Local leaders says they discussed trialing residential programs for young people in Coonamble, Brewarrina, Bourke and Walgett at a meeting with NSW Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday 28 October.
Representatives from the four shires told the Premier their ideas for tackling youth crime, including using Brewarrina’s former outdoor prison, the Yetta Dhinnakkal Centre, as the first trial site.
Bourke deputy mayor Sally Davis said Mr Minns was receptive…