Where is warakurna wa

The Warakurna community lies near the foot of the spectacular Rawlinson Range, kilometres west of Uluru Ayers Rock. About people live in Warakurna. The community has a long history of artistic expression and Warakurna Artists is a thriving art centre at the heart of the community. Ngaanyatjarra is a language from the Western Desert, a broad area that stretches across the Western Australian interior, western South Australia and the south-west corner of the Northern Territory.

Ngaanyatjarra people have strong ties with neighbouring Western Desert groups, including the Pintupi and Pitjantjatjara, who speak dialects of the same language and have a similar contact history.

Western Desert people were among the last Aboriginal people in Australia to have contact with Europeans. In the Warakurna area, contact between Yarnangu and Europeans was sporadic until the s. More on Western Desert art. Warakurna Artists introduce their country and art centre. Community members make sculptures from tjanpi grass and purnu wood , and hunt for goanna. Warakurna artists Eunice Porter and Judith Chambers, in Canberra for the official launch of the exhibition, explain the 'pukulpa' or happiness derived from sharing stories, culture and paintings with their children and the broader community.

Warakurna artists have developed a distinctive painting style using figurative elements combined with more traditional forms of Western Desert art. Visit Empress Springs, which saved the life of explorer David Carnegie in Check out the Royal Flying Doctor Service airstrip, which forms part of the Outback Way, just metres from the roadhouse. Keep a look out for dingoes, emus and kangaroos and a large variety of birds that are often sighted here.

And in May, witness the stunning spectacle of the Western Australian wildflowers. Meals, fuel, motel-style accommodation, and caravan and camping facilities including powered sites are available at the Tjukayirla Roadhouse. Right in the heart of Australia, on the Outback Way kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie and kilometres south-west of Alice Springs , lies the Warburton Ngaanyatjarra community. This Centre reflects the vivid colours of their homelands and exhibits an extensive collection of Indigenous art, including beautiful paintings, artefacts, spinifex paper, baskets, art and glassware.

Accommodation options include cabins at the Warburton Roadhouse and caravan park where meals and a general store are also available. The nearby Giles Weather Station is fully operational and welcomes visitors to view the daily release of weather balloons at 9. Named after Ernest Giles, an explorer of the area during the s, the station includes the remains of the first Blue Streak Rocket, launched from Woomera on June 5 , and the grader that was used to build the Gunbarrel Highway.

The surveyor of the Gunbarrel Highway , Len Beadell, who was also a talented artist and author, provided the Giles Weather Station with interesting wall murals, which often become a talking point among visitors. Accommodation is available at the Warakurna Roadhouse. For more information contact the Laverton Visitor Centre by emailing greatbeyond laverton.

Accommodation by Type. There are currently 44 students enrolled at Warakurna: 13 students in K - Year 1, 11 in years , 10 in years 4 - 6 and 10 in years 6 - 9. We cover all learning areas. Our priorities are language, phonological awareness, the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy and numeracy. Other programs include a campus wide music program, a health program delivered in partnership with Ngaanyatjarra Health, nationally recognized training, sport and a playgroup.

Warakurna Campus The Warakurna community Warakurna is located at the Western end of the picturesque Rawlinson Ranges near an underground water supply.

Our campus facilities Warakurna has a wonderful new library, which is the focal point for school celebrations, a manual arts room, a home economics room, upper and lower primary classrooms, an Early Childhood Centre and a 0 to 3 facility.