The Albanese Government is continuing to invest in updates for Australia\u2019s Defence estate with the unveiling of the McGee Building at Anglesea Barracks in Hobart, which will accommodate Defence\u2019s customer service hotline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new $20.8 million building offers contemporary facilities with flexible office spaces for approximately 50 Defence personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The design of the McGee Building integrates modern working accommodation without detracting from the significant cultural heritage of Anglesea Barracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The facility commemorates Sergeant Lewis McGee (1888-1917), a proud Tasmanian who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on Broodseinde Ridge in the First World War, during the Ypres offensive in Belgium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Armed with only a revolver, Sergeant McGee single-handedly captured an enemy machine gun position, and led a bombing party to capture a second enemy machine gun post. Sergeant McGee was killed a week later at Passchendaele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The McGee Building has been delivered as part of the Anglesea Barracks Mid-Term Refresh Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assistant Minister for Defence, Peter Khalil:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re continuing to invest in Australia\u2019s Defence estate and infrastructure so sites like Anglesea Barracks meet the operational and capability requirements we need now and in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe completion of the McGee Building delivers a solid foundation for the modernisation of Defence\u2019s essential customer service network in Tasmania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s also great to see the exceptional bravery demonstrated by Sergeant McGee honoured through the naming of this facility. His memory will serve as a reminder of his courage and sacrifice in service to our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Senator for Tasmania, Richard Dowling:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Australian Defence Force shares a long and rich history with the Hobart community, and today\u2019s opening ceremony is recognition of that history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis $20.8m investment into new facilities at Hobart\u2019s Anglesea Barracks has boosted the local construction industry and related small businesses, and will generate additional ongoing employment at the Barracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is the completion of the first phase of Defence site upgrades in Tasmania, with further refurbishment and construction to occur in Launceston.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Albanese Government is continuing to invest in updates for Australia\u2019s Defence estate with the unveiling of the McGee Building at Anglesea Barracks in Hobart, which will accommodate Defence\u2019s customer service hotline. The new $20.8 million building offers contemporary facilities with flexible office spaces for approximately 50 Defence personnel. The design of the McGee Building integrates … Continue reading “Hotline Centre powers up at Anglesea Barracks”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34821,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34820\/revisions\/34821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}