Student Village" (a student accommodation facility for two antecedents of Victoria University, plus RMIT and University of Melbourne) in 1989. Victoria University took over sole responsibility for the student accommodation in the 1990s. In the 2000s what was the Phillip Hostel was demolished and redeveloped as private housing. The Student Village closed in 2016.[2] It was subsequently partially demolished in 2023 for the construction of the new Maidstone tram depot.[5]
In January 2016 a report revealed that Maribyrnong was the harshest immigration prison in Australia, with guards handcuffing and using force against detainees at a far higher rate than in other immigration prisons.[6]
The centre closed on 31 December 2018.[7][8] It then became the Maribyrnong Community Residential Facility in 2020, which offered short-term accommodation for men exiting the prison system.[9]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Former Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel". Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Maribyrnong Hostels - 61 - 71 Williamson Rd, Maribyrnong". Sunshine Historical Society. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre". Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship. 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Immigration Detention Services". G4S. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Council welcomes $367.5M State Government investment in Maidstone". Maribyrnong City Council. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Hasham, Nicole; Ting, Inga; Muller, Sarah; Hall, Bianca (21 January 2016). "Australia's harshest detention centre revealed". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Davidson, Helen (2 January 2019). "Government shuts Maribyrnong immigration detention centre, citing fall in numbers". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Closure of Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre". Department of Home Affairs. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Maribyrnong Community Residential Facility". Corrections Victoria. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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