Construction is officially underway on the new $25 million Goulburn Police Station which will replace the current 115-year-old station on Sloane Street.
The long-awaited station is being built on a new site on McDermott Drive in Goulburn.
It will include:
- A Command office;
- General Duties area;
- Charge area;
- Spaces for police to conduct interviews and testing;
- Storage facilities, change rooms and a dock area;
- and new carparks.
A sod turn for the site occurred in 2021 under the former Liberal-National Government which coincided with commencement of a protracted planning process.
During the planning phase, a number of challenges were required to be addressed in the design, which has now been finalised to allow building works to commence this month.
“Alongside the most up to date technology and facilities, this new station will provide a centralised location to bring specialist police like Prosecutors, Investigators, Forensic, Rescue and Highway Patrol officers to work alongside General Duties officers,” said NSW Police Force Assistant Commissioner Rod Smith, APM Infrastructure and Assets Command.
“Building works has commenced this month and we are looking forward to opening the station in the second half of 2026.”
The new station will be a central regional policing hub for the Goulburn district and will ensure local officers are supported with the resources they need to better support their community and tackle crime, said Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, Yasmin Catley.
“Our police do incredible work keeping our community safe and the new station will ensure officers have the modern facilities and resources to continue to fight crime and support this growing region,” said Minister Catley.
The Government has also announced the start of early works on a new indoor firing range at the Goulburn Police Academy. It will have 12 25-metre lanes with a retractable system, a control room, observation room, weapon training area and gun cleaning room.
The range is part of a larger, $74 million upgrade to the Goulburn Police Academy which includes new technology and training facilities, ensuring recruits continue to receive world-class training.
“Hundreds of recruits train at the Goulburn Police Academy every year – we’re investing in new facilities and modern technology to ensure these new police officers are well-trained to do their jobs safely and effectively,” said Ms Catley.
Both the firing range and new Goulburn Police station are expected to be operational in the second half of 2026.
