Ardyaloon or One Arm Point, also known as Bardi, is an Aboriginal Australian community town on the

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, in the

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region of

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. It is located north of

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and the closest populated town is

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. At the , Bardi had a population of 365. The Bardi Ardyaloon hatchery has successfully produced

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shell at One Arm Point for a number of years, including reseeding the

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surrounding the area. The area is home to the

Bardi people The Bardi people, also spelt Baada or Baardi and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people, living north of Broome, Western Australia, Broome and inhabiting parts of the Dampier Peninsula in the Kimberley (Western Australia), Kimber ...

. According to the local Indigenous people, the name ''One Arm Point'' originated from the tale of an unfortunate pearler who had an accident with dynamite while attempting to catch fish using explosives in the bay.

Native title

The community is located within the Bardi Jawi native title determination area, determined by the Federal Court of Australia on 30 November 2005. (Federal Court file nos. WAD49/1998, WAD6001/2004) It is managed through its incorporated body, Ardyaloon Incorporated, registered under the ''Associations Incorporations Act 1987'' and the ''

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''. The

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follows the Ardyaloon Community Layout Plan No.2 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Strategy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.2 was endorsed by the community on 15 September 2004 and the Western Australia Planning Commission on 15 February 2005, with various amendments up until 2017.

Town planning

Ardyaloon Layout Plan No.2 was prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 and was endorsed by the community in 2004 and the

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in 2005.

References

External links

National Native Title Register Details

Department of Planning Document 1
confirming name of town. {{authority control Towns in Western Australia Aboriginal communities in Kimberley (Western Australia)

Native title

Town planning

See also

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