Australian Minister for Defence, I am pleased to announce that a project to redevelop the Naval base at HMAS Cairns, in Cairns, Queensland, has been recommended to proceed by the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Public Works and that this recommendation has been approved by Parliament.
The proposed facilities, which are budgeted at $76.3 million, will support all Navy vessels planned to be home ported at HMAS Cairns, including four new Armidale Class Patrol Boats, and other vessels currently operating in Far North Queensland.
The proposal comprises marine works, refurbishment and adaptive re-use of existing buildings, construction of new buildings, civil works, temporary facilities and minor works, services works, demolition works, and several key property acquisitions.
The redevelopment will include new medical facilities and additional fitness facilities required to support operational training and maintain general fitness, reinforcing the Government
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