Type: | town |
Wanarn | |
State: | wa |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 9 |
Coordinates: | -25.291°N 127.568°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Postcode: | 6642 |
Dist1: | 140 |
Dir1: | north east |
Location1: | Warburton |
Lga: | Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku |
Stategov: | North West Central |
Fedgov: | O'Connor |
Wanarn is a medium-sized Aboriginal community, located in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.
The community is located within the determined Ngaanyatjarra Lands (Part A) (WAD6004/04) native title claim area.
The community is managed through its incorporated body, Wanarn (Aboriginal Corporation) (formally Wannan Community (Aboriginal Corporation)), incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 27 June 1989.
Wanarn 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 1 December 2003 and the Western Australian Planning Commission on 4 May 2004.[1]