Murputja, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Murputja
State:sa
Coordinates:-26.1597°N 130.1838°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Postcode:0872
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Pop:53
Region:Far North[1]
Stategov:Giles[2]
Fedgov:Grey[3]
Footnotes:coordinates[4]

Murputja is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in South Australia.

In 2007, four South Australia Police officers were based at Murputja and running patrols in the area. There was a rudimentary shed structure that served as a police station when police were present and some new housing had been built for police officers.[5] As of 2018, the APY Lands were served by stations situated at Amata, Ernabella, Mimili, Murputja, Umuwa and the town of Marla. Specialist policing support is located at Umuwa, including CIB and domestic violence investigators.[6] [7]

Time zone

Due to its links with the Northern Territory and proximity to the border, the APY Lands do not observe daylight savings unlike the rest of South Australia. The time zone observed throughout the year is Australian Central Standard Time, in line with Darwin rather than Adelaide.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Far North SA government region . The Government of South Australia. 16 August 2015.
  2. Web site: District of Giles Background Profile . Electoral Commission SA. 20 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011. Australian Electoral Commission. 20 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Search result for "Murputja, 0872" (N.B. please select the info" button) . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 6 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
  5. http://journal.pasa.asn.au/apps/uploadedFiles/news/293/APY_lands.pdf SA Police Association Newsletter
  6. Web site: Statement from South Australia Police . ABC: Australian Story . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2018 . 16 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Boisvert . Eugene . SA Premier refuses to push for police station in Fregon where nurse was murdered . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 July 2018 . 16 January 2020.