Tjirrkarli is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located in the

Goldfields–Esperance The Goldfields–Esperance region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia, and comprises the local government areas of Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie–Bo ...

region of

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, within the

Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku The Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku is a remote local government area in Western Australia near the Northern Territory/South Australian border. It is from Perth. It was formed on 1 July 1993 following a report of the Local Government Boundaries Commi ...

History

The community was established in the 1980s in the vicinity of a bore put down by

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. The company was searching for oil and constructed an extensive network of seismic lines, some of which are now used as main access roads to the community or as hunting tracks.

Native title

The community is located within the determined

Ngaanyatjarra The Ngaanyatjarra, also known (along with the Pini) as the Nana, are an Indigenous Australian cultural group of Western Australia. They are located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, as well as Northern Territory. Language Ngaanyatjarra is a ...

Lands (Part A) (WAD6004/04)

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claim area.

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Tjirrkarli (Aboriginal Corporation), incorporated under the ''Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976'' on 24 March 1987.

Town planning

Tjirrkarli 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 3 December 2003 and the

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on 29 June 2004. The Layout Plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia's web site.

References

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External links

Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Native Title Claimant application summary
* http://tjirrkarli.ngurra.org/ Towns in Western Australia Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku Aboriginal communities in Goldfields–Esperance