Queensland Cancels Plans for Kids Watchhouse on Sunshine Coast

Queensland Cancels Plans for Kids Watchhouse on Sunshine Coast
Brisbane Youth Detention Centre at Wacol in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 24, 2020. Glenn Hunt/Getty Images
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The Queensland government has cancelled plans to repurpose the Caloundra watchhouse into a remand centre for young offenders aged 10 to 15 after community backlash.

This comes after the government invited community consultation in July last year.

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