Defence Properties

Senator Evans asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 17 November 2004:

With reference to page 96 of the 2004-05 Defence Portfolio Budget Statements, which indicates that the Government has agreed on a schedule of surplus properties to be offered for sale in the 2004-05 financial year, and that on current valuations these sales will reap an estimated $164.5 million in revenue: Can a list be provided of all properties that the Government has agreed will be offered for sale during the 2004-05 financial year including: (a) the property name and/or address; (b) the type of property (vacant/buildings); (c) the size of the property; and (d) the type of sale (auction, request for proposal, advertised price).

Senator Hill - The answers to the honourable senator's questions are as follows:

1. , b. and c. Properties scheduled to be sold in 2004-05 include:

Description/Location	State	Type of property	Area (ha) Approx
Former Stores Depot, Lloyds Road, Bathurst	NSW	Land and buildings	32
Former Stores Depot, Spurway Street, Ermington (Rydalmere) (Part only)	NSW	Vacant land	5
Former rail siding, Carrington/High Streets, Jennings	NSW	Land and rail infrastructure	5
Housing blocks, Finlay Avenue, Lithgow	NSW	Vacant land	0.2
Former office accommodation, Anzac Road, Moorebank	NSW	Land and buildings	1
Former Rifle Range, Popplewell Road, Stockton	NSW	Land and infrastructure	111
Former Army Signals Depot, French Street, Werrington (Kingswood)	NSW	Vacant land	22
Houses, Bloomfield Street, Alice Springs	NT	Land and buildings	1
Part only, Bagot Road, Darwin	NT	Land (for road widening)	0.3
Part only, Damascus Barracks, Sugar Mill Road, Meeandah	QLD	Land and Buildings	29
Former Battalion Base, Corner Alma, Cambridge and Archer Streets, Rockhampton	QLD	Land and buildings	1
Former administration centre, 1 Ronan Street, Townsville	QLD	Land and buildings	0.2
Former Sanananda Barracks, Ipswich Road, Boundary Road, Wacol	QLD	Land and buildings	107
Former Driver Training Area, Wacol Station Road, Wacol	QLD	Land and infrastructure	138
Former married quarters, Woodlawn and Newinba Streets, Wallangarra	QLD	Land and buildings	32
Former Defence Science and Technology Organisation land, West Avenue, Salisbury	SA	Land and buildings	506
Part only, Konanda Road, Elizabeth North	SA	Land (for drainage works)	2
Broodseinde Barracks, Sturt/Russell Streets, Ballarat	VIC	Land and buildings	5
Part only, Maygar Barracks, Camp Road, Broadmeadows	VIC	Land and buildings	25
Former Training Depot, Lonsdale St, Dandenong	VIC	Land and buildings	0.3
Former rail siding, Robinson Road, Deer Park	VIC	Vacant land	5
Defence Site Maribyrnong, Raleigh Road, Maribyrnong	VIC	Land and buildings	130
Building 128, 153 Raleigh Road, Maribyrnong	VIC	Land and buildings	1
Former Air Weapons Range, Ballan Road, Werribee	VIC	Vacant land	243
Bandiana, Pearce Street, Bakers Parade, Silky Oak Avenue, Thomas Mitchell Drive, Wodonga	VIC	Vacant land	162
Former Oil Fuel Installation, Knutsford Street, Fremantle	WA	Land and buildings	6

4. The type of sale will vary depending on the nature of individual properties. Typical methods of disposal include Tender, Auction and Private Treaty. All surplus property will be disposed of in accordance with the Commonwealth Property Disposal Policy.

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