Cowley Beach Training Area

Cowley Beach Training Area
Cowley Beach Training Area
Australia
	Cowley Beach Training Area
Coordinates	17°42′21″S 146°06′47″E / 17.70583°S 146.11306°E
Type	Army training area (1962–present);
Site information
Operator	Australian Army (1962–present);

The Cowley Beach Training Area (CBTA) is a military installation in Cowley Beach near Innisfail, Queensland, Australia.^[1] Military exercises are conducted there.^[2]

History

The base was established in 1962, as the home for the Joint Tropical Research Unit (JTRU).^[1]

The training area is approximately 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) in size, including Lindquist Island (approximately 1 km offshore) and is located 90 km south of Cairns.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cowley Beach Innisfail, Queensland" (PDF). Australian Department of Defence. April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
^ "Defence to test FNQ capability". Cairns Post. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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[:0-1] "Cowley Beach Innisfail, Queensland" (PDF). Australian Department of Defence. April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

[2] "Defence to test FNQ capability". Cairns Post. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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