Cowley Beach Training Area

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

Cowley Beach Training Area (CBTA) is a military installation 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

"Cowley Beach Innisfail, Queensland" (PDF). Australian Department of Defence. April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 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 12 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.