Murray Bridge Training Area
The Murray Bridge Training Area (also called Murray Bridge Army Training Area) is an Australian Army training area located in South Australia in the locality of Burdett about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) east of the city of Murray Bridge and about 70 kilometres (43 miles) east of the centre of the city of Adelaide.[3][1] The training area was established prior to 1970.[3] As of 2011, the training area contained shooting ranges for use with small arms for distances up to 800 metres (2,600 feet), space for the training of subunits from Australian Army units located within South Australia and support facilities such as a “vehicle maintenance compound.”[2][3] An area of about 71 hectares (180 acres) within the training area was developed as an artificial wetland in 1992 for the purpose of treating effluent that would otherwise have been discharged into the Murray River. This wetland has been listed as a wetland of national importance since at least 1995.[4]
| Murray Bridge Training Area | |
|---|---|
| Burdett[1] Near Murray Bridge in Australia | |
  Murray Bridge Training Area Location of Murray Bridge Training Area | |
| Coordinates | 35°07′00″S 139°16′00″E |
| Type | Training area |
| Area | 42 square kilometres (16 square miles)[2] |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence (Australia) |
| Operator | Australian Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | prior to 1970[3] |
References
- Development Plan - Murray Bridge Council (PDF). Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. 13 March 2014. p. 263. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- Ellis, Stuart (2011). "Army Presence in South Australia, 'Maintaining the Momentum'" (PDF). Leading by Example Pty Ltd. p. 20. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- "MURRAY BRIDGE TRAINING AREA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA" (PDF). Department of Defence. 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- Hodgson, P.; Moore, S. J.; Lloyd, L. N. (1995). "Search result for Murray Bridge Army Training Area Wetlands - SA069". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
