Wellington Correctional Centre

The Wellington Correctional Centre is adjacent to the Macquarie Correctional Centre which houses maximum security inmates.

Phone

(02) 6840 2800

Email

wellingtonccadmin@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Street address

Goolma Rd
Wellington NSW 2820

Postal address

​PO Box 386
Wellington NSW 2820

How to get there

Public transport

Wellington train station, on the Central Western Line, is 7km from the centre. Bus services also operate from Sydney and Dubbo. Visit NSW TrainLink for timetables.

Travel from the Wellington Train Station is available by contacting the Wellington Passenger Service on 0475 473 833. To use this service, all travel must be pre-booked.

Visitor information

Bookings

In person and video visits can be booked via the online JUST Connect Booking system. The JUST Connect Service Support Centre business hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

If you are having difficulty with the online booking system please contact the JUST Connect Support Centre on (02) 8759 0010 or refer to the information on how to use the JUST Connect online booking service on Family and friends self service online bookings for video visits page. 

Alternatively, you can contact the Correctional Centre on Visit booking days by calling on 02 6840 2871 or 02 6840 2800, Mondays to Wednesdays between the hours of 8am and 3pm or email WellingtonCCAdmin@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visiting times

In-person visit times

Saturdays and Sundays only. There are two sessions:

• 9.00am to 10:00am and
• 10.30am to 11:30am

Before travelling for a visit, please call the correctional centre to confirm your visit and visiting time.Video visit times

VIdeo Visits:

• Saturdays and Sundays only, from 1:00pm to 2:50pm
  

Legal Visits

Legal practitioners may visit in person, by video or by teleconference.

Legal visits operate Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm. All visits must be pre-booked via the online booking service, JUST Connect.

To access information on JUST Connect go to video conferencing for professionals page. 

If you have an enquiry in relation to legal visits email  vcwwellington@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Conditions of entry

Appropriate dress standards

The visits area is a family environment. You must dress appropriately. This generally means clothes must be respectable and not too provocative.

You cannot wear anything that hides your face, except for religious reasons. In that case you will be asked to remove your face covering temporarily so staff can verify your identity.

Inappropriate dress (PDF, 419.1 KB) includes:

• Clothes that have possibly controversial logos, words or slogans such as:
  • Motorcycle gang 'colours' or gang insignias
  • Logos or symbols associated with drugs or drug paraphernalia or swear words
• Tight or revealing clothing including:
  • Tops and dresses that expose the stomach or chest
  • Swimsuits or skirts or shorts shorter than mid-thigh
  • Mesh or other "see-through" clothes
  • Clothes that are excessively dirty, ripped or frayed
• Heels higher than 5 centimetres
• Any jewellery other than a plain wedding band, sleepers and studs. This means no engagement ring or any other ring with stones, and no bracelets or necklaces
• Tops or jumpers with a hood
• Hats, scarves or head coverings (excluding religious wear)
• Hair scrunchies or clips. Only single elasticated hair ties are allowed
• Watches, smart watches or activity trackers
• Bare feet.