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Lajamanu: |
Centre: |
Lajamanu Health Centre |
Location: |
555km south west of Katherine
on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert and eastern side of Hooker
Creek. |
| Category: |
| Student |
Population: |
Approximately 1100 |
Major Language Groups: |
Walpiri |
Description: |
Lajamanu is located south west
of Katherine on the northern edge of the Tanami Desert. Lajamanu
was established as a welfare settlement in the 1950s and local government
began 1970. It was initially open to receive 400 Walpiri people
transferred from Yuendumu (450km southwest) displaced due to drought.
Even though Lajamanu is in Gurindji country, the Walpiri and Gurindji
have ceremonial and trading links. Lajamanu is an important ceremonial
site for desert people and centre for art, especially the dot style
of painting. It is serviced by a resident GP and health team. |
Road: |
To Katherine: 6 hours drive To Darwin (via Katherine): 880km sealed and dirt |
Air |
To Katherine: 1-2 hours To Darwin: 2.5 hours Air North Charters available. |
Seasonal Access: |
There is 100km of unsealed road
can be impassable from January to April because of wet season rains |
| Accommodation: |
| Refer to "Blue House" more info >>> |
| Outstations Serviced: |
| Mirririnyungu, Jiwaranpa, Lul-tju
Mungurrupa, Parnta, Parrulyu, Tjabalajabala, Pinja Jangalpangalpa,
Ngarnka, Yartalu Yartalu and Green Swamp Hills. |
| Facilities: |
| School, store, adult education, police station, Women's Centre (provides meals, laundry and transport service for the elderly), recreational hall, postal and Commonwealth banking agency, takeaway food, service station, arts centre and video shop. |
 NTGPE staff & Health Worker outside Lajamanu Health Centre |
| Contact Details: |
| Lajamanu Health Centre PMB 108 Lajamanu Via Katherine NT 0852 |
| Phone: 08 8975 0870 Fax: 08 8975 0903 |
| Links: |
| Hung The Nguyen’s site |
| www.members.optusnet.com.au/~vinhminh/Lajamanu.htm |
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