The Cowley Beach Training Area (CBTA) is a military installation in

Cowley Beach Cowley Beach is a beach, coastal town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cowley Beach had a population of 65 people. Geography The locality of Cowley Beach is bounded to the north by th ...

near Innisfail,

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

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. Military exercises are conducted there.

History

The base was established in 1962, as the home for the Joint Tropical Research Unit (JTRU). The training area is approximately in size, including

Lindquist Island Lindquist Island is an island in Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Cowley Beach in Cassowary Coast Region. It forms part of the Cowley Beach Training Area military base. Geography The island is about 90 km north of ...

(approximately 1 km offshore) and is located 90 km south of

Cairns Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after William Cairns, Sir W ...

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Military installations in Queensland Military buildings and structures in Queensland Australian Army bases Barracks in Australia Cassowary Coast Region {{Queensland-geo-stub