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Defence is holding a community information session about the divestment. This is an opportunity for the community to speak with Australian Government representatives about the divestment process, transition planning and next steps.
Defence is holding a community information session about the divestment. This is an opportunity for the community to speak with Australian Government representatives about the divestment process, transition planning and next steps.
Light refreshments will be served and the session will address questions related to multiple sites in Victoria, including:
Established in the 1870s, Newland Barracks is located in the City of Geelong. The site has been in continuous use by military volunteers, Army and the Army Reserves. The historic buildings have been adaptively repurposed for multiple uses.
The site serves as an Army Reserves training and Cadets training facility.
198 Myers Street
Geelong VIC 3220
1.1 hectares
Defence is holding a community information session about the divestment. This is an opportunity for the community to speak with Australian Government representatives about the divestment process, transition planning and next steps.
Defence is holding a community information session about the divestment. This is an opportunity for the community to speak with Australian Government representatives about the divestment process, transition planning and next steps.
This site is located in Newtown, Geelong and supports Air Force Cadets training.
This site serves as an Air Force Cadets training facility.
48 Sherbourne Terrace
Geelong VIC 3220
0.60 hectares
Established in the 1860’s, overlooking the shipping lanes to Melbourne, the fort was built to defend the entrance of Port Phillip Bay. It is now a preserved heritage site used for administration, archiving, historical research and the Fort Queenscliff Museum.
The site provides administrative functions, museum and Cadet training. Government will engage with existing tenants as part of the divestment process.
1 King Street
Fort Queenscliff VIC 3225
7 hectares
This site is approximately 10 km from Melbourne central business district. Defence Site Maribyrnong was historically used for a range of explosives manufacturing, laboratory research and equipment and material testing between its establishment in 1908 and closure in 2005. This site is currently undergoing divestment.
Defence Site Maribyrnong was added to the public divestment list in 2010. This site has been vacant since 2006.
This site is located approximately 1.5 km northeast of Melbourne’s central business district. The site includes 2 buildings comprising of offices.
The site serves as office space and training facility for Army Reserves, including the University of Melbourne regiment.
65 Grattan Street
Carlton VIC 3053
0.26 hectares
This site is located on the south-west corner of Victoria Barracks Melbourne. The Clinic is a two-storey heritage building built in 1937 for repatriation outpatient care for veterans. It was converted to office space in the post-war period. This site has been vacant since 1998. It was identified as surplus to Defence requirements in 2015.
The building is currently unused.
Significant maintenance, remediation, safety and security and heritage works were completed in December 2022.