Approximately 600km east of Darwin on the Gove Peninsula North East Arnhem Land

Approximately 4000

Yolngu Matha, English

Approximately 750 km from Katherine. The first 30kms is sealed but from then on accessibility is 4WD only. (Permit required)

To Darwin: 1.5 hours
To Cairns: 1.5-2 hours
The airport is located 13 kilometres from the town centre.
Qantas and Flight West have daily jet services to Gove Airport from Cairns and Darwin with connections to anywhere in the world. An airport shuttle bus meets every flight for transfers to accommodation houses in Nhulunbuy and costs approximately $7 pp each way.

All year by air. Roads can be flooded during wet season.

The township of Nhulunbuy is the Northern Territory’s fourth largest town which was built on a special purpose lease in 1971 to service a bauxite mine (operated by the Nabalco mining company, now called Alcan Gove) despite opposition from the local landowners, the Yolngu. However, the town is now an intricate part of the region and a major supply centre for Arnhem Land. Yirrkala (“yearr-kala” roll the ‘r’) is where most Aboriginal people live which is 14 km south-east. You will hear Nhulunbuy referred to as Gove, however, Nhulunbuy is the name of the town and Gove is the name of the Peninsula that the town is located on. You will hear the two names used interchangeably but they mean the same place. There are three main medical services here: there is a 60 bed hospital, an Aboriginal community-controlled health service (Miwatj Health) and an independent GP.

Car and 4WD hire, supermarkets, pharmacy, clothing shops, dive shop, service station, souvenirs and sports store. There is also a beauty salon, takeaway shops, hairdressers, hardware stores, electrical goods shop, a newsagency and post office.
For entertainment there is the The Arnhem Club (nightclub Friday nights) the Walkabout Lodge Jam Session (Thursday and Saturday nights, plus regular live bands and comic acts). There is a fruit and vegetable market once a month

Within an easy reach of the town of Nhulunbuy there is an indoor sport centre , a yacht club, golf club, Olympic size swimming pool, surf club, squash club, bowls club, tennis club. Visitors and quests are made very welcome.
Banking facilities consist of Westpac, Post office is the Commonwealth agent and the NT Credit Union. There is an a la carte restaurant, bistro, coffee shop, counter meals and take away.

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• Take the following:
A bike is very useful.
• Things to do:
I got a job in the Pub which kept me amused.
Take up all opportunities to go out to the homelands.
You can hire a car if your 21.
Rotary seem pretty student friendly and will take you places. I only found out on my last night when I was asked to do a speech there.
• Things not to do:
Don't get caught up in medical politics.
• Places to go:
If you are bored in the afternoon go down to the hospital. They're really helpful and friendly down there.
Sunbake at the pool
It's possible to walk from town beach around to East Woody
• General Information:
Nhulunbuy is a very large town with many more facilities than I expected.
EFTPOS is available in quite a few places. .
You always smell buffalo before you see it.

East Arnhem Land Tourist Association

www.ealta.org/nhulunbuy.html#norg

TotalTravel.com

www.totaltravel.com/localguides/nhulunbuy/info/arhemland/2

Alcan Gove (Nabalco) site

www.alcangove.com.au/