The list includes agricultural land,former police stations,former plantations and other vacant sites. But disused schools,mostly located in regional Victoria,account for about a quarter of the properties.
The Victorian opposition described plans to offload the public land as the “sale of the century” and called on the government to explain why the properties should be sold.
Some of the former schools are located in areas such as Geelong,Bendigo and Castlemaine that are experiencing increased demand for residential property as many Melburniansleave the city to build new lives in regional locations.
There are at least five disused schools in and around Bendigo that are being prepared for sale,three in Colac Otway Shire and two each in the Geelong region and Mount Alexander Shire.
Some Melbourne properties are also set to go under the hammer.
RMIT Centre for Urban Research’s Ian McShane said the land listed may be needed in years to come for schools or other community resources,including health centres.
“If they’re sold into private markets they wouldn’t be available,” he said.