Functions A golf club was established in 1913 on the western side of Swan Island for recreational purposes and has continued to be used for this purpose. Licensed to the Queenscliff Golf Club, this course operates 7 days per week. This site is operated as a public golf course. Government will…

Functions Randwick Barracks is located in a residential area 7km south-east of Sydney's central business district. Established in 1891, the site was previously used for a rifle range and naval stores. The estate audit recommended the partial divestment of this site as it is vacant land since 1990.…

Function RAAF Williams – Laverton was established in 1925. Headquarters Air Force Training Group, the ADF School of Languages and the Defence International Training Centre is located at the site. This site will be partially divested to retain the critical capability, with the exact portions to be…

Functions This parcel of land identified for partial divestment is currently licenced to the Canungra Golf Club for a 9-hole golf course. The land for partial divestment has been in use as a golf course since the 1970s. This site is operated as a public golf course through a licence agreement with…

Functions Situated just over an hour from Melbourne, the partial divestment consists of a parcel of land at HMAS Cerberus, including the publicly accessible golf course, licenced to the Cerberus Golf Club.  This section of the site provides a golf course and vacant land. Government will engage…

Functions Defence Establishment Berrimah was established in 1939 as the Naval Wireless Telegraph Station Coonawarra. The partial divestment of this site recommended in the Estate Audit covers the part of the site that has been vacant since the sites establishment. The area of the site identified…

Functions This small arms range supports Cairns-based Army Reserves and wider regional units. This site is used for small arms weapons training. Address Rifle Range RoadWangetti QLD 4877 Size 260 hectares Factsheet Wangetti Rifle…

Functions Training Ship Argonaut is a leased facility used for Australian Navy Cadets parading and training. This site serves as a Navy Cadet training facility. Address Community Sports PrecinctTully StreetSt Helens TAS 7216 Size 0.08 hectares Occupants Cadets: 10–50 People are and will remain…

Functions This small arms rifle range is a leased site that supports Mount Isa based Army Reserves. This site is used for small arms weapons training. Government will engage with existing tenants as part of the divestment process. Address Barkly HighwayMount Isa QLD 4825 Size 340 hectares Factsheet…

Functions Training Ship Tamar is a leased facility used for Australian Navy Cadets parading and training. This site serves as a Navy Cadet training facility. Address 17 Home Point ParadeLaunceston TAS 7250 Size 0.05 hectares Occupants Cadets: 10–50 People are and will remain Defence's most…

Functions This leased small arms range supports Australian Defence Force units. It is a small arms training range. Address 231 Cinders RoadKarratha WA 6714   Size 158 hectares Factsheet Karratha / Dampier Rifle Range estate…

Functions Training Ship Derwent is a leased facility used for Australian Navy Cadets parading and training. This site serves as a Navy Cadet training facility. Address 40 Tasman HighwayHobart TAS 7000 Size 0.32 hectares Occupants Cadets: 10–50. People are and will remain Defence's most important…

Functions Training Ship York is a leased facility used for Australian Navy Cadets parading and training. This site serves as a Navy Cadet training facility. Address 57-73 Friend StreetGeorge Town TAS 7253 Size 0.31 hectares Occupants Cadets: 10–50. People are and will remain Defence's most…

Functions Training Ship Barwon is a leased site which supports Australian Navy Cadet parading and training activities. The site serves as a Navy Cadet training facility. Address 86 Western Foreshore RoadGeelong VIC 3220 Size 0.07 hectares Occupants Cadets: 10–50 People are and will remain Defence…

Functions Training Ship Sheean (formerly Mersey) is a leased facility used for Australian Navy Cadets parading and training. This site serves as a Navy Cadet training facility. Address 66 River RoadDevonport TAS 7310 Size 0.97 hectares Occupants Cadets: 10–50 People are and will remain Defence’s…

Functions This leased small arms range and close training area supports Western Australia-based Army Reserve units. The site is used as a small arms training range. Address 28 Hutton RoadLudlow WA 6280 Size 148 hectares Factsheet…

Functions Training Ship Emu is a leased facility used for Australian Navy Cadets parading and training. This site serves as a Navy Cadet training facility. Address Bass HighwayWivenhoe TAS 7216 Size 0.45 hectares Occupants Cadets: 10–50 People are and will remain Defence's most important capability…

Functions Bridgewater Training Depot is a leased site that supports the training and parading activities of Australian Army Cadets. This site serves as an Army Cadet training facility. Address 82 Cowle RoadBridgewater TAS 7030 Size 0.06 hectares Occupants Cadets: 10–50 People are and will remain…

Functions Located 200m from Arcadia Village, the site was previously leased to Defence Holidays North Queensland for holiday accommodation. The apartments have been vacant since 2016, with divestment finalised in 2025. This site was divested in 2025, and was a former holiday apartment site for…

Functions Situated in the heritage suburb of Haberfield, recognised as Australia’s first garden suburb, the site was vacated by Defence in the 1990s. Remediation was undertaken in 2003 and the site has since been divested to support a 22-lot subdivision for residential use. This site was divested…

Functions Located in a commercial/industrial area approximately 8km from Townsville central business district, the site consists predominantly of a large warehouse and associated office space. It was leased to the Endeavour Foundation from 1977. The site was divested in 2024. Address 89-93…

Functions The Pittwater Dive Annex supports diving training at HMAS Penguin. This site will be retained as it hosts a critical capability that cannot be easily relocated. Address 172 Hudson ParadeClareville NSW 2107 Size 0.32 hectares Factsheet…

Functions This small arms range supports Cairns-based Army Reserves and wider regional units. This site is used for small arms weapons training. Government will engage with existing tenants as part of the divestment process. Address Rifle Range RoadAtherton QLD 4883 Size 124 hectares Factsheet…

Two Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac Class frigates have sailed from Fleet Base West in Western Australia as part of the Australian Defence Force’s Regional Presence Deployment program. HMA Ships Toowoomba and Warramunga will conduct exercises and engagements in South, Southeast and East Asia in…

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About the base Puckapunyal Military Area (PMA) was first used as a mobilisation and training area during World War 1. By 1939, the area was formally established as Puckapunyal Camp, and military activity in the area commenced in the early 1940s. The camp's name was derived from the name of a large…

Signaller Wikitoria Kirkby goes from farm life to being named Army's signaller of the year.