By end-2016 a workforce of 1500 contractor staff will be working on infrastructure projects at the air base to accommodate and provide services for the rapid expansion of air power capability underway at RAAF Base Amberley.“Over the next four years the projects planned total is just on one billion dollars.” One of the first projects to commence will provide construction of facilities for the Australian Army’s 17th Construction Squadron’s move to Amberley next year, with its 200 soldiers. “Another major project is to provide facilities for the squadron of ten C-27J Spartan aircraft, replacing the Caribou aircraft, bringing around 300 RAAF personnel onto the base, requiring similar facilities to those for the eight C-17s with 36 Squadron,” Mr Clarke said.
Ref: QLD Lifestyle https://www.lifestyleqld.com.au/billion-dollar-expansion-at-raaf-amberley/