Functions Originally a part of a much larger 47 hectare area, this site was established in 1941 for the Royal Australian Engineers. This site was more recently used as a Reserve and Cadet training facility. This site was declared surplus is 2017 and is currently vacant with divestment underway.…

Functions Approximately 15 km north of Penrith, the site was previously used as a high frequency radio transmitting station from 1940. Operations gradually decreased in the late 1990s and it has been closed since 2005.  This site was declared surplus in 2024 and is currently undergoing…

Functions Strathmuir Station was acquired in 2018. In 2019, the subject site was assessed as surplus to Defence and not required to support training outcomes. The site is currently undergoing divestment. This site has been vacant since 2018. Address OgmoreQLD 4306 Size 1,966 hectares Factsheet…

Functions Stokes Hill Fuel Installation was used from the 1920s until 2014 as a bulk fuel storage facility for Royal Australian Navy operations. The site ceased to operate in 2014 and was declared surplus in 2015. This site has been vacant since 2014. The site is contaminated due to its use as a…

After days travelling the deep sapphires of the Indian Ocean, HMAS Toowoomba enters into Jakarta Bay at dawn.

When the Bondi tragedy unfolded, a Navy diver used his training to help first responders and save lives.

Lieutenant Charlotte Flower achieves a qualification she has worked towards for six years.

A former Royal Navy sailor jumps ship and becomes an Australian citizen.

A former infantry soldier helps deliver a new 600-metre marksmanship training range at Greenbank Training Area.

HMAS Warramunga medics welcome general practitioner and medical officer, Lieutenant Abby Telfer.

Australian personnel in Egypt commemorate the Battle of El Alamein and honour the Anzac legacy.

An Australian Navy sailor returns to Jakarta, where his Indonesian family see him on active service for the first time.

Functions Commissioned in 1942, HMAS Penguin is part of Navy Fleet Command. This site will be partially divested to retain the critical capability, with the exact portions to be finalised through the divestment process. This site delivers Navy clearance diver, underwater medicine and maritime…

Flight Lieutenant Patricia Brazel is awarded the Belinda McGowan Memorial Award.

Functions Warradale Barracks is located approximately 11km south of Adelaide central business district. The site contains maintenance areas, workshops, fuel store, and administration, training, logistics and distribution facilities. This site will be partially divested to retain the critical…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

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…