The Arltarlpilta Community was a

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in the

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of Australia. It is northeast of

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by road. Arltarlpilta Community came under the

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on 26 September 1997, combining the Atitjere, Mount Eaglebeak, Foxalls Wells, Irrelirre and Unpayekerke communities. On 1 July 2008, the community was merged into the Central Desert Shire, although the Community Government Council remained in existence as a Local Board, which meets at Atitjere. Alcohol consumption is controlled in Arltarlpilta—it is a dry community.

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