Murray Bridge Training Area Explained

Murray Bridge Training Area
Location:Burdett[1]
Nearest Town:Murray Bridge
Country:Australia
Type:Training area
Pushpin Map:South Australia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Murray Bridge Training Area
Pushpin Label:Murray Bridge Training Area
Pushpin Label Position:right
Ownership:Department of Defence (Australia)
Operator:Australian Army
Site Area:42km2[2]
Built:prior to 1970[3]

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 7km (04miles) east of the city of Murray Bridge and about 70km (40miles) 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 800m (2,600feet), 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 71ha 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Development Plan - Murray Bridge Council. 13 March 2014. Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. 263. 25 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093130/http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/14955/Murray_Bridge_Council_Development_Plan.pdf. 24 September 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Ellis . Stuart . Army Presence in South Australia, 'Maintaining the Momentum' . Leading by Example Pty Ltd . 25 August 2015. 2011. 20.
  3. Web site: MURRAY BRIDGE TRAINING AREA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA . Department of Defence . 25 August 2015. 2013.
  4. Web site: Hodgson. P.. Moore. S. J.. Lloyd. L. N.. Search result for Murray Bridge Army Training Area Wetlands - SA069. Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. 25 August 2015. 1995.