Wollergerberleng Community

Wollergerberleng
Western Australia
Wollergerberleng; Western Australia
	Wollergerberleng
Coordinates	15.864257°0′S128.853167°0′E / 15.864°S 128.853°E Coordinates: 15.864257°0′S128.853167°0′E / 15.864°S 128.853°E
Postcode(s)	6743
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Location	12 km (7 mi) south west of Kununurra
LGA(s)	Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
State electorate(s)	Kimberley
Federal Division(s)	Durack

Last updated July 22, 2021

Woolergerberleng is a small Aboriginal community, located proximate to Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley.

Woolergerberleng, also known as Hollow Springs, was established in the 1980s. The initial dwellings were self-made shelters and not connected to reticulated power and water. Living conditions were modest, however residents enjoyed the space away from town life offered by the new camp. Ruins from the initial camp site still remain.

Native title

The Miriuwung Gajerrong people are signatories to the Ord Final Agreement, a broad package of measures which implements a platform for future partnerships between the Miriuwung Gajerrong people, WA State Government, industry and developers for the benefit of the wider community and the East Kimberley region.

Governance

At a broader governance level, Yawoorroong Miriuwung Gajerrong Yirrgeb Noong Dawang Aboriginal Corporation (MG Corp) acts in trust on behalf of all MG native title holders to ensure compliance with its obligations under the Ord Final Agreement including those relating to community living areas.

MG Corp was incorporated under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 in 2006 and its constitution was subsequently amended in 2008.

Although membership to MG Corp is limited to native title holders, MG Corp is not a native title prescribed body corporate. However MG Corp has the authority to assist MG peoples in relation to planning, management and use of traditional lands.

Town planning

Woolergerberleng 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 16 November 2010 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 29 September 2010. The Layout Plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia's website.^[1]

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References

↑ "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

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[1] "Layout plans". Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

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