ArMy PreSence in South AuStrAliA - Defence SA

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Australian light horsemen of the Australian Imperial Force riding Waler horses and typical of those who fought at the ‘Battle of Beersheba’ in Palestine on 31 October 1917.
ChAPTer 3: InFLuenCeS Considerations 42. There are a number of key considerations which have the potential to influence Army presence in South Australia, and are the ‘lens’ through which the Study examines future opportunities. 2009 defence white Paper 43. The strategic outlook for ADF basing is drawn from the 2009 Defence White Paper which aims to achieve fewer and larger bases 8 . This is discussed in detail in Chapter 4. This approach essentially seeks to generate operational benefits and cost savings for Defence through achieving economies of scale. Defence has therefore been pursuing options to reduce its estate and consolidate more elements at fewer sites. 44. Under this approach there could be closures of single-unit bases of relevance to South Australia. In particular the bases at Woodside, South Australia (16th Air Land Regiment) and Cabarlah, Queensland (7th Signals (EW) Regiment) are candidates for closure in the short to medium term, particularly as they will eventually require significant infrastructure upgrades. 45. Increasingly this will require joint basing solutions where two or more ADF Services and other Defence establishments are co-located. This has already been realised at the EDP. 2012 AdF Posture review 46. On 22 June 2011, the Minister for Defence announced that the Government will undertake a review to assess whether the ADF is correctly positioned geographically to meet Australia’s present and future strategic and security challenges. 47. The ADF Posture Review is being undertaken by the Department of Defence and overseen by an expert panel made up of two national security specialists and ex-Secretaries of Defence: Dr Allan Hawke and Mr Ric Smith. Their recommendations will help provide a strategic context for the next Defence White Paper scheduled for the first quarter of 2014. 48. The Review addresses the range of present and emerging global, regional and national strategic and security factors which require careful consideration for the future, including: • the rise of the Asia-Pacific as a region of global strategic significance, • the rise of the Indian Ocean rim as a region of global strategic significance, • the growth of military power projection capabilities of countries in the Asia Pacific, • the growing need for the provision of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief following extreme events in the Asia Pacific region, and • energy security and security issues associated with expanding offshore resource exploitation in our North West and Northern approaches. 49. The Review will build on the strategic and capability judgements contained in the Defence White Paper 2009 and be informed by the work currently underway in relation to base consolidation through which Defence is assessing basing requirements and developing options for changes to Defence’s estate over the next 25 years. Army Presence in South Australia Maintaining the Momentum 26
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