Financial Amounts Paid By The Department On Grounds Maintenance For The Detector Dog Units, Container Examination Facilities, Staff Houses, Offices And Specialist Facilities Managed Under The Whole…

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Home Affairs disclosed four years of grounds maintenance expenditure for facilities managed under the Whole of Australian Government Property Service Provider Arrangement. Total annual costs ranged from $560,326 (2022-23) to $783,539 (2023-24), declining to $687,100 in 2024-25. Staff Housing consistently represented the largest expense category, ranging from $268,012 to $429,236 annually. Detector Dog Units (DDU) and Container Examination Facilities (CEF)—key border security infrastructure—together accounted for approximately 10-15% of total costs. DDU spending doubled from $86,623 in 2021-22 to $180,045 in 2023-24 before declining to $154,957 in 2024-25, while CEF costs rose gradually from $47,808 to $62,112. Office maintenance costs declined significantly over