Four Mile is a small
Aboriginal community, located proximate to
Kununurra in the
Kimberley
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
* Kimberley (Western Australia)
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley
* Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania
* Kimberley, Tasmania a small town
* County of Kimberley, a ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, within the
Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the begin ...
.
Native title
The community is located within the determined area of the Miriuwung-Gajerrong (Western Australia) (WAD6001/1995)
native title
Aboriginal title is a common law doctrine that the land rights of indigenous peoples to customary tenure persist after the assumption of sovereignty under settler colonialism. The requirements of proof for the recognition of aboriginal title, ...
claim.
The
Miriuwung
The Miriwoong people, also written Miriwung and Miriuwung, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia.
Language
Miriwoong language (AIATSIS "Miriwoong / Miriuwung") is one of the three surviving ...
Gajerrong people are also signatories to the Ord Final Agreement, a broad package of measures which implements a platform for future partnerships between the Miriuwung Gajerrong people, WA State Government, industry and developers for the benefit of the wider community and the East Kimberley region.
Governance
At a broader governance level, Yawoorroong Miriuwung Gajerrong Yirrgeb Noong Dawang Aboriginal Corporation (MG Corp) acts in trust on behalf of all MG native title holders to ensure compliance with its obligations under the Ord Final Agreement including those relating to community living areas.
MG Corp was incorporated under the ''Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006'' in 2006 and its constitution was subsequently amended in 2008.
Although membership to MG Corp is limited to native title holders, MG Corp is not a native title prescribed body corporate. However MG Corp has the authority to assist MG peoples in relation to planning, management and use of traditional lands.
The community is also managed through its incorporated body, Four Mile Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the ''Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976'' on 28 June 1993.
Town planning
Four Mile Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by the community on 17 January 2011, and by the
Western Australian Planning Commission
The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) is an independent statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that exists to coordinate strategic and statutory planning for future urban, rural and regional land use. The authori ...
on 29 September 2011.
Four Mile Layout Plan 1 Report
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External references
* Planning Western Australia's official site - Four Mile Layout Plan: https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/information-and-services/state-planning/aboriginal-communities/aboriginal-community-maps/layout-plans
References
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Aboriginal communities in Kimberley (Western Australia)