The Narre Warren police station is currently undergoing upgrades as part of the State Government’s $78 million investment in Melbourne’s southeast corridor.
Announced on Wednesday 11 December, the refurbished station will include better public-facing areas, safer prisoner processing areas, interview rooms and upgraded cells.
Police workspaces will also be modernised with new energy-efficient amenities, technology and security infrastructure.
The Minister for Police, Anthony Carbines said that they are “delivering new and upgraded police stations across the state to ensure that police have the facilities they need to keep the community safe”.
Carbines also added that Arete Australia will be the head contractor of the Coventry Street site, a company that was also responsible for the 2018 fit-out of the East Melbourne Police Station.
Narre Warren North MP Belinda Wilson applauded the investment, adding that it’s more than a welcome boon for the local community.
“We are now one step closer to having a state-of-the-art police facility that will meet the needs of our growing community and I look forward to seeing the construction progress,” she said.
In the meantime, the Narre Warren Police Station counter will be closed to the public while the works are being completed.
Local police will still provide a 24/7 response to the community, with residents still well-serviced by neighbouring stations at Endeavour Hills, Dandenong and Cranbourne.
Narre Warren South MP Gary Maas said that “this is a major investment for our local police and the community will benefit greatly”.
This project is part of the State Government’s record investment of $4.5 billion to hire more than 3600 new sworn police officers, having state-of-the-art intelligence systems and better infrastructure and new technology.
