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Adelaide will soon be home to the Army’s new Mechanised Battlegroup of 1200 soldiers.
Construction of over $620 million of new facilities at Edinburgh will start in late 2008, to enable to 7th Battalion Royal Australian regiment to move from Darwin to Adelaide.
The new facilities will include working accommodation, training facilities, a driver training area, a vehicle wash point and common user facilities for both Army and RAAF including health, messing, fitness and community facilities. In addition, there will be a significant upgrade to infrastructure at Edinburgh Defence Precinct.
Once complete in 2011, 7RAR will relocate to South Australia along with supporting artillery, combat engineer and logistics troops.
This major defence project will deliver economic benefit to South Australia and reinforces its position as the Defence State.
