Moongardie is a small
Aboriginal community, located east of
Halls Creek 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
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region of
Western Australia, within the
Shire of Halls Creek.
Native title
The community is located within the registered
Gooniyandi Combined 2 (WAD6008/00)
native title claim area.
Education
Children of school age at Moongardie attend the
Yiyili Community School. The school caters for students in kindergarten to Year 10 from Yiyili and the surrounding outstations of
Ganinyi
Ganinyi is a small Aboriginal community 110 km west of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek.
Education
Children of school age at Ganinyi attend the Yiyili Community School. The scho ...
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Girriyoowa, Goolgaradah, Kurinyjarn, and Rocky Springs. In 2010 there were 72 students enrolled. A daily bus service operated by the school collects students from other nearby communities including Moongardie distant. The school provides lunch for students. Students who progress beyond Year 10 attend boarding school in
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin ( ; Larrakia: ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With an estimated population of 147,255 as of 2019, the city contains the majority of the residents of the sparsely populated Northern Territory.
It is the smalle ...
, and other larger towns.
Governance
The community is managed through its incorporated body, Moongardie Indigenous Corporation (formerly Moongardie
Aboriginal Corporation), incorporated under the ''Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976'' on 11 February 1992.
Moongardie
Moongardie Layout Plan No.1 was prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements, and was endorsed by the community in 1999 and the
Western Australian Planning Commission in 2001. The layout plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia.
Planning Western Australia official site
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Towns in Western Australia
Aboriginal communities in Kimberley (Western Australia)