Place Names Register Extract
Holtze Youth Detention Centre
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Holtze Youth Detention Centre |
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| Type Designation | Prison |
| Place Id | 20449438 |
| Place Type | Infrastructure |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 27' S (Decimal degrees -12.45456) | |
| Longitude: 131° 01' E (Decimal degrees 131.02718) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Holtze | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Litchfield Council | |
| History/Origin | The Holtze Youth Detention Centre, opened in late 2024, was established to replace the ageing Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Its construction followed the 2017 Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, which highlighted systemic issues in the previous facility. Located adjacent to the adult Darwin Correctional Centre, the Holtze site provides a facility specifically designed for young people aged 10 to 17. The centre takes its name from the locality of Holtze, in which it is situated. The locality is named after Maurice William Holtze (1840-1923), a pioneering botanist who played a pivotal role in establishing Darwin's Botanical Gardens. His contributions to the field of botany are commemorated through the naming of several plant species, such as Clerodendrum holtzei and Sida holtzei. |
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