Our community facilities.

Office:

Kalumburu Aboriginal Corp. P.M.B. 10 Kalumburu via Wyndham WA 6740. Phone: (08) 9161 4300 Fax: (08) 9161 4331 0900hrs to 1600hrs

Supermarket:

Monday - Friday: 0730hrs to 1230hrs and 1400hrs to 1600hrs Well stocked store for all your needs with EFTPOS available. Saturday Morning 0800-1100hrs. Closed Sunday.

Takeaway:

(hot chips, pies etc) Monday 0730hrs to 1300hrs on Tuesday - Friday: 0830hrs to

Fuel Supply:

Monday - Friday: 0730hrs to 1100hrs then 1330hrs to 1600hrs Diesel, unleaded and leaded fuel, motor oils/fluids, outboard motor oils, LP gas and block ice.

Mission Store & Café:

Mon to Fri - 1100hrs and 1330hrs to 1600hrs Toiletries, food items, coffee and a snack

Mission Camping Area & Motel:

Bookings are taken at the Mission on (08) 91614 333. Lawn covered grounds, shaded by tropical palms, covered meal areas, clean ablutions, powered sites and equipped barbeques for those into camping or single/double air conditioned accommodation for patrons seeking extra comfort

Kalumburu is situated on the banks of the King Edward River beside a long, deep billabong at the upriver end of Malindjar Gorge. Permanent freshwater is abundant, several prominent rivers namely the Carson, Drysdale and Berkley form natural boundaries. Sandstone ranges are separated by rich black soil country ideal for pastures, which gave birth to the pastoral industry during the early 1900’s.

Kalumburu– meaning “Path by the river or river crossing” is the most northerly Aboriginal Community in Western Australia. Situated in the Kimberley District on lease no. 21675 which is approximately 166,000 hectares set aside for the “Use and Benefits of Aboriginal People” under the A.A.P.A. Act gazette on June 15th 1973. The nearest townships to Kalumburu are Kununurra @ 565 kms - S.E., Wyndham @ 560 kms - S.E. and Derby @ 650 kms - S.W. Access to the region is available by sea, air from Kununurra, Wyndham and Derby/Broome and by unsealed roads depending on seasonal conditions.

Kalumburu is situated at latitude 14 degrees south; the climate is Monsoon Tropical with a protracted Dry season and cyclonic Wet season. Rainfall during the Wet is extreme and cyclonic presence inhibits movement around the area by all modes of transport. The average annual rainfall is around 50".

Temperatures range up to 40+ degrees Centigrade and humidity is often in the high 80 - 90% level. Dry season temperatures range from 18 degrees through 28 degrees.

The Kalumburu Road is closed from November 1st through to April 1st each year, washaways and general road erosion effect access to the region generally until early to mid May of the following year. The community is serviced by an all weather airstrip with night landing facilities.