About The Shire Of Ngaanyatjarraku
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Land Management
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General Information & Statistics
Communities
Warburton; Tjirrkarli;
Jameson; Blackstone;
Wingellina; Warakurna;
Tjukurla; Wanarn;
Patjarr;
Location
The Shire's isolated location 1,542 km from
Perth impacts on the cost of virtually every facet of its operations.
The Shire's distance from Perth is not a true indicator of remoteness
because of the 560 km of gravel road involved. This is the equivalent
of Perth to Kalgoorlie. The Shire is unique today in being so far from
bitumen roads.
Virtually all materials must be transported by road to the Shire whilst
most service providers can only access the Shire by the bi-weekly air
service from Alice Springs and Kalgoorlie. Flights depart Kalgoorlie
for Alice Springs via Warburton on Tuesday and Friday returning on Monday
and Thursday.
 Significant Local Events
The "Desert Dust Up" - a coming together of 8 remote community schools for sports, crafts,
band music & discos - Sept; Ngaanyatjarra Football Association grand final - September.
Full Council Meeting
First Wednesday in August, October, December, February, April & June
Tourist Attractions
Driving the Great Central Road section of the Outback Highway traversing the middle of the Shire is a great eco-tourism experience passing through the Rawlinson Range, Walter James Ranges, and Gill Pinnacle. Other sites along the
 way are Beadell's Tree and Giles Meteorological Station.
Tjulyuru Cultural & Civic Centre displays some of the finest
Aboriginal art in Australia.
Rating
The Shire receives ex gratia rates from the community leasehold areas and these will be supplemented by service charges as services are introduced. The rates on the community leasehold areas are based directly on unimproved values issued on the community's two leases. The only true rates that the Shire receives is in respect of mining tenements.
Local Industries
Mining exploration, roadhouses, tourism.
 Map Co-ordinates
The Shire is based at Warburton and includes within its 159,948 sq km the communities of Warburton, Jameson, Blackstone, Wingellina, Warakurna (Giles), Wanarn, Tjukurla, Tjirrkarli and Patjarr. The Shire is bounded by the Shires of Laverton, Wiluna and East Pilbara with the Northern Territory and South Australia as the eastern boundary.
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The estimated population of
1,562 comprises mainly Ngaanyatjarra Aborigines and about 160 non-Aboriginal
Co-ordinators, technicians and public servants.
| Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku Statistics (updated 12 Apr 2005) |
| Established |
1st July 1993 |
| Location |
Gibson/ Great Victoria Deserts |
| Distance from Perth (Km) |
1,542 |
| Area (sq km) |
159,948 |
| Western Australia Area (km) |
2,525,500 |
| Length of Sealed Roads (km) |
12.6 |
| Length of Unsealed Roads (km) |
1,444 |
| Population |
1,708 |
| Number of Electors |
1088 |
| Number of Dwellings |
412 |
| Educational
Institutions |
Colleges |
1 |
|
Primary & High Schools (K -10) |
8 |
Nursing posts
|
Warburton, Warakurna, Wanarn, Tjirrkarli, Jameson, Wingellina, Tjukurla, Patjarr, Blackstone |
| Nursing homes |
Wingellina |
Police posts
|
Warburton & Warakurna
Contact: Warburton Police ph: (08) 8956 7638 |
| Temperature
& Rainfall |
Warburton |
Warakurna |
| Average Temperature (c) - Summer |
22.5
- 37.7C |
22.6
- 36.4C |
| Average Temperature (c) -
Winter |
7 - 21.6C |
7.7 - 20.8C |
| Average Rainfall - (mm) |
216mm |
256mm |
| Total Rates |
$165,000 |
| Total Operating Revenue |
$5,130,005 |
| Number of Employees (FTE) |
28 |
| Main Communities Population |
|
| Warburton |
625 |
|
| Tjirrkarli |
85 |
|
| Wanarn |
75 |
|
| Warakurna |
245 |
|
| Tjukurla |
110 |
|
| Wingellina |
155 |
|
| Blackstone |
175 |
|
| Jameson |
105 |
|
| Patjarr |
70 |
|
| Giles
(Weather Station) |
6 |
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