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Emu Point, Northern Territory
Peppimenarti is an Aboriginal Australian community in the Daly River (Northern Territory), Daly River region of the Northern Territory, Australia. Peppimenarti (or "Peppi", as it is known) is situated on Tom Turner Creek approximately south-west of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin. The population in the 2016 Australian Census, 2016 Census was 178. Emu Point, an Aboriginal outstation, outstation, is approximately from Peppimenarti. Etymology The locality name is drawn from the Aboriginal words ''peppi'' (rock) and ''menarti'' (large), referring to the rock formation that overlooks the community. At its base is a wide stream and a series of pools which form a significant Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology, sacred site. History In the early 1970s, the independent Aboriginal organisation Unia campaigned for the establishment of a cattle station within the Daly River Aboriginal Reserve as a permanent home for the local Ngangikurrunggurr language, Ngangikurrunggur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Daly Region
The West Daly Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory, local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire covers an area of and had a population of 3,649 in June 2018, with over 90% identifying as Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal. During the wet season between late November and early May, travel between the three main communities of Nganmarriyanga, Northern Territory, Nganmarriyanga, Peppimenarti, Northern Territory, Peppimenarti and Wadeye, Northern Territory, Wadeye is limited to air as roads are cut by flooding. History The West Daly Region came into existence on 1 July 2014 when the boundaries on the western side of the Victoria Daly Region were changed with the effect that the following three wards from the Victoria Daly Region were transferred to the new local government area - Nganmarriyanga, Thamarrurr/Pindi Pindi and Tyemirri. Wards The West Daly Regional Council is divided into the following three wards which are rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |