Ruth Lantzke
Regional Director – Northern Territory
DHA in the Northern Territory
Agenda
• Introducing Defence Housing Australia (DHA)
• Current projects - Overview
• Future projects outlook for NT
DHA then
• DHA was established as a statutory
authority in 1988 to provide housing and
related services to ADF member and
their families
• Commenced with a portfolio of 23000
houses across Australia
• Estimated value of the portfolio was
$520 m
• Promised $750 m in funding by
Government over 10 years
DHA journey
• Embarked on a considerable capital
works, upgrade and improvement
program
• Initiated corporate planning and
strategies to:
– pursue large residential development and
construction projects with private sector
– access commercial borrowings
– establish long-term leasing arrangements
with individual and institutional investors
• In 1992 DHA became a Government
Business Enterprise
Sale and leaseback
• The Sale and Leaseback Program was launched in
1996 under the Defence Housing Authority brand.
• Each year DHA owned properties are sold to
investors through the Sale and Leaseback (SLB)
program.
• Other property investments can not usually match
the security of income provided by DHA
• Zero vacancy risk and guaranteed income for the
term of the lease.
• Housing provisioning model has been researched
and copied as ‘best practice’
• Defence forces in US, UK and Canada
• Government housing in NZ
DHA sells properties to private investors
Private investor leases property back to DHA
DHA uses property to house Defence families
The model
DHA today
• Has transformed Defence housing into a $10b+ national portfolio:
– manage over 19,000 properties Australia-wide
– manage almost 13,000 properties on behalf of private investors
– provide modern, liveable dwellings (average age = 9 years)
– have adequate private funding to maintain dwellings at the highest standards
• Is a high performing, full tax paying Government Business Enterprise
• Provides significant shareholder returns, with revenues generated
through our proven private capital raising program
• Is now also an award-winning and sustainable residential developer,
with $1.3b worth of developments underway and a further $1b+ in the
pipeline
Defence in the Northern Territory
• 10% of the ADF is located in the
NT
– Darwin
– Katherine
– Alice Springs
– Nhulunbuy
• ADF personnel and families
– 6% NT Population
– 9% Darwin Population
– 20% Katherine Population
DHA today in the Northern Territory
• Portfolio:
– manage over 2000 properties in Northern Territory
• Recent/Current Projects:
– Lyons Development
– Larrakeyah Re-development & Upgrades
– Breezes Muirhead Development
– Katherine Constructions & Upgrades
– Tindal Constructions & Upgrades
– Alice Springs Constructions & Upgrades
– Nhulunbuy Upgrades
Lyons Development
• Size - 77 ha
• Completion - 2011
• Project Cost - $175m
• Total Dwellings – 700
– DHA Housing – 346
– Retail Housing -
354
Larrakeyah Redevelopment
• Size - 7 ha
• Dwellings – 97
• Completion - 2012
• Project Cost - $63.8 m
All of the homes were built to a minimum six star Energy Efficiency Rating and designed specifically for the
tropical environment. They feature cross-flow ventilation, open-plan design, decks, pergolas and elevation.
Larrakeyah Upgrades
• Dwellings – 48
• Estimated Completion - 2015
• Project Cost - $25 m
All of the homes were built to a minimum six star Energy Efficiency Rating and designed specifically for the
tropical environment. They feature cross-flow ventilation, open-plan design, decks, pergolas and elevation.
Tindal Upgrades
• Dwellings – 193
• Completion – 2015
• Project Cost - $73 m
Tindal Constructions
• Size – 17 ha
• Dwellings – 50
• Completion - 2016
• Project Cost - $89.4m
All of the homes were built to a minimum six star Energy Efficiency Rating and designed specifically for the
tropical environment. They feature cross-flow ventilation, open-plan design, decks, pergolas and elevation.
Muirhead Development
• Size - 150 ha
• Completion - 2017
• Project Cost - $400m
• Dwellings – 1200 – DHA Housing – 330
– Retail Housing - 870
All of the homes were built to a minimum six star Energy Efficiency Rating and designed specifically for the
tropical environment. They feature cross-flow ventilation, open-plan design, decks, pergolas and elevation.
About the ‘Breezes’ Muirhead
All of the homes were built to a minimum six star Energy Efficiency Rating and designed specifically for the
tropical environment. They feature cross-flow ventilation, open-plan design, decks, pergolas and elevation.
Awards
• Excellence Award for Housing from the Planning Institute of Australia
• Merit Award for Urban Design from the Urban Development Institute of
Australia
About the ‘Breezes’ Muirhead
All of the homes were built to a minimum six star Energy Efficiency Rating and designed specifically for the
tropical environment. They feature cross-flow ventilation, open-plan design, decks, pergolas and elevation.
DHA Future Projects….
• Development Projects:
– 2CRU
– Defence Stock
• DHA will continue a $300m program to upgrade and replace Defence-
owned housing on-base and off-base
• Northern Territory program (next 5 years):
**Numbers may vary due development approval processes and agreements**
Dwelling Constructions
Acquisition Retail Lot Delivery Surplus Housing
470 100 1500 570
RAAF Base Darwin
Size – 8.7 ha
Dwellings – 80
Completion - 2016
Project Cost - $53.36 m
2CRU
Darwin Hospital
Lyons
Muirhead
• Size – 49 ha
• Dwellings – 450
– 135 DHA lots
– 315 Retail lots
Continue to grow and develop the
Muirhead site and lot design
concept with the added
advantage of a ‘seaside’ suburb.
Summary
DHA are a major contributor to building the Territory
• Land release to reduce housing supply issues
• Drive environmentally sustainable and cost effective housing
• Economic stimulus for NT development and construction industry
Any questions?
