The Surry Hills Children’s Court site has undergone a $30m redevelopment, to replace the Bidura Children’s Court building at Glebe, which closed permanently in 2017. Designed by prominent government architect Walter Liberty Vernon, the federation-style historic facade was preserved in the renovation which was carried out in consultation with heritage authorities.

The design was an adaptive re-use of the original 1911 Children’s Court building into a modern court for young people. Surry Hills Children’s Court is a four courtrooms complex, with audio visual link facilities, a private room for witnesses to give evidence via closed-circuit cameras, alternative dispute resolution facilities, a holding cell complex, interview rooms for the legal profession and rooms for support agencies. It encompasses both Care matters and children’s criminal matters. Photos of the refurbishment can be seen here. Surry Hills, a suburb of Sydney, is accessible by Car, Train and Bus.