Hotline Centre powers up at Anglesea Barracks
The Albanese Government is continuing to invest in updates for Australia’s Defence estate with the unveiling of the McGee Building at Anglesea Barracks in Hobart, which will accommodate Defence’s 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 modern working accommodation without detracting from the significant cultural heritage of Anglesea Barracks.
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.
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.
The McGee Building has been delivered as part of the Anglesea Barracks Mid-Term Refresh Project.
Source: Defence Press Release