Leases and sales
This page provides a summary of sales and leasing for the recent financial year quarter (three months). It also outlines the notification requirements under the Community Engagement Strategy.
View the summary.
Leasing Crown land
A lease of Crown land enables exclusive use over a particular piece of land for a specified term and purpose. Generally, leases are sought over Crown land where longer-term security of tenure is an important factor to the user of the land. Find out more about leasing Crown land.
Under the Community Engagement Strategy:
- leases are notified on this website (as a minimum)
- some leases also require additional engagement with the community.
View the current lease notifications.
Sale of Crown land
A sale of Crown land takes place after it is assessed to ensure that it is not required for community benefit, government use or state strategic purposes. Justification for a sale and consultation appropriate to the circumstances must be undertaken. Find out more about the sale of Crown land.
Under the Community Engagement Strategy:
- proposed sales are notified on this website (as a minimum) and a public submissions process is held before a decision is made
- some sales also require additional engagement
View the current sale notifications.
Direct negotiation for leases or sales
All requests for directly negotiated leases or sales undergo rigorous assessment on a case-by-case basis. Approval is only granted where legislation, policy and assessment support the request.
Any negotiation method for leasing or sale of Crown land considers the intent of the department's Direct negotiations policy for the sale or lease of Crown land.
Summary of sales and leasing
Below is a summary of sales and leasing for the recent financial year quarter (three months). This details those sales and leases executed in the Central and Eastern divisions of the state by the Crown lands division of the Department of Industry. It does not include those sales and leases that are issued by Crown land managers.
Lease summary - Number and Type of Executed Leases 2020/2021
| Commercial | Lease type (ie. Direct negotiation or competitive) | Community | Lease type (ie. Direct negotiation or competitive) | |
| July | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| August | 3 | DN | 1 | DN |
| September | 0 | - | 1 | DN |
| October | 1 | DN | 0 | - |
| November | 0 | - | 1 | DN |
| December | 0 | - | 1 | DN |
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| Total Year to date | 4 | 4 |
View the current proposed and completed sales and leases notifications.
Financial year 2019-2020: Summary sales and leasing
Sales summary
| Total Number | Total Value | Sale Type | |
| July | 0 | $0 | |
| August | 0 | $0 | |
| September | 0 | $0 | |
| October | 1 | $49,500 | Public competition |
| November | 0 | $0 | |
| December | 0 | $0 | |
| January | 0 | $0 | |
| February | 0 | $0 | |
| March | 0 | $0 | |
| April | 0 | $0 | |
| May | 1 | $3,300,000 | Direct negotiation |
| June | 0 | $0 |
Lease summary - Number and Type of Executed Leases 2019/2020
| Commercial | Lease type (ie. Direct negotiation or competitive) | Community | Lease type (ie. Direct negotiation or competitive) | |
| July | 1 | Direct | 0 | |
| August | 3 | Direct | 0 | |
| September | 0 | 2 | Direct | |
| October | 0 | 0 | ||
| November | 0 | 1 | Direct | |
| December | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| January | 1 | Direct | 0 | |
| February | 0 | 0 | ||
| March | 0 | 0 | ||
| April | 2 | Direct | 0 | |
| May | 0 | 0 | ||
| June | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total Year to date | 8 | 3 |
Financial year 2018–19: Summary sales and leasing
Sales summary
| Total Number | Total Value | Sale Type | |
| July | 0 | $0 | |
| August | 6 | $1,749,785.40 | 4 Direct negotiation, 2 Public competition |
| September | 3 | $194,750.00 | 1 Direct negotiation, 2 Public competition |
| October | 0 | $0 | |
| November | 0 | $0 | |
| December | 0 | $0 | |
| January | 0 | $0 | |
| February | 0 | $0 | |
| March | 0 | $0 | |
| April | 0 | $0 | |
| May | 0 | $0 | |
| June | 0 | $0 |
Lease summary - Number and Type of Executed Leases
| Commercial Number | Lease Type | Community Number | Lease Type | |
| July | 0 | 0 | ||
| August | 0 | 0 | ||
| September | 2 | Direct | 0 | |
| October | 0 | 0 | ||
| November | 1 | Direct | 0 | |
| December | 2 | Direct | 0 | |
| January | 1 | Competitive | 0 | |
| February | 0 | 0 | ||
| March | 0 | 1 | Direct | |
| April | 0 | 0 | ||
| May | 0 | 0 | ||
| June | 0 | 0 |
Financial year 2017–18: Summary sales and leasing
Sales summary
| Total Number | Total Value | Sale Type | |
| July | 1 | $1,525,000 | 1 Market |
| August | 3 | $305,000 | 2 Market sale, 1 Direct Negotiation |
| September | 4 | $437,500 | 3 Market sale, 1 Direct Negotiation |
| October | 1 | $17,325 | 1 Direct negotiation |
| November | 3 | $110,600 | 1 Market sale, 2 Direct Negotiation |
| December | 2 | $1,657,000 | 1 Market sale, 1 Direct Negotiation |
| January | 1 | $356,620 | 1 Market |
| February | 3 | $3,355,500 | 3 Direct Negotiation |
| March | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| April | 3 | $177,000 | 2 Market sale, 1 Direct Negotiation |
| May | 3 | $155,000 | 1 Market sale, 2 Direct Negotiation |
| June | 1 | $120,000 | 1 Market sale |
Lease summary
| FY 2017–18 | Leases | |||
| Commercial Number | Lease Type | Community Number | Lease Type | |
| July | 1 | 1 Direct Negotiation | 0 | |
| August | 1 | 1 Direct Negotiation | 0 | |
| September | 0 | 0 | ||
| October | 0 | 0 | ||
| November | 0 | 0 | ||
| December | 0 | 1 | 1 Direct Negotiation | |
| January | 0 | 0 | ||
| February | 0 | 0 | ||
| March | 0 | 0 | ||
| April | 0 | 0 | ||
| May | 4 | 4 Direct Negotiations | 0 | |
| June | 5 | 5 Direct Negotiations | 0 | |