Wakathuni Community
Wakathuni | |
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  Wakathuni | |
| Coordinates: 22°51′54″S 117°50′31″E / 22.865°S 117.842°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
| Postcode | 6751 |
| Mean max temp | 33.3 °C (91.9 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 280.8 mm (11.06 in) |
Wakathuni is a small Aboriginal community, located 20 km south east of Tom Price in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ashburton.
Native title
[edit]The community is located within the registered Yinhawangka Part A (WAD340/2010) native title claim area.[1]
Governance
[edit]The community is managed through its incorporated body, Wakuthuni Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 28 November 1991.
Town planning
[edit]Wakathuni Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Strategy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by on 6 July 2001 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 2 October 2001.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Native Title Register Details".
- ^ www.dplh.wa.gov.au Planning Western Australia official site