Mirima community explained

Type:other
Mirima Community
State:wa
Relief:yes
Coordinates:-15.758°N 128.739°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Dist1:0
Dir1:north
Location1:Kununurra, Western Australia
Lga:Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
Stategov:Kimberley
Fedgov:Durack

Mirima is a small Aboriginal community, located on the edge of the town of Kununurra in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

History

In 1971, the Mirima Council was established under Catholic priest Peter Willis. The community included mainly Miriwung and Gajerong people.[1] The ancestral lands of the Miriwung people are located near the southern part of the Ord River and therefore Miriwung people occupy the southern section of the Mirima community. The Gajerong people occupy the northern part of Mirima community.

Native title

The community is covered by the determined Miriuwung–Gajerrong (Western Australia) native title claim (WC94/2).

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Mirima Council Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 25 November 1986.[2]

Town planning

Mirima Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. The Layout Plan was endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission on 15 April 2003.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claimant summary - Miriuwung–Gajerrong #4. https://archive.today/20121127032253/http://www.nntt.gov.au/Applications-And-Determinations/Search-Applications/Pages/Application.aspx?tribunal_file_no=WC04/4. dead. 27 November 2012. National Native Tribe Tribunal. Commonwealth of Australia. 14 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Certificate of Incorporation. Documents for Mirima Council Aboriginal Corporation. 2 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Mirima (Kununurra). Planning Western Australia. Government of Western Australia. 14 January 2013.