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The community is situated on the Victoria Highway 340km west of Katherine. It is an excision from Auvergne Station. The nearest small town is Timber Creek, a distance of 60km east of Bulla Camp along the Victoria Highway. Kununurra is also within reasonable proximity being 170km to the west along the Victoria Highway and with the time differences between states, is often a preferred location.
Bulla Community Health Centre | NT Government Bulla Information | Bulla Map
(also known as Wave Hill)
Kalkarindji is approximately 480km south west of Katherine, and was formed as a settlement supply town to service local pastoral industry which grew up in the early 1900’s in the area. As stations became larger there was less need for the services provided. It is now largely an Aboriginal town.
Kalkarindji Community Health Centre | NT Government Kalkarindji Information | Kalkarindji Map
Daguragu is approximately 489km south west of Katherine and grew out of the Wave Hill walk off in 1966. Led by Vincent Lingiari, Gurindji stockmen and women walked off cattle stations that were on land previously owned by the Gurindji people. The strike lasted 11 years, but ended in the first hand back of land to Aboriginal people.
NT Government Daguragu Information | Daguragu Map
(also known as Hooker Creek)
Lajamanu, formerly Hooker Creek, is an Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine in semi-arid country on the edge of the Tanami Desert
Lajamanu now has a population of almost 1000, mainly Warlpiri people who strongly maintain their language and culture. Ceremonies and traditional art are extremely important; the remoteness of the place (the road often becomes impassable in the wet season) and the fact that Community Councils have always insisted upon it being a "dry" (alcohol free) community has been an important contributing factor the culture has remained strong.
People still go hunting in the spinifex country around and there are interesting places to explore, camp and swim throughout the year: Catfish, where the settlement should have been, is a favourite spot as is Sambo Rockhole on the Victoria river. Further afield is Nongra Lake, a salt lake towards the Western Australia border and around 240 km to the south is the gold mine at Tanami; a good 100 km beyond that is The Granites, another old gold mining site where some of the old people used to live and work; another 300km on is Yuendumu.
Lajamanu Community Health Centre | NT Government Lajamanu Information | Lajamanu Map
(also known as Amanbidji, Amanbidgee Station or Kildurk)
The community is serviced by an unsealed road to the Victoria Highway (located 62km to the north of the community). Once on the Highway it is 142km west to Kununurra and 107km east to Timber Creek, the nearest settlement in the Northern Territory.
Mialuni Health Centre | NT Government Mialuni Information | Mialuni Map
(also known as Bunbidee, Nijburru)
The community is located 300km SSW of Katherine. The Essential services for the community are accessed from Yarralin 70kms away. Nijburru was established by former workers from Pigeon Hole station. A house is provided for the health centre staff. There is no visitor accommodation.
Pigeon Hole Community Health Centre | NT Government Pigeon Hole Information | Pigeon Hole Map
Timber Creek is located approx 300kms west of Katherine along the Victoria Highway. This double lane sealed road is well maintained. Greyhound buses pass through each day on their way between Broome and Darwin (both ways). Timber Creek is nestled in the Victoria River valley escarpment country at the upper limit of the tidal influence. It is one of 2 public access points to the Victoria River, the other being the VR Roadhouse 92km east. Timber Creek lies at the central point on the Victoria Highway between Katherine and Kununurra. The trip from Katherine to Timber Creek takes about three hours.
Timber Creek Community Health Centre | NT Government Timber Creek Information | Timber Creek Map
The community is situated on the banks of the Wickham River close to the Victoria River, 380 km southwest of Katherine. Main access is from the sealed Victoria Highway and then through the picturesque Jasper Gorge (unsealed) which is often impassable during the wet season. Alternative access is from the Buntine Highway through Top Springs. A one-way trip from Katherine to the community will take approximately 5 hours. Apart from the Victoria Highway all roads are unsealed gravel and often rocky.
Yarralin Community Health Centre | NT Government Yarralin Information | Yarralin Map