House of Representatives Committees

Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

Reports, inquiries and other activities

Completed Inquiry: Inquiry into Lavarack Barracks Redevelopment Stage 2, Townsville

Report

The Committee tabled its report Lavarack Barracks Redevelopment Stage 2, Townsville in February 1999.

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Conclusions and Recommendations (PDF Format)

Table of contents of report: Lavarack Barracks Redevelopment Stage 2, Townsville

THE REFERENCE

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION

BACKGROUND

Location
Development of Lavarack Barracks
Upgrading of Other Ranks accommodation
Stage 1 redevelopment
Population
Ready deployment force
Supporting elements
Organisation
Impact of recent Defence reforms
Scales and standards for living-in accommodation
Master planning of Lavarack Barracks
Review of master plan

THE NEED AND WHAT IS PROPOSED

Basis
Establishment

LIVING-IN ACCOMMODATION

Function
Need
Acceptable standards of accommodation
Application of new standards
Mix of accommodation at Lavarack
Present establishment numbers
Proposal
Standard of fitout
New accommodation—basis of calculations
Committee's Conclusion

MESSES AND FOOD PREPARATION

Messes—Function
Need
Proposal
Function—Food preparation
Cook-chill
Benefits
Proposal
Consideration by the Committee
Commercialisation of catering
Committee's Conclusions
Committee's Recommendation

COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE

Function
Need
Proposal
Committee's Conclusion

3BASB TRANSPORT SQUADRON—SUPPORT FACILITIES

Function
Need
Location
Proposal
Committee's Conclusion

COMMON WASH FACILITY

Function
Need
Proposal

EASTERN DEPLOYMENT AND ASSEMBLY AREA

Function
Need
Proposal
Committee's Conclusions

MAJOR TRUNK ROAD

Function
Need
Proposal
Committee's Conclusion

ENGINEERING SERVICES AND LANDSCAPING

Function
Need
Proposal
Committee's Conclusion

DESIGN

Standards
Principles
Design features
Flooding
Fire Protection
Energy management and lighting
Legionella

ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

Impact clearances
Environmental management
Heritage
Environment Australia—Biodiversity Group
Impacts from construction

CONSULTATION

Local support

LOCAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKFORCE

Townsville Chamber of Commerce
Local involvement
Construction workforce

COST AND TIMING

Cost
Timings

FUTURE WORKS AT LAVARACK BARRACKS
OTHER DEFENCE WORKS AT TOWNSVILLE

Committee's Recommendation

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (PDF Format)

APPENDICES

Appendix A—Witnesses
Appendix B—Project drawings and plans

MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS

EXTRACT FROM THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

No. 13 dated 8 December 1998

PUBLIC WORKS,PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE OF WORKS—LAVARACK BARRACKS REDEVELOPMENT STAGE 2, TOWNSVILLE

Mr Slipper (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administrative Services), by leave, pursuant to notice, moved—That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for consideration and report: Lavarack Barracks Redevelopment Stage 2, Townsville.

Question—put and passed.