Not to mention the $$$$ spent on MJ's farewell at Melbourne Crown, and GD's farewell.
As for heavy maint shutdown, we needed to vacate these premises by 2009. Why? Who knows.............. It still sits there mostly un-used, with rumors of them trying to kick-start a third party budget MRO.
http://www.aviationnews.com.au/Past_.../P17(0206).pdf