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Jabiru:

Centre:

Jabiru Community Health Centre

Location:

250km east of Darwin in Kakadu National Park.

Category:

Student

Population:

Approximately 1583

Major Language Groups:

Guluninku, Mialli and English.

Road:

To Darwin: 2.5-3 hours drive (250km) with a daily bus service to Darwin.

History:

Surrounded by one of earth's oldest landscapes, Jabiru is a pocket of modernity tucked onto a 13 square kilometre lease within the 20,000 square km Kakadu National Park Along with mine construction, the township of Jabiru was created in an otherwise sparsely populated area. The Commonwealth Government leased the area to the Jabiru Town Development Authority to construct a town for the workers and families of three uranium mines that were to proceed at that time under three different companies (Ranger, Jabiluka and Koongara).. Modelled on suburban Canberra and named after Australia's largest stork, Jabiru was completed in 1982. Responsibility for administration and municipal services subsequently passed to the Jabiru Town Council. Jabiru is now a vibrant town servicing the mining industry and tourism in Kakadu National Park

Art and Culture:

Annual Festivals, and home to Bowali Visitor Information Centre and the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre

Air:

To Darwin: 40-60 minutes (scheduled services and charters)

Outstations Serviced:

Mudginberri, East Alligator, Cannon Hill, Mamukala, Paradise, Patonga, Spring Peak, Deaf Adder and Nourlangie

Health Centre Info:

Jabiru Community Health Centre
PO Box 221
Jabiru NT 0886
Phone: 08 8979 2018 Fax: 08 8979 2041

Facilities:

Police station, fire station, chemist (no pharmacist), pool, supermarket, tourism facilities including hotels and caravan parks.

EFTPOS & Charges:

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