Public Works Committee to visit East Sale (Vic) and Lucas Heights (NSW)
Parliament of Australia
This week, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (the Committee) will visit East Sale, Victoria and Lucas Heights, New South Wales to conduct a series of site inspections and public hearings into two of its current inquiries:
- Department of Defence—Facilities to Support Air Mission Training System Project.
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation—Campus Utilities Building Project, Lucas Heights.
The Department of Defence is proposing to construct a new Air Mission Training School, a new 35-person Living-In Accommodation block and refurbish the existing School of Air Traffic Control at RAAF Base East Sale (Vic) to support the Future Air Mission Training System. The estimated cost of the proposed works is $130.8 million (excluding GST).
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is proposing to replace three existing Low-Voltage back-up power networks with a new centralised Campus Utilities Building with High-Voltage back-up power network at its campus in Lucas Heights. The estimated cost of the proposed works is $31.02 million (excluding GST).
The Committee will conduct site inspections of RAAF Base East Sale and ANSTO Lucas Heights campus, receive private briefings, and conduct public hearings to examine officials from the Department of Defence and the ANSTO regarding their proposed works.
Interested members of the public are encouraged to listen in to the public hearing via the APH website or attend the hearing in person at the location listed below.
Department of Defence—Facilities to Support Air Mission Training System Project
Date: Wednesday, 25 August 2026
Time: 9:00 am–9:40 am
Location: Wellington Centre, Wellington Room (Council Chambers), 70 Foster Street, Sale VIC 3850
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation—Campus Utilities Building Project, Lucas Heights
Date: Thursday, 26 August 2026
Time: 1:00 pm–1:40 pm
Location: ANZAC Oval Youth & Recreation Centre, 111R Anzac Avenue, Engadine, NSW 2233
The hearings will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live
Please note: the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works is not involved in the tendering process, awarding of contracts or details of the proposed works. Enquiries on these matters should be directed to the relevant Commonwealth entities.
Media inquiries
Mr Tony Zappia MP, Chair of Standing Committee on Public Works
(08) 8265 3100
For background information
Committee secretariat
02 6277 4636
[email protected]
For more information about this Committee, you can visit its www.aph.gov.au/pwc. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.
