A passion to help young prisoners has been a driving force for Brooklyn resident Anne Hooker for more than 23 years.
Awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia, she has worked as a youth development officer at Truganina’s Port Phillip Prison since 1999 and has been the supervisor of the youth unit since 2005.
Ms Hooker’s experience in the corrective services also included her work as a community corrections officer with Corrections Victoria from 1979 to 1999 and a Community Corrections centre manager and senior community corrections officer.
She was also the president of the Churchill Fellows Association of Victoria from 2017 to 2019 and is a current member.
