Papulankutja


Papulankutja is a large Aborigial community located in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.

History

The community exists on the traditional lands of the Ngaanyatjarra people, many of whom were transported in the 1960s to Warburton mission. In the 1970s, Ngaanyatjarra people returned to the region from Warburton mission. Since this time the community has steadily grown in size and population.

Native title

The community is located within the Determined Ngaanyatjarra Lands Native Title claim area, determined on 26 June 2005.

Town planning

Papulankutla Layout Plan No. 2 was endorsed in March 2013, with five amendments up to April 2018.

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Papulankutia Community Incorporated.
Additionally, the Yarnangu Ngaanyatijarraku Parna Aboriginal Corporation was incorporated under the Corporations Act 2006, and acts as the prescribed body corporate for the Ngaanyatjarra native title determination.