Ganinyi

Ganinyi is a small

Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek

Education

Children of school age at Ganinyi attend the

, Goolgaradah, Kurinyjarn, and Rocky Springs. In 2010 there were 72 students enrolled. A daily bus service operated by the school collects students from other nearby communities including Moongardie 30 km distant. The school provides lunch for students. Students who progress beyond Year 10 attend boarding school in Darwin and other larger towns.

Native title

The community is located within the registered area of the

Gooniyandi Combined #2 (WAD6008/2000) native title claim.^[1]

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Ganinyi Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 23 November 1988.[2]

Town planning

Ganinyi does not have its on Layout Plan, but comes under the Yiyili including Ganinyi, Girriyoowa and Kurinyjarn Layout Plan No.2. This was prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements, and was endorsed by the Ganinyi community on 2 December 2010, and by the Western Australian Planning Commission in on 29 September 2011.^[3]

The Layout Plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia's web site.^[4]

External links

Planning Western Australia's official site – Yiyili Layout Plan, https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/information-and-services/state-planning/aboriginal-communities/aboriginal-community-maps/layout-plans

References

[1] National Native Title Register Details – Gooniyandi Combined #2

[2] Documents for Ganinyi Aboriginal Corporation

[3] Yiyili, Ganinyi, Girriyoowa and Kurinyjarn Layout Plan 2 Background Report

[4] "Aboriginal settlement layout plans".

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