CANBERRA, ACT, May 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
The Albanese Federal Government and Rockliff State Government will work together to redevelop and transform Tasmania's Dowsing Point to provide more housing, open space and community infrastructure.
The 31-hectare site, which currently houses the Derwent Barracks, has been identified for divestment as part of the Australian Government's response to the independent Defence Estate Audit.
The Albanese and Rockliff Governments are committed to the redevelopment of the site, recognising its potential to deliver significant new housing supply in the greater Hobart region.
Early planning indicates the site could support up to 1,000 new homes, alongside...