Indigenous company completes barracks upgrade

Key points

• A First Nations commercial construction business has completed a multi-million dollar upgrade at Gaza Ridge Army Barracks at North Bandiana in Victoria. Traditional owners marked the completion with a smoking ceremony.
• The works remediated storage facilities, adding covered storage for Army vehicles, a larger laydown area and loading ramp, an improved base road network and stronger security infrastructure.
• Defence says it has awarded more than $7 billion in contracts to Indigenous enterprises since the Indigenous Procurement Policy began in 2015.