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Kurnangki community

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Postcode(s)
  
6765

Elevation
  
747 m

Federal division
  
Division of Durack

State electorate(s)
  
Kimberley

Postal code
  
6765

Kurnangki community

Location
  
0 km (0 mi) north of Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia

Lga
  
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley

Kurnangki is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located within the town of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.

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History

The Kurnangki "village" was designed and constructed by the community with the assistance of the State Housing Commission of Western Australia. The community was opened on 28 June 1985.

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Kurnangki Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 27 August 1979.

Town planning

Kurnangki 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 24 February 2004 and the WAPC on 8 April 2008.

References

Kurnangki community Wikipedia