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Newman, originally named Mount Newman until 1981, is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located about 1,186 kilometres (737 mi) north of Perth, and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It can be reached by the Great Northern Highway. Newman is a modern mining town, with homes contrasting with the ...
The community is located within the Martu native title determination area. In 2002, the Martu were recognised as holding native title rights to over 13.6 million hectares of the Western Desert, an area stretching from the Percival Lakes in the north to south of Kumpupintil Lake and from near Jigalong and Balfour Downs east to the Kiwirrkurra and Ngaanyatjarra native title determinations.
Collier Range National Park is a national park in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 878 km (546 mi) northeast of Perth. The nearest major town to the park is Newman located about 166 km (103 mi) north near Kumarina. [2] The park is one of many in the Pilbara and was established in 1978. [3]
Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Pilbara region. [1] There are two main highways in the region: Great Northern Highway, which travels north through the region to Port Hedland and then north-west along the coast, as well as North West Coastal Highway, which heads south-west from Port Hedland.
Western Australia: Legislative Assembly. pp. 3653– 4. Driving by numbers: An introduction to Western Australia's route numbering system. Western Australia: Main Roads Department. 1986. Driving by numbers: A guide to Western Australia's route numbering system. Western Australia: Metropolitan and Traffic Operations Directorate. 1995.
At 627,422 hectares (1,550,390 acres), Karijini is the second largest national park in Western Australia (behind Karlamilyi National Park), with rock formations that are estimated at 2.5 billion years old. The ideal time to visit Karijini National Park is between May and September, during Australia's late autumn, winter and early spring.
Its earlier predecessors included The Department of Tourism [1] and the Tourism Commission. [2] The change to the current name was in June 2004. [ 3 ] The separate industry based organisation is known as the Tourism Council of Western Australia, which works to promote the annual Western Australian Tourism Awards.
Jigalong is in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 165 kilometres (103 mi) east of the town of Newman in the Shire of East Pilbara local government area. The community is located in an Aboriginal Lands Trust reserve on the western edge of the Little Sandy Desert . [ 2 ]