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TANKS: Peter Worsteling with one of the Leopard tanks that will soon be delivered around Australia
Posted by Tony Whiting in Albury Wodonga News on 31 May 2010 at 12:38 am

By BLAIR THOMSON

WORK to decommission 29 Leopard tanks that will be delivered to RSL clubs around Australia has begun at Bandiana. Eight staff of the Joint Logistics
Unit Victoria at Wadsworth Barracks are stripping the 42-tonne tanks, rendering them safe, and rebuilding them at a cost of $11,000 each.
They are scheduled to be transported to the RSL clubs later this year at an additional cost of $22,000 per machine.
Rutherglen RSL has been selected to receive one of the tanks, but requires approval from Indigo Shire Council before it can be delivered.
A source within the RSL, who asked not to be named, is hopeful the council will approve the plans.
“We’re keen to have it in the community and we’re just awaiting confi rmation from Indigo Shire to go ahead,” he said.
“It would be great if it goes ahead, it’s really no cost to anyone because the army is paying for it … I’d be pretty disappointed if it didn’t go ahead.”
Bandiana has about 100 of the Leopard tanks which are mostly stored under tarps after the fleet was retired from use in 2007 and replaced with Abrams tanks.
Defence Material Minister Greg Combet said people would enjoy seeing the tanks, which were promised under the previous government, at the RSL clubs.
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