Laramba

Laramba

Laramba

Town in the Northern Territory, Australia

Laramba is a small town in the Northern Territory of Australia,[2] around 205 km (127 mi) west of Alice Springs (2.5 hours by road). Access to the community is via the Napperby Station road.[3]

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In the 2016 Australian census, Laramba's population numbered 239.[1] It lies within the Central Desert Regional Council LGA.[3]

On 2 July 2013 the Federal Court of Australia sat at Laramba to recognise non-exclusive native title rights of the Anmatyerr and Arrernte people over land which includes Napperby Station, which continues to operate as a pastoral lease.[4][5]

The Laramba Football Club, whose team is known as the Laramba Cowboys,[6] play in the Central Australian Football League.[7] The club has implemented a Domestic Violence Action Plan, which helps to educate the juniors about being positive male role models.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Laramba". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 May 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Welcome to the Central Desert Regional Council". Central Desert Regional Council. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Laramba". Central Desert Regional Council.
  4. [4]
    "Native Title recognition at Napperby Station". Central Land Council. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. [5]
    Brain, Caddie (2 July 2013). "Native title recognised over NT cattle stations". ABC News. ABC Rural. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. [6]
    "The Laramba Cowboys are the football club that represent the central desert community of Laramba". Facebook. NO MORE AU. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. [7]
    Brash, Stewart; Jonscher, Samantha (19 June 2020). "Central Australian Football League returns with some important changes". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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