Outback Areas Community Development Trust
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The Outback Areas Community Development Trust is a trust in South Australia
which is operated under the Outback Areas Community Development Trust Act (1978). It has been established to act as a third tier of government
for the purposes of receiving and administering funding for 36 remote communities, which are widely dispersed across a region covering almost 60 % of South Australia's land area. The council has its seat at Port Augusta
, which is located outside the Outback area. The area has an area of 624339.0 km² and a population of 3,750, 639 of whom are Indigenous Australians
, and several large pastoral leases and mining operations exist in its area of operation.
The trust's area of responsibility does not include Aboriginal reserves, the largest of which are Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
in the northwest and Maralinga Tjarutja
in the west of the area.
It currently consists of five members and two deputies.
The Outback Communities (Administration and Management) Bill of 2009 will replace the Outback Areas Community Development Trust with the Outback Communities Authority.
The communities are listed by Proposed Unincorporated Area Districts
, with their population figures as of census 2006:
and the District Council of Coober Pedy
. In South Australia, the OACDT borders from West to East:
In New South Wales
it borders:
In Queensland
:
In the Northern Territory
:
In Western Australia
:
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
which is operated under the Outback Areas Community Development Trust Act (1978). It has been established to act as a third tier of government
Local Government Areas of South Australia
This is a list of Local Government Areas in South Australia. The LGAs are grouped by region, as defined by the Local Government Association of South Australia.-LGAs sorted by region:-External links:* *...
for the purposes of receiving and administering funding for 36 remote communities, which are widely dispersed across a region covering almost 60 % of South Australia's land area. The council has its seat at Port Augusta
Port Augusta, South Australia
-Electricity generation:Electricity is generated at the Playford B and Northern power stations from brown coal mined at Leigh Creek, 250 km to the north...
, which is located outside the Outback area. The area has an area of 624339.0 km² and a population of 3,750, 639 of whom are Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
, and several large pastoral leases and mining operations exist in its area of operation.
The trust's area of responsibility does not include Aboriginal reserves, the largest of which are Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara is a large Aboriginal local government area located in the remote north west of South Australia...
in the northwest and Maralinga Tjarutja
Maralinga Tjarutja
The Maralinga Tjarutja are the Indigenous Australian people who traditionally inhabit the remote western areas of South Australia. They are a Southern Pitjantjatjara people.The lands of the Maralinga Tjarutja bear their own name...
in the west of the area.
It currently consists of five members and two deputies.
The Outback Communities (Administration and Management) Bill of 2009 will replace the Outback Areas Community Development Trust with the Outback Communities Authority.
The communities are listed by Proposed Unincorporated Area Districts
, with their population figures as of census 2006:
- Central North West Region
- AndamookaAndamooka, South AustraliaAndamooka is a town located approximately 600 km north of Adelaide in the South Australian outback. Opal was discovered in the region in the late 1920s, and the town developed out of the scattered miners' camps which established in the area...
(528) - GlendamboGlendambo, South AustraliaGlendambo is a town in the Australian state of South Australia, on the Stuart Highway, 254 kilometres from Coober Pedy and 592 kilometres from Adelaide South Australia. At the 2006 census, Glendambo had a population of 77....
(77) - KingoonyaKingoonya, South AustraliaKingoonya is a small settlement in the far north of the Australian state of South Australia. It was established in the early 1900s as a railway support town on the line extending west and played a significant role in the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway...
- PimbaPimba, South AustraliaPimba is a small settlement lying on the transcontinental railway line in the Australian state of South Australia. It lies at the junction of the Stuart Highway to Alice Springs and the road to Woomera, Roxby Downs and Andamooka . It is 480 km from Adelaide...
(50) - TarcoolaTarcoola, South AustraliaTarcoola is a town in the Far North of South Australia 416 km north-northwest of Port Augusta.Tarcoola is taken from a non-local aboriginal language from an area around Tarcoola Station in NSW; it means river bend.-History:Tarcoola Post Office opened on 18 August 1900 and the town was...
(38) - WoomeraWoomera, South AustraliaThe town, or village, of Woomera is located in the south east corner of the Woomera Prohibited Area ; colloquially known as the Woomera Rocket Range...
(295)
- Andamooka
- East and North East Region
- CockburnCockburn, South AustraliaCockburn is a town on the border of South Australia and New South Wales near Broken Hill. The town population consists of roughly 25 people with a greater regional community of 180 as of 2005.-Town history:...
