Bobieding is a small Aboriginal community, located north of Broome in the Kimberley region of

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, within the

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History

The Bobieding Community is named after a local fresh spring water hole called Bobbies Spring. Bobieding consists of members of an extended family and was founded by Phillip Cox, community elder.Bobieding LP1 Background Report
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Native title

The community is located within the registered area of the Bindunbur (WAD359/2013)

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Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Bobieding Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the ''Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976'' on 26 August 1988.

Town planning

Bobieding Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Strategy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by the community on 1 August 2003, and by the

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on 24 February 2004. The Layout Plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia's official site.

References

External links

* Planning Western Australia's official site – Bobieding Layout Plan (https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/information-and-services/state-planning/aboriginal-communities/aboriginal-community-maps/layout-plans) {{authority control Towns in Western Australia Aboriginal communities in Kimberley (Western Australia)