Inverbrackie Bulletin

The Inverbrackie Alternative Place of Detention (APOD) is located near Woodside in the Adelaide Hills about 37km east of the South Australian capital. It is a Department of Defence property that contains 80 former defence personnel houses. The houses were unoccupied when the site was offered to DIAC.

Latest news

The Adelaide Hills Council, with funding from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, has appointed Natalie Fuller and Susan Smalldon to job-share the position of community liaison officer for Inverbrackie and Woodside for a one year contract. They commenced in this position on 9 December 2010. Contact email addresses for Natalie and Susan are available.
See: Community Liaison Officer

A factsheet distributed to attendees at a community meeting on November 24 is available.
See: Inverbrackie Alternative Place of Detention – Factsheet (158KB PDF file)

The minister announced the formation of a Community Reference Group of local people, immigration officers and local government. A listing of group members is available.
See: Community Reference Group Members

Media release

The latest media release from the government regarding Inverbrackie is available on the department's newsroom website.
See: Inverbrackie Reference Group Established

Community assistance

Members of the community are offering to provide assistance in various ways. People who feel they have something to offer in the way of assistance can make contact with the department through a special email address.
Email: inverbrackie@immi.gov.au

All offers of assistance will be considered on their merits.