Bobieding

Bobieding
Western Australia
Bobieding
Coordinates 16°58′52″S 122°39′50″E / 16.981°S 122.664°E / -16.981; 122.664Coordinates: 16°58′52″S 122°39′50″E / 16.981°S 122.664°E / -16.981; 122.664
Postcode(s) 6725
Location 120 km (75 mi) north of Broome, Western Australia
LGA(s) Shire of Broome
State electorate(s) Kimberley
Federal Division(s) Durack

Bobieding is a small Aboriginal community, located 120 km north of Broome in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Broome.

History

The Bobieding Community is named after a local fresh spring water hole called Bobbies Spring. Bobieding consists of members of an extended family and was founded by Mr Phillip Cox, community elder.[1]

Native title

The community is located within the Registered area of the Bindunbur (WAD359/2013) Native Title.[2]

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Bobieding Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 26 August 1988.[3]

Town planning

Bobieding Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Strategy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by the community on 1 August 2003, and by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) on 24 February 2004.[4]

The Layout Plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia's official site.

References

External links

Planning Western Australia's official site - Bobieding Layout Plan (http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/CommunityLayoutPlans/1357.asp)

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