Metropolitan Adelaide and Regional Sites

About the base

Metropolitan Adelaide and Regional Sites (MARS) is a multi-site base. MARS headquarters is located at Keswick Barracks, on the south-west edge of the Adelaide central business district.

The MARS footprint comprises approximately 29 Defence sites located across South Australia and Broken Hill. These include major sites of:

  • Keswick Barracks: Anzac Highway, Keswick
  • Warradale Barracks: Corner Oaklands and Morphett Roads, Oaklands Park
  • Hampstead Barracks: Muller Road, Greenacres
  • Woodside Barracks: 226 Nairne Road, Woodside
  • Proof & Experimental Establishment, Port Wakefield
  • Osborne Defence Precinct

Access

Visitors proceeding to major sites must proceed to the Headquarters Building to meet your host and obtain a visitor identification card before conducting your visit. 

Visiting hours

Business hours 8am – 4pm

Monday – Friday

Road rules

Speed limit is 30km/h throughout each base unless otherwise signposted and not to exceed 10km/h when overtaking formed military members.

Hazards

Hazard Name

Location

Description

Explosive Ordnance

P&EE Port Wakefield

These are not expected to be located in common areas. If you are entering an area where these may be present your host will provided further specific advice.

Sirens will communicate information about the base security status and procedures. In the event you hear any of the following emergency warning tones, stop what you are doing immediately and follow the direction of your escort or ECO Warden. In the absence of direction, follow the procedures below and those detailed in the following pages of the National Base Induction.

Status

Sounds

Procedure

Alert

‘beep, beep, beep’ tone + ‘alert alert alert’ voice command

Prepare to receive direction and maintain awareness.

Evacuation

‘whoop, whoop, whoop’ tone + ‘evacuate, evacuate, evacuate’ voice command

Exit building and assemble at predetermined assembly area. Remain at assembly area and await further direction.

Lockdown

Rapid short ‘beeping’ tone + ‘lockdown, lockdown, lockdown’ voice command

Follow the CLOSE procedure.

  • Close windows, blinds, doors and turn off lights.
  • Lock computers and put documents away.
  • Out-of-sight and minimise movement.
  • Stay silent and turn off phones.
  • Endure and maintain.

Stand down

Low-pitched ‘buzzing’ tone + ‘stand-down, stand-down, stand-down’ voice command

Resume normal activities.

Call 000 for life threatening, critical or serious conditions.

Base Management Team:

08 7008 4032