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QUEENSLANDâs salad bowl will reap huge rewards from a giant $653 million prison being built in the region according to Lockyer Valley Mayor Tanya Milligan, who said it could âturn the economic tideâ after a particularly difficult 12 months.
About 500 jobs will need to be filled to man the new 1000-bed menâs prison just north of Gatton when it is operational.
Construction is expected to be finished in late 2023 with about 900 workers on site during peak periods. Sod turning of stage two of the Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct on Thursday.
Both Corrective Services Minister Mark Ryan and Cr Milligan talked up the benefits of the second stage of the Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct during an official sod turning ceremony on Thursday morning.