Silverwater Correctional Centre
Silverwater Correctional Centre is a minimum security institution for males located 21km west of the Sydney central business district; it includes a Work Release Centre.
Address
Locked Mail Bag 115
Australia Post Business Centre
Silverwater NSW 1811
Holker St
Silverwater NSW 2128
Phone Number
(02) 9289 5100
Public Transport
For information on rail and buses, please visit the following websites:
Staterail
SydneyBuses
City Rail Information
Private Transport
The Complex is located off Holker Street, which is the main western distributor to the Homebush site. Depending on the direction you are travelling turn left or right off Silverwater Road and proceed to the second set of traffic lights. Turn left into the Complex entrance. Car parking is to your left, adjacent to the SHINE Cottage.
Visitor Information
Booking:
Legal visits during the week must be booked by fax on (02) 9748-4737 and all other bookings on (02) 9289-5657.
Visit times:
Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 8:15am - 3:30pm.
Conditions:
No cigarettes, tobacco, lighters or matches allowed with visitors. $20 in change only.
All property must be placed in the lockers provided.
Standards of behaviour and dress apply to visitors and inmates. Rubber thongs are not permitted.
No food is permitted to be taken into the visiting area by visitors, with the exception of baby food/bottle with formula.
A children's play area is available but children must be supervised at all times.
When visiting please ensure you respect the rights of others.
Legal Visits
Legal Practitioners may arrange to visit seven days a week by telephoning the centre on (02) 9289 -5230 or fax on 02 9748 4737.
Industries
- Engineering - The engineering workshop employs 50 inmates, which specializes in metal fabrication and the manufacture of a wide range of products to customer specification including laundry trolleys.
- Upholstery - The upholstery business unit employs 50 inmates and provides a refurbishing service as well as suppling new upholstered furniture to the hospitality industry.
- Food Services - The food services unit employs 75 inmates which provide over 30000 meals each week. The majority of meals are supplied to the Corrective Services NSW Centres throughout the state. Meals are prepared under HACCP accredited conditions to a master menu formulated by a qualified nutritionist.
- Technology - The most recently commissioned Business Unit which when fully operational will employ 30 inmates to assemble end to end computer cables for a private sector customer.
Education
The Adult Education and Vocational Training Institute (AVETI) provide "in-house" courses in adult Literacy and Numeracy, English as a Second Language, Communications, Computers, Job-seeking Skills and Small Business Management etc.
TAFE provides courses in Welding, Upholstery, Horticulture, Hospitality, First Aid, Forklift, Cleaning, Occupational Health and Safety etc.
Selected students are involved in distance or external education.
Programs & Services
Individual counselling and group programs are organised by staff in:
Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD)
Welfare
Psychology
Chaplains
The Work Release Program allows offends to leave the Centre each day to work in full-time paid jobs in the community.