Gillarong Explained

Type:	other
Gilaroong
State:	wa
Coordinates:	-18.3074°N 125.595°W
Postcode:	6765
Elevation:	114
Dist1:	15
Dir1:	south
Location1:	Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia
Lga:	Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Stategov:	Kimberley
Fedgov:	Durack
Maxtemp:	35.96
Mintemp:	19.1
Rainfall:	541.2

Gillarong (also spelt Gilaroong)^{[1] [2]} is a small Aboriginal community, located adjacent to the Bayulu Community approximately 15km (09miles) south east of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.

Native title

The community is located within the registered area of the Gooniyandi Combined #2 (WAD6008/2000) native title claim.^[3]

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Gilaroong Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 28 February 1989.^[4]

Town planning

Gillarong does not have its own Layout Plan, but comes under the Bayulu Layout Plan No.1, which includes Gillarong and Karnparni. This has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements, and was endorsed by the Gillarong community on 19 May 2011 and by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 9 October 2012.^[5]

External links

• Planning Western Australia's official site – Bayulu Layout Plan, https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/information-and-services/state-planning/aboriginal-communities/aboriginal-community-maps/layout-plans

Notes and References

1. http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/Bayulu_LP1_Amendment_9_Report.pdf Department of Planning Western Australia – Bayulu Layout Plan 1 including Gillarong and Karnparni
2. http://register.oric.gov.au/PrintCorporationSearch.aspx?corporationName=gilaroong&icn= Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations – Gilaroong Aboriginal Corporation
3. http://www.nntt.gov.au/searchRegApps/NativeTitleRegisters/Pages/NNTR_details.aspx?NNTT_Fileno=WCD2013/003 National Native Title Register Details – Gooniyandi Combined #2
4. http://register.oric.gov.au/document.aspx?concernID=100727 Documents for Gilaroong Aboriginal Corporation
5. http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/Bayulu_LP1_Amendment_9_Report.pdf Bayulu Layout Plan No.1 Background Report which includes Gillarong and Karnparni