Stop Closures of Communities in Western Australia

Draft discussion paper revealed on ABC here.

'Government investment would be stopped in 75 remote Aboriginal communities and very limited in 53 more under a new funding strategy proposed by Western Australia's housing department.

The draft discussion paper, seen by the ABC, used 15 specific criteria to determined the risks to further investment and viability of communities, before placing them in five separate funding categories.'

Stop the Closures in Western Australia

The United Nations legal definition of Genocide

Genocide is defined in Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948) as 

"any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; [and] forcibly transferring children of the group to another group."

Djambawa Marawili talks about Yolngu homelands as he drives through country

Bobby West of Kiwirrkurra, Pintupi elder, speaks of the fear of being pushed off country by the West Australian Government.

The Federal Government identified 192 settlements as unsustainable back in 2010 

'The majority of those assessed as unsustainable are in the Kimberley, with 160 in the region, including Koorabye, Djugerari, Kadjina, Wurrenranginy, and Molly Springs.

The document names 14 unsustainable communities in the Pilbara, 11 in the Goldfields, four in the Midwest and three in the Wheatbelt.'

Priority Investment Communities - WA

Town Based Communities

“Town based communities generally have access to services and facilities in adjacent town. Future investment should facilitate the formal integration of the community into the Town Planning Scheme and have access to the same level of services as the town residents.”

Bilgungurr	Bindi Bindi
Bondini	Budulah
Bungardi	Burawa
Burrinunga	Cheeditha
Cullacabardee	Darlngunaya
Djimung Nguda	Gnangara
Gooda Binya	Irrungadji
Junjuwa	Karmulinunga
Kurnangki	Madunka Ewurry
Mallingbar	Mardiwah Loop
Marmion Village	Mindi Rardi
MirIma	Morrell Park (Four Mile)
Mungullah	Nambi Village
Nicholson Block	Nillir Irbanjin (One Mile)
Ninga Mia Village	Nullywah
Parnpajinya	Pipunya
Red Hill (Lundja)	Tkalka Boorda
Warrayu	Wongatha Wonganarra

Priority Investment Communities - WA

Category A

“Communities where the preconditions for sustainable development exist. Residents have access to key services/opportunities and the community can offer services tot he surrounding related communities. New investment is very likely to further facilitate and support long term Closing the Gap outcomes in these and their related communities.”

Bardi (Ardyaloon)	Beagle Bay
Bidyadanga	Billard
Blackstone (Papulankutja)	Djarindjin
Glen Hill (Mandangala)	Jigalong
Kalumburu	Kurrawang
Lombadina	Mowanjum
Mt Margaret	Ngurawanna
Wakathuni	Wangkatjungka
Warakurna	Warburton
Warmun (Turkey Creek)	Woolah (Doon Doon)
Yandeyarra (Mugarinya)	Yardgee
Youngaleena	Yungngora

Priority Investment Communities - WA

Category B

“Communities where many preconditions for growth exist and residents have access to most key services and limited opportunities. New investment in these communities would support communities in Category A in providing services to other communities in the cluster.”

Balgo (Wirrimanu)	Bayulu
Bobieding	Cosmo Newberry
Cotton Creek (Parnngurr)	Ganinyi (Louisa Downs)
Goolgaradah	Guda Guda
Imintji	Innawonga
Jarlmadangah	Joy Springs (Eight Mile)
Koongie Park	Kundat Djaru (Ringer Soak)
Kupungarri (Mt Barnett)	La Djadarr Bay
Looma	Milba
Mindibungu (Billiluna)	Mulan (Lake Gregory)
Muludja	Ngalingkadji
Ngumpan	Pandanus Park
Pia Wadjari	Pullout Springs (Girriyoowa)
Punju Njamal	Punmu
Rocky Springs	Wararn
Wingellina	Wuggan (Wuggabun)
Yakanarra	Yiyili
Yulga Jinna

Priority Investment Communities - WA

Category C: “Communities where there are constraints to sustainable development and opportunities for future growth are limited. Investments will be limited to sustaining existing assets and services.”

Alligator Hole	Badjaling
Balginjirr	Barrel Well
Baulu Wah	Bawoorrooga
Bedunburra	Bell Springs
Bells Point	Bidijul
Billinue	Bindurrk
Biridu	Birndirri
Bow River	Brunbrunganjal (Kittys Well)
Budgarjook	Bulgin
Bunnengarra	Bunningbarr
Burrguk (Banana Wells)	Burringgurrah
Buttah Windee (Gidgee Gully)	Carnot Springs
Chile Creek	Chinaman Garden
Cockatoo	Cockatoo Springs
Cone Bay (Larinyuwar)	Coonana
Crocodile Hole	Darlu Darlu
Dillon Springs	Dingo Springs
Djaradjung	Djarworrada
Djibbinj	Djilimbardi
Djugaragyn	Djugerari (Cherabun)
Djulburr	Dodnun
Embulgun	Emu Creek (Gulgagulganeng)
Five Mile	Fletcher Family
Fly Well	Four Mile
Frazier Downs	Galamanda
Galeru Gorge	Geboowama
Gillaroong	Gilly Sharpe
Gnylmarung	Goobinj
Goodarlargin	Goojarr Gonnyool
Goolarabooloo	Goolarrgon
Goombading	Goombaragin
Goonjarlan	Goose Hill
Gudumul	Gulberang
Gullaweed	Gulumonon
Gumbarmun	Gurrbalgun
Hollow Springs	Honeymoon Beach
Iragul	Jabir Jabir
Jameson (Mantamaru)	Janterriji
Jarlmadanka	Jilariya
Jimbalakudunj	Jimbilum
Jinparinya	Julgnunn
Jundaru	Kadjina
Kalungkurriji	Kalyadan
Kandiwal	Karalundi
Karnparni (Three Mile)	Kartang Rija
Kayirriwarney	Kearney Range
Kiwirrkurra	Koorabye
Kumbrarumba	Kunawarritji
Kupartiya	Kurinyjarn
Kurlku	Kutkabubba
Lamboo Station (Loongie Park)	Linga
Loongabib	Loumard
Lumuku (Osmond Valley Station)	Maddarr
Majaddin	Malaburra
Marribank	Marta Marta
Marunbabidi	McGowan Island
Mercedes Cove	Mia Maya
Middle Lagoon	Millargoon
Mimbi	Mingalkala
Mingullatharndo	Miniata
Molly Springs	Monbon
Moongardi	Morard
Mowla Bluff	Mud Springs
Mudjarrl	Mudnumm
Mulga Queen	Mullibidee
Mundud	Munget
Munmural	Munthanmar
Murphy Creek	Neem
Ngadalargin	Ngallagunda
Ngamakoon	Ngarlan
Ngarlan Burr	Ngulwirriwirri
Ngurtuwarta	Nilargoon
Nillygan	Nimbing
Norman Creek	Nudugun
Nulla Nulla	Nunju Yallet
Nygah Nygah	Nyumwah
Oombulgurri	Pago
Pantijan	Parukupan
Patch Up	Patjarr
Raddajali	RB River Junction
Red Creek	Red Shells
Rollah	Strelley
Tappers Inlet	Tirralintji
Tjalka Wara	Tjirrkarli
Tjukurla	Tjuntjuntjara
Ullawarra	Walgun
Wamali	Wanamulnyndong
Wandanooka (Kardaloo)	Warralong
Weymul	White Rock
Whulich	Windida
Windjingayre	Woodstock Homestead
Wulununjur	Wungu
Wurrenranginy	Yandarinya
Yardoogarra	Yarri Yarri
Yatharla	Yawuru
Yirralallem	Yulumbu