Australian Marine Complex
The Australian Marine Complex is a marine industry precinct located at Henderson, Western Australia, south of the Perth central business district. It is located on Cockburn Sound.
Overview
The complex was established in 2003 when the Common User Facility, owned by the Western Australian Government, commenced operations. It is home to approximately 150 businesses in five designated zones. The facility is operated by Western Australian's state government-owned property developer DevelopmentWA and AMC Management Pty Ltd.The complex is divided into shipbuilding, technology, support industry, fabrication and recreational boating precincts.
The recreational boating precinct, at the northern end of the complex, consists of the Jervoise Bay boat harbour. The fabrication precinct is located at the southern end of the complex, while the shipbuilding precinct is located along the coast between the two. The technology and support precincts are located inland, to the east. The shipbuilding precinct serves as a maintenance facility for the Royal Australian Navy's s and s, being located across Cockburn Sound from on Garden Island.
Major tenants of the facility include Austal, BAE Systems Australia and Civmec.
In 2010, the floating dock Yargan commenced operations at the Australian Marine Complex, being the Noongar word for. The dock is capable of lifting up to from the water and to transfer up to from water to land. The dock's initial purpose was to serve as a maintenance facility for the Collins class submarines.
In March 2022, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison announced a investment to establish a large vessel dry dock at the Australian Marine Complex. Construction of the facility was scheduled to start in 2023. After being paused for review by the new Albanese ministry, in September 2025 it was confirmed the upgrade would proceed as part of the AUKUS project.
Anzac Mid-Life Capability Assurance Program
The Anzac-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy currently undergo their Mid-Life Capability Assurance Program at the Australian Marine Complex, with being the first of the eight ships was the second ship to complete this program, returning to service in 2020, the third and the fourth to complete this service.,, and are undergoing their upgrade and are scheduled to finish in this order. is yet to undergo the process.
The upgrade is being carried out by the Warship Asset Management Agreement Alliance, an alliance of the Commonwealth of Australia, BAE Systems, SAAB Australia and Naval Ship Management Australia.