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. 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 | |
  Cultana Training Area Location of Cultana Training Area | |
| Coordinates | 32°49′00″S 137°45′00″E / 32.81667°S 137.75000°E |
| Type | Training area |
| Area | 2,093 square kilometres (808 square miles)[1] |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence (Australia) |
| Operator | Australian Army |
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- ^ a b "Cultana Training Area Expansion Project". Retrieved 21 July 2015.