Published Sunday, 04 January, 2009 at 09:00 AM
Minister for Police, Corrective Services and Sport
The Honourable Judy Spence
Prisoners work over Christmas and New Year in storm recovery
Prisoners from the Darling Downs Correctional Centre have worked through the Christmas and New Year helping the communities of Mitchell and St George clean up after major storms swept through the area on December 23 and Boxing Day.
Corrective Services Minister, Judy Spence, said prisoners from the St George Work Camp assisted through the Christmas and New Year cleaning up debris after a storm caused wide spread damage to houses and vehicles.
Approximately nine houses sustained significant damage which required roofs being “tarped”. Other work included removing debris and fallen trees from streets and footpaths.
The prisoners were sent to St George after storms damaged houses, power lines, and trees.
Ms Spence said prisoners had also been cleaning up riverbanks in the area.
Other on-going work has been carried out at the school, a retirement village and on the highway.
Ms Spence said prisoners also made a significant contribution to the south-east Queensland storm recovery effort. At the height of the recovery in December, 40 male and female prisoners accompanied by six supervisors, helped with the mop up contributing more than 2600 hours – equivalent to about $40,000 in labour.
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Corrective Services Minister, Judy Spence, said prisoners from the St George Work Camp assisted through the Christmas and New Year cleaning up debris after a storm caused wide spread damage to houses and vehicles.
Approximately nine houses sustained significant damage which required roofs being “tarped”. Other work included removing debris and fallen trees from streets and footpaths.
The prisoners were sent to St George after storms damaged houses, power lines, and trees.
Ms Spence said prisoners had also been cleaning up riverbanks in the area.
Other on-going work has been carried out at the school, a retirement village and on the highway.
Ms Spence said prisoners also made a significant contribution to the south-east Queensland storm recovery effort. At the height of the recovery in December, 40 male and female prisoners accompanied by six supervisors, helped with the mop up contributing more than 2600 hours – equivalent to about $40,000 in labour.
Media Inquiries: 3239 6218