Welcome to Jigalong Community Inc

Welcome to Jigalong Community Inc.

PMB 7

Newman WA 6753

Tel : 08 91757020 “Under Construction”

Fax : 08 01757019

Email us : jigalongcouncil@bigpond.com

Jigalong Information

Rabbit Proof Fence Visitor Centre

Jigalong Service Centre

Jigalong Remote School

Jigalong

Jigalong is part of Martu country in the central part of the Pilbara region.

The Martu people are known as Western Desert people. There have been

a number of specific events that have led to movement of groups of

Martu people. In the early 1970’s the community was given some

form of recognition and control of their community through the

establishment of an Aboriginal reserve under the Aboriginal Lands Trust (ALT).

Responsibility for Jigalong under the ALT passed from the missionaries to

the Martu people who were given a Local Advisory Council form of

governance. Until the mid-1960s the missionaries maintained considerable

influence in the decisions of that Council. This ended in 1973 when Jigalong Community was incorporated.