Detectives travelled to Adelaide today to apply for the extradition of a man wanted over the alleged murder of a prison...
16th Aug. 2018 2:08 PM
More arrests from striek force looking to large scale drug supply syndicate
14th June 2018 4:06 PM
'This is an in-prison service that begins with an assessment to identify any barriers participants might face in getting...
24th May 2018 10:05 AM
As it enters the second stge of building, have a look at the extent of work already going on at the Lavadia site for the...
02nd March 2018 4:03 PM
As stage 2 works begin on the new Clarence Correctional Centre, take a look from our drone over the top of the massive...
02nd March 2018 4:03 PM
THE way the NSW Government gained access to details of people who owned land near the site of the new Grafton jail has led...
27th Dec. 2017 4:12 AM
MORE than 100 crocheted toys, bags, headbands, scrunchies, cushions and blankets donated to Salvation Army, Anglicare and...
20th Dec. 2017 9:12 AM
IT started with racking up purchases with two credit cards he found, and ended with leading police on a foot pursuit...
05th Dec. 2017 4:12 AM
Local businesses can learn how they can be part of a massive infrastructure project happening over the next two to three...
09th Nov. 2017 4:11 AM
We're building Australia's largest prison infrastructure and I am thrilled we can add some social infrastructure in the mix...
30th Oct. 2017 6:10 AM
THE contract will deliver more jobs to people across the Northern Rivers.
22nd Sept. 2017 3:09 PM
JOBS, jobs, jobs and ... let's face it ... one of society's less than desirable industries coming back to Grafton.
22nd Aug. 2017 9:08 AM
FIRST sods turned on multi-million dollar infrastructure project which will one day house the fourth largest community in...
22nd Aug. 2017 5:08 AM
JOB opportunities for local people and the supply and delivery of goods and services by local businesses are a focus for...
05th May 2017 5:05 AM
THE consortium contracted to build and manage the new Grafton jail has promised it will create 1100 construction jobs and...
17th March 2017 2:03 PM
A BALLINA man rang his former girlfriend more than 100 times from Grafton Jail in an attempt to get her to change her...
19th Oct. 2016 6:10 AM
A spate of smoke alarm call-outs to the Grafton Correctional Centre in recent months has resulted in two evacuations and...
13th Oct. 2016 10:10 AM
THE maximum security section of Grafton Correctional Centre was evacuated for the second time in three months due to a fire...
12th Oct. 2016 6:10 AM
THIRD time this year a Grafton jail inmate has been sentenced for being found in possession of a mobile phone while in...
06th Oct. 2016 4:10 AM
CLARENCE Valley business have the chance to benefit from new project tipped to inject $550 million into economy.
03rd Oct. 2016 5:10 AM
NSW Government plans to outsource education in correctional facilities to private companies where a degree in teaching is...
16th Sept. 2016 11:09 AM
THE Clarence Valley is set to benefit from a $557 million injection into the local economy, according to draft EIS...
16th Aug. 2016 5:08 AM
THREE Grafton Correctional Centre inmates taken to hospital for self-inflicted injuries.
28th July 2016 11:07 AM
A fire in a Grafton cell and fight have been blamed on overcrowding.
23rd July 2016 5:07 AM
PRISON officer Geoff Pearce was just 21 when he was attacked by a prisoner known to be HIV positive in Sydney’s...
22nd July 2016 10:07 AM
A PRISON officer and three inmates were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation from a fire in a prison cell at Grafton...
22nd July 2016 9:07 AM
A prison officer and at least three inmates are injured because of smoke inhalation after a fire in a prison cell at...
21st July 2016 6:07 PM
A PRISON officer and three inmates were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation from a fire in a prison cell at Grafton...
21st July 2016 4:07 PM
Dealing with sewage from the new jail could be a big job, especially if industries connected to the jail come to the same...
21st July 2016 3:07 PM
AUTHORITIES calling for prisons to establish needle exchange programs have not plucked the idea out of thin air.
21st July 2016 6:07 AM
THE man spent time in Grafton jail and a court initially found that amounted to false imprisonment. Now that decision has...
01st July 2016 5:07 AM
HEALTH officials are adamant the arrival of 1700 new prison inmates will not affect Grafton Base Hospital’s ability to...
17th June 2016 6:06 AM
THE new Grafton Correctional Centre will house 1700 prisoners, up from 1000 announced earlier this year.
16th June 2016 1:06 PM
THE FALL from grace for Olympic kayak silver medallist and three time world champion Nathan Baggaley has been spectacular...
07th June 2016 7:06 AM
Sharryn Usher was the iconic figure of the 2012 Grafton jail protests. Now, for the second time in five years, she has lost...
27th May 2016 10:05 AM
A DRUG dealer convicted of supplying large quantities of ecstasy and cocaine in the Northern Rivers has had his appeal for...
10th May 2016 5:05 AM
THE opening of a new Grafton jail is one of the planks in a major reform of the NSW prison system, says the Minister for...
21st March 2016 4:03 AM
Options open for 300-bed women's complex and 400-bed minimum security wing at new Grafton jail
17th March 2016 3:03 AM
NSW Department Justice advertised casual and ongoing work at jail, but did not indicate amount of work available.
15th March 2016 3:03 AM
"I've heard within the system people aren't keen to come to Grafton"
14th March 2016 7:03 AM
The project director for the new Grafton Correctional Centre has been invited to to speak at Grafton Chamber of Commerce...
10th March 2016 3:03 AM
The prospect of a new 1000- to 1700-bed jail has the Grafton TAFE campys excited about the opportunities it offers
24th Feb. 2016 7:02 AM
THE first public information session on NSW Corrective Services’ “flagship” development has proven to be a heated one, both...
04th Feb. 2016 4:02 AM
THE addition of 400 beds for the new Grafton prison would be cause for celebration except for one detail, the Public...
02nd Feb. 2016 6:02 AM
MINISTER for Corrections David Elliott has back-flipped on earlier comments, revealing today the new Grafton corrections...
01st Feb. 2016 4:02 AM
THE prison officers union has reprimanded the New South Wales Government for using band-aid fixes on an overcrowded system...
30th Jan. 2016 6:01 AM
IF YOU disagree with the government’s decision to uproot Ben to make room for the new Grafton Jail, Australia Day might be...
16th Jan. 2016 4:01 AM
People attended the Lavadia property of Ben Jones, which has been named as the future site for the new Grafton correctional...
15th Dec. 2015 9:12 AM
Family and friends of Lavadia landowner Ben Jones have staged a peaceful gathering and want one thing to be clear they are...
15th Dec. 2015 4:12 AM
THE NSW prison population continues to swell in record numbers, according to data released yesterday by the Australian...
04th Dec. 2015 7:12 AM
