Goulburn Jail has a new Governor

Wayne Taylor started at the jail in June and is getting to know the local community outside the prison walls.

Mr Taylor has been in Corrective Services for 29 years, starting in 1990 at Parramatta Correctional Centre.

He has worked at various correctional centres across the state including Silverwater Women's, the MRRC at Silverwater and Cessnock and was recently part of the Prison Bed Capacity Program.

For the last three years he has been working in the CSNSW Infrastructure Branch in Sydney.

In taking up the role, Mr Taylor said his focus is to ensure safe and secure operations at the jail.

"I am pleased with my appointment to lead one of the highest risk correctional centres in the state," he said.

"The previous Governor Larry Bolger was here for six years and that is a long time to be in one role in Corrective Services because the department tends to move us every three years or so.

"I am proud of the good management team here and my main task is to ensure I run a safe, secure establishment and to ensure that staff feel connected to the objectives of the centre."

He discussed the benchmarking of jobs at the jail, which began on August 5, with new rosters for staff.

"It is being implemented over 12 months," he said.

"It is statewide and staff and management are working together well to ensure the operations continue smoothly.

"I would like to thank staff for being involved and participating in the process."

There is a lot of refurbishment going on at the jail, including the refurbishment of original Supermax.

"This is to enhance its capacity and ensure CSNSW can manage the most dangerous prisoners in the state securely and safely," he said.

"This project is putting $2.2m back into the local economy and employing 20 plus local contractors.

"It is also using 21,000 hours of inmate labour under supervision. They are doing menial tasks and clearout work. They are minimum security supervised inmates under supervision."

Mr Taylor said he had felt welcomed by the Goulburn community.

"I feel I have been welcomed, especially through the staff, the Chamber of Commerce, Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman, The Southern Highlands Retired Police Association and the wider justice presence in the city," he said.

He said a Community Consultation Committee was reconnecting with the community through quarterly meetings.