ENVIRONMENT group Save Westernport has appeared as the first witness at a Senate Estimates Hearing held at the Queenscliff Town Hall last week (24 August) into the planned disposal of Defence estate assets, including land at HMAS Cerberus. The hearing was held as it emerged a firm currently banned from government contracts is the “Strategic Industry Partner” for the divestment process. The planned “partial divestment” of HMAS Cerberus was announced by Defence Minister Richard Marles on Wednesday 4 February as part of a massive sale of 35,000 hectares of defence real estate – including some of the nation’s most historic…
Wednesday, September 2
