The 1000-bed quarantine facility cost taxpayers more than $220 million in set-up and running costs last year, but only about 730 people ever stayed there.
abc.net.au/news/wellcamp-quarantine-facility-lease-not-renewed-qld-government/102038822The Queensland Government will not renew the lease of the Wellcamp quarantine facility on the Darling Downs when it expires next month.
A spokesperson for Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the facility's location meant "that other uses … are not straightforward". "The facility remains available until the end of the current lease and following that, its future use will be determined by Wagner Corporation." The 1000-bed facility opened in early 2022 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and cost taxpayers more than $220 million in set-up and running costs.The quarantine facility was mothballed late last year.Wagner Corporation chairman John Wagner said the quarantine facility would now be used to house agriculture sector workers.
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