Dapto jail would rob Illawarra of 2500 jobs, new report from development lobby finds

Kate McIlwain
Updated July 30 2018 - 6:36pm, first published 6:00pm
Thousands of jobs: The report says a jail could attract 1489 jobs, while “the current industrial land use setting” could bring 3994 jobs to the region.
Thousands of jobs: The report says a jail could attract 1489 jobs, while “the current industrial land use setting” could bring 3994 jobs to the region.

Building a jail at Kembla Grange would attract 2500 fewer jobs than leaving the land to be developed under its current zoning for port-related industry and homes.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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