Cultana Training Area

The Cultana Training Area is an Australian Army training area on northeastern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia between Port Augusta, Whyalla and Iron Knob. It includes the former Baxter Detention Centre located at the range head of El Alamein. The training area was enlarged in 2014 to accommodate training needs of 1st Brigade and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. The lease of the land (from the Government of South Australia) includes provisions for mining access. It also has an Indigenous land use agreement with the Barngarla people.^[1]

Cultana Training Area
Near Port Augusta in Australia
An Australian Army helicopter lifting a howitzer at Cultana Training Area in 2016
Site information
Type	Training area
Owner	Department of Defence (Australia)
Operator	Australian Army
Location
Cultana Training Area Location of Cultana Training Area
Coordinates	32°49′00″S 137°45′00″E
Area	2,093 square kilometres (808 square miles)[1]