Puckapunyal
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Puckapunyal () is an Australian Army base in North-Central Victoria. From 1994-1999 many refugees from the former Yugoslavia stayed there until they could settle into Australia and gain protection visas.
Named for its Aboriginal name "Valley of the Winds", Puckapunyal Houses the Australian Army Combat Arms Training Centre, and 2 of the four principal schools, including the School of Armour and the School of Artillery.
The area also houses the Royal Australian Armoured Corp Memorial and Tank Museum, featuring exhibits on the Australian Light Horse of WW1, with a fine collection of WWII and Vietnam era fighting vehicles and anti tank weapons. Also displayed are more recent exhibits on australian armour involved in peacekeeping in Somalia, Rwanda, East Timor and other conflicts. The Museum also features a number of collapse of communism era Warsaw pact vehicles.
Puckapunyal also plays host to the Australian Army Cadets (AAC) of the Victorian AAC Brigade. Once a year during September the Victorian Army Cadets attend a 7 day Annual exercise named EMU. During this camp cadets usually do Navigation, Field Engineering, Radio and Telephonic Communications, Weapons Training, and much more.
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