(90) - Eastern Districts
- Mannahill (66)
- North East CFS Group
- OlaryOlary, South AustraliaOlary is a settlement on the Barrier Highway in South Australia. It is situated near Olary Creek and is one of the easternmost settlements in South Australia....
- YuntaYunta, South AustraliaYunta is a village on the Barrier Highway in South Australia that services both the local area and travellers passing through. It lies south west of Broken Hill and north east of Peterborough....
(104)
- Cockburn
- Far North
- InnaminckaInnamincka, South AustraliaInnamincka is a tiny settlement in north-east South Australia. It is 1065 km northeast of Adelaide and 459 km from Lyndhurst up the Strzelecki Track. It is situated on the banks of Cooper Creek in the state's Channel Country, and surrounded by the Strzelecki, Tirari and Sturt Stony...
(131) - MarlaMarla, South AustraliaMarla is a small town on the Stuart highway in north-western South Australia. It is located near the Ghan railway line. At the 2006 census, Marla had a population of 72....
(72) - MarreeMarree, South AustraliaMarree is a small town located in the north of South Australia. It lies North of Adelaide at the junction of the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track, above sea level. The area is the home of the Dieri people. At the 2006 census, Marree had a population of 70.The town was home to Australia's...
(70) - OodnadattaOodnadatta, South AustraliaOodnadatta, South Australia, is a small town surrounded by an area of with cattle stations in arid pastoral rangelands close to the Simpson Desert, north of Adelaide and 112 m above sea level. It can be reached by an unsealed road from Coober Pedy or via the unsealed Oodnadatta Track from...
(277) - Seven Waterholes
- William CreekWilliam Creek, South AustraliaWilliam Creek, Australia is located halfway on the Oodnadatta Track, 210 kilometres north of Marree and 166 kilometres east of Coober Pedy in South Australia. The town has a population of 6....
- Innamincka
- Flinders Ranges
- BeltanaBeltana, South AustraliaBeltana is a semi-ghost town north of Adelaide, South Australia. Beltana is known for continuing to exist long after the reasons for its existence had ceased...
(83) - BlinmanBlinman, South AustraliaBlinman is a town deep in the Flinders Ranges, in the mid north of South Australia. It is very small but has the claim of being the highest surveyed town in South Australia. It serves as a base for large acre pastoralists and tourism...
(151) - CopleyCopley, South AustraliaCopley is a town in Australia. At the 2006 census, Copley had a population of 104.The township adjacent to Leigh Creek Railway Station was officially dedicated as the Town of Copley by a proclamation published on 27 August 1891...
(104) - Leigh CreekLeigh Creek, South AustraliaLeigh Creek is a coal-mining town in the north of South Australia. At the 2006 census, Leigh Creek had a population of 549....
(548) - LyndhurstLyndhurst, South AustraliaLyndhurst, sometimes misspelt Lyndthurst, is a town in north-east South Australia which is at the crossroads of the Strzelecki Track and the Oodnadatta Track. It began as a railway siding in 1878.-History:...
- ParachilnaParachilna, South AustraliaParachilna was once a town in South Australia. The town was first surveyed in 1863 due to its closeness to a government water well. It is on the railway line and road between Port Augusta and Leigh Creek. Today, the Prairie Hotel, railway station, airstrip and a few buildings remain...
- Beltana
- Gawler Ranges and Far West
- Ash
- Bookabie
- Border Village
- CoorabieCoorabie, South AustraliaCoorabie is a settlement in South Australia.-References:...
- Fowlers BayFowlers Bay, South AustraliaFowlers Bay, formerly Yalata, is a small coastal town in South Australia, located approximately north west of the state capital, Adelaide. Situated on the Nullarbor Plain, it was once an active port and a gateway to the western reaches of the continent, but fell into decline in the 1960s...
(125) - Gawler Ranges
- Iron KnobIron Knob, South AustraliaIron Knob is a town in South Australia on the Eyre Highway across Eyre Peninsula. At the 2006 census, Iron Knob and the surrounding area had a population of 199....
(199) - PenongPenong, South AustraliaPenong is a small South Australian town, located on the Nullarbor Plain. Its location on the Eyre Highway makes it a popular rest-stop for travellers....
