Pia Wadjari Community
| Pia Wadjari Western Australia | |
|---|---|
  Pia Wadjari | |
| Coordinates | 27.121°0′S 116.394°0′E / 27.121°S 116.394°ECoordinates: 27.121°0′S 116.394°0′E / 27.121°S 116.394°E |
| Postcode(s) | 6630 |
| Location | 250 km (155 mi) SW of Warburton |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Murchison |
| State electorate(s) | North West |
| Federal Division(s) | Durack |
Pia Wadjari is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located of in the Mid-West Region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Murchison.[1][2]
Native title[edit]
The community is located within the Registered Wajarri Yamatji (WAD6033/98) Native Title claim area.
Education[edit]
Children of school age at Pia Wadjari attend the Pia Wadjarri Remote Community School. The school caters for students in years K - 12 and has an enrolment of up to 20 students.
Governance[edit]
The community is managed through its incorporated body, Pia Wadjari Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 11 September 1986.
Town planning[edit]
Pia Wadjari 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 2 September 2002 and the WAPC on 1 July 2003.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/36697/20061120-0000/www.minister.dcita.gov.au/media/media_releases/new_online_access_projects_for_remote_indigenous_communities.html
- ^ Pia Wadjari women doing it for themselves, 2002, retrieved 23 February 2015
- ^ The Layout Plan map-set http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/CommunityLayoutPlans/2927.asp
