Ngaanyatjarra Council Group

Ngaanyatjarra Council Group Proudly representing Yarnangu and their needs and aspirations across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.

The Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation) is an organisation representing the interests of around 2000 Ngaanyatjarra, Pintupi and Pitjantjatjara people living in eleven major communities in the Central Desert region of Western Australia. Member communities of the Council are:

• Irrunytju Community Incorporated (Wingellina Community)
• Kiwirrkurra Council (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Mantam

aru Community Incorporated (Jameson Community)
• Papulankutja Community Incorporated (Blackstone Range Community)
• Patjarr Aboriginal Corporation
• Tjirrkarli (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Tjukurla Community Incorporated (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Wanarn Community ( Aboriginal Corporation)
• Warakurna Community Incorporated (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Warburton Community Incorporated
• Pira-Kata (Kanpa) Community Incorporated

Ngaanyatjarra Council which was incorporated in March 1981 is the principal organisation in the Ngaanyatjarra corporate structure, which includes the following entities:

• Ngaanyatjarra Services (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Indervon Pty Ltd (IOR)
• NATS (Ngaanyatjarra Agency & Transport Service)


The Ngaanyatjarra Council’s administrative office is located at 58 Head Street, Alice Springs. Alice Springs is the head office for Ngaanyatjarra Services (Aboriginal Corporation), and Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (Aboriginal Corporation), while the Ngaanyatjarra Land and Culture Unit also has an office in the same complex.

04/06/2026

𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 – 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘀

Lucas is a Ranger Coordinator in Warakurna, working with the Land & Culture team to support a range of on-Country programs and community activities.

Alongside the ranger team, the work includes looking after Country through incendiary burning, clearing rockholes, supporting activities at the school and helping out within community where needed.

Lucas loves living in Warakurna - particularly the beauty of the landscape and its people.






𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗖𝗕𝗗 | 𝗧𝗷𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
03/06/2026

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
𝗖𝗕𝗗 | 𝗧𝗷𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗶, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲





02/06/2026

𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 | 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮

Wanda lives in Papulankutja/Blackstone with her aunty, father and great grandmother.

After attending school in Adelaide, Wanda returned home to the Lands in 2013 after finishing Year 11, reconnecting with family, community and Country.

For this story, we travelled with Wanda out to Singing Rocks, the land of her grandfather and great grandfather — a place filled with memory, connection and story.

𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 shares the voices and stories of people living across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.





01/06/2026

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀: 𝗡𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗴𝗮 ❄️

As the cold weather arrives across the Lands, Lucy shares the Ngaanyatjarra word “nyinnga” — meaning winter.

From cold mornings and warm fires to jackets, beanies and cups of tea, nyinnga is here. 🌤️🔥

Today's the first day of winter, the perfect time to learn a new word from the Lands.

🎥 Listen to Lucy share the pronunciation and meaning of nyinnga.

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 | 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
29/05/2026

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 | 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲





28/05/2026

𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 – 𝗦𝗮𝗺

Sam works at the Warburton Day Centre as part of the Social Kitchen program, preparing and delivering meals to community members who, for different reasons, are unable to cook for themselves.

Through this work, Sam helps make sure people are supported with regular, healthy meals.

Sam loves working with community members, putting a smile on their faces and helping them enjoy three square meals a day.






27/05/2026

Check out the weather in Wingellina | Irrunytju!
Wingellina Campus, Ngaanyatjarra Lands School

27/05/2026

Strong communities act early. See your clinic early.

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Perth, WA
6000

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