(215)
Surrounding LGAs
Because of its size, the OACDT is next to a large number of LGAs. It also completely surrounds the Municipal Council of Roxby DownsMunicipal Council of Roxby Downs
The Municipal Council of Roxby Downs is the local government area covering the town of Roxby Downs and the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. It has an area of 110 km², and an estimated population of 4,484. The municipality was established in 1982....
and the District Council of Coober Pedy
District Council of Coober Pedy
The District Council of Coober Pedy is a local government area located around the opal mining town of the same name in Outback South Australia. The district is based around large opal deposits, and has become a major mining town, as well as a popular tourist town.- History :The town of Coober...
. In South Australia, the OACDT borders from West to East:
- Anangu Pitjantjatjara YankunytjatjaraAnangu Pitjantjatjara YankunytjatjaraAnangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara is a large Aboriginal local government area located in the remote north west of South Australia...
- Maralinga TjarutjaMaralinga TjarutjaThe Maralinga Tjarutja are the Indigenous Australian people who traditionally inhabit the remote western areas of South Australia. They are a Southern Pitjantjatjara people.The lands of the Maralinga Tjarutja bear their own name...
- District Council of CedunaDistrict Council of CedunaThe District Council of Ceduna is a Local Government Area located on the far west coast of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district has a diverse business and industry with an estimated 240,000 tourists passing through every year....
- District Council of Streaky BayDistrict Council of Streaky BayThe District Council of Streaky Bay is a Local Government Area in South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula. The Council was established in 1887, at a time when there was a population 111 people....
- Wudinna District Council
- District Council of KimbaDistrict Council of KimbaThe District Council of Kimba is a local government area located on the northern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The district is mostly agricultural in nature, with the township of Kimba being the focal point of the district...
- District Council of Franklin HarbourDistrict Council of Franklin HarbourThe District Council of Franklin Harbour is a Local Government Area in South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula. Cowell is the major population centre of an agricultural district based on farming wheat and sheep, supplemented by a fishing and oyster farming industries...
- City of WhyallaCity of WhyallaThe City Of Whyalla is a local government area in South Australia, located at the top of the Eyre Peninsula. The council was established in 1970, replacing the town commission, which had been running the town previously...
- City of Port AugustaCity of Port AugustaThe City of Port Augusta is a local government area located at the northern end of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It is centred on the town of Port Augusta...
- Flinders Ranges CouncilFlinders Ranges CouncilFlinders Ranges Council is a local government area in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.The council area is approximately 100 km from north to south, and 45 km from east to west, with a total area of 4,198 square kilometres....
- District Council of Orroroo CarrietonDistrict Council of Orroroo CarrietonThe District Council of Orroroo Carrieton is a local government area in the Mid North of South Australia. The principal towns are Orroroo and Carrieton...
- District Council of Peterborough
- Regional Council of GoyderRegional Council of GoyderThe Regional Council of Goyder is a local government area located in the Mid North region of South Australia. The district is reliant on agriculture as a mainstay of its economy, with manufacturing and tourism also becoming prominent.-History:...
- Mid Murray CouncilMid Murray CouncilMid Murray Council was formed in 1997 from the amalgamation of the former District Councils of Mannum, Morgan, Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant....
- District Council of Loxton WaikerieDistrict Council of Loxton WaikerieThe District Council of Loxton Waikerie is a local government area covering parts of the Riverland and Murray Mallee regions of South Australia....
- District Council of Berri and Barmera
- Renmark Paringa CouncilRenmark Paringa CouncilThe Renmark Paringa Council is a local government area located adjacent to the Victorian border, in the Riverland, South Australia. The area is known for its various fruit production, and is heavily dependent on the River Murray as a water source.-History:...
In New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
it borders:
- Wentworth Shire
- Unincorporated Far West
In Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
:
- Shire of Bulloo
- Shire of Barcoo
- Shire of Diamantina
In the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
:
- MacDonnell ShireMacDonnell ShireThe MacDonnell Shire is a Local Government Area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire covers an area of 268,784.20 km² and has a estimated population of 7,142 people.-Geography:...
In Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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- Shire of LavertonShire of LavertonThe Shire of Laverton is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about northeast of the city of Kalgoorlie and about east-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Laverton.-History:The...
- Shire of MenziesShire of MenziesThe Shire of Menzies is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia located to the north of Kalgoorlie. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Menzies.-History:...
- City of Kalgoorlie-BoulderCity of Kalgoorlie-BoulderThe City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about east of the state capital, Perth. The City covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Kalgoorlie; all but 244 of the city's population live either in...
- Shire of DundasShire of DundasThe Shire of Dundas is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, between Norseman and the South Australian border generally along the Eyre Highway, between 700 and 1,500 kilometres east of the state capital, Perth...