Victoria Barracks stays in public hands after government reverses sale
Government reversed its plan to sell the barracks amid public outcry.
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Public outcry blocked the sale, but the barracks' long-term future and use remain unclear.
In Australia. Sydney keeps its oldest active military site in public hands, but how it will be used and managed is still to be decided.
Key facts
- 13 hectares
- Site size
- $3 billion
- Real estate target
- 1848
- Continuous operation since
- 100+ people
- Thursday tour attendance
- Sydney's Victoria Barracks will remain government-owned after the prime minister stopped the sale of this heritage site.
- Defence had planned to sell the 13-hectare site to raise money.
- The goal was a $3 billion real estate clearout.
- Most military staff are moving to a secure facility in the CBD before Christmas.
- Ownership shifts from Defence to the Department of Finance.
- That department will decide the site's future.
- Public access questions remain unsolved.
- Critics warn the government could eventually lease the land to commercial groups.
