Tjuntjuntjara, also spelt Tjuntjuntjarra, is a large Aboriginal community located 560 km (350 mi) north east of Kalgoorlie in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Menzies in the southern part of the Great Victoria Desert.
| Tjuntjuntjara Western Australia | |||||||||
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  Tjuntjuntjara | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 29.339694°0′S 127.096933°0′E / 29.340°S 127.097°E | ||||||||
| Population | 280 (2017) | ||||||||
| Established | 1988 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6436 | ||||||||
| Time zone | WST (UTC) | ||||||||
| Location | 650 km (404 mi) north-east of Kalgoorlie | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Menzies | ||||||||
| Region | Great Victoria Desert | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goldfields–Esperance | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||
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History
editThe community was established in 1988 after a water bore was drilled at the location.[citation needed]
The Tjuntjuntjara community members are part of a larger group known as the Spinifex people, who were removed from their homelands (which range across the WA and SA border lands) prior to the British nuclear tests at Maralinga in the 1950s and 1960s.[2]
Tjuntjuntjara Layout Plan No.1 was 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 Western Australian Planning Commission on 4 May 2004.[3]
Description and governance
editTjuntjuntjara community is a large Aboriginal community located 560 km (350 mi) north east of Kalgoorlie in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Menzies in the southern part of the Great Victoria Desert.[4] It is also sometimes spelt Tjuntjuntjarra.[5] It is located within the fully determined Spinifex People (WAD6043/98) native title claim area.[6][7]
The community relies upon regular supplies trucked from Ceduna in South Australia.[1][8]
The community is managed through its incorporated body, Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 19 April 1989.[4]
Art centre
editThe Spinifex Arts Project is a non-profit Aboriginal-owned art centre at Tjuntjuntjara.[5] It is a member of Desart.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "'Mercy dash' airlifts vital supplies to feed remote WA Aboriginal community". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Tjuntjuntjara Tjukupa". Tjuntjuntjara Community Resource Centre. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Home". spinifex.org.au.
- ^ a b "Spinifex Arts Project". Instagram. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Spinifex". Archived from the original on 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Mark Anderson on behalf of the Spinifex People v Stateof Western Australia".
- ^ "Outback truckie drives 28 hours every fortnight getting food to community's only grocery shop". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Member art centres". Desart. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.