Returned and Services League of Australia NSW (RSL) President Brigadier Vince Williams said the organisation was “appalled” by reports of plans to relocate personnel from their inner-city base at Sydney ’s Victoria Barracks, describing it as the “spiritual home of the Australian Army”.
The Federal Government’s proposed sale of 67 Defence properties across Australia forms part of a wider overhaul of its military estate, with the program expected to generate around $1.8 billion.
Defence has said relocations could begin in the fourth quarter of 2026, but would only proceed once security, workforce and operational requirements were met.
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The 1840s-established Victoria Barracks, listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List, is one of the gems in a $2 billion sale of Defence land.
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Headline as published: RSL NSW opposes rushed plan to move Army personnel from Victoria Barracks as Albanese Government weighs potential sale
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A veterans’ advocacy group has condemned reports of a rushed move to remove Australian Army personnel from a heritage military precinct, warning the barracks must not be sold.
Returned and Services League of Australia NSW (RSL) President Brigadier Vince Williams said the organisation was “appalled” by reports of plans to relocate personnel from their inner-city base at Sydney ’s Victoria Barracks, describing it as the “spiritual home of the Australian Army”.
The statement follows reports Army personnel were at first directed to leave by December 19, before Defence clarified the order had been rescinded.
The Federal Government’s proposed sale of 67 Defence properties across Australia forms part of a wider overhaul of its military estate, with the program expected to generate around $1.8 billion.
The 1840s-established Victoria Barracks, listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List, is one of the gems in a $2 billion sale of Defence land, following an audit which found the sites surplus to requirements and costly to maintain.
Defence has said relocations could begin in the fourth quarter of 2026, but would only proceed once security, workforce and operational requirements were met.
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