Wuggubun Community

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Wuggubun
Western Australia
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Wuggubun
Coordinates 15.956003°0′S128.37894°0′E / 15.956°S 128.379°E / -15.956; 128.379 Coordinates: 15.956003°0′S128.37894°0′E / 15.956°S 128.379°E / -15.956; 128.379
Postcode(s) 6743
Elevation47 m (154 ft)
Location40 km (25 mi) west of Kununurra
LGA(s) Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
State electorate(s) Kimberley
Federal Division(s) Durack
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
35.0 °C
95 °F
21.6 °C
71 °F
790.7 mm
31.1 in

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

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Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Wuggubun Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 8 August 1990.

Town planning

Wuggubun Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 is yet to be endorsed by the community. As such the Layout Plan exists only as a draft. [1]

Notes

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

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