Kandiwal community

Kandiwal
Western Australia
Kandiwal
Coordinates 14.820666°0′S 125.841971°0′E / 14.821°S 125.842°E / -14.821; 125.842Coordinates: 14.820666°0′S 125.841971°0′E / 14.821°S 125.842°E / -14.821; 125.842
Postcode(s) 6743
Elevation 47 m (154 ft)
Location 300 km (186 mi) north west of Kununurra
LGA(s) Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
State electorate(s) Kimberley
Federal Division(s) Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
35.0 °C
95 °F
21.6 °C
71 °F
790.7 mm
31.1 in

Kandiwal is a small Aboriginal community, located in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley.

Native title

The community is located within the Determined Uunguu (WAD6033/1999) Native Title claim area.

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Kandiwal (Aboriginal Corporation), incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 30 April 1987.

Town planning

Kandiwal 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 28 April 2010 and the WAPC on 8 June 2010.[1]

Notes

  1. The Layout Plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia official site
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