The Cowley Beach Training Area (CBTA) is a military installation in Cowley Beach near Innisfail, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Military exercises are conducted there.

[2] The base was established in 1962, as the home for the Joint Tropical Research Unit (JTRU).

[1] The training area is approximately 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) in size, including Lindquist Island (approximately 1 km offshore) and is located 90 km south of Cairns.

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