# Buttah Windee Community

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Community in Western Australia

Town in Western Australia, Australia

Buttah Windee Town Buttah Windee Coordinates: 26.605°0′S 118.449°0′E / 26.605°S 118.449°E / -26.605; 118.449 Country Australia State Western Australia LGA Shire of Meekatharra Location 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Meekatharra Government • State electorate North West • Federal division Durack Postcode 6642 Mean max temp 28.8 °C (83.8 °F) Mean min temp 15.8 °C (60.4 °F) Annual rainfall 236.9 mm (9.33 in)

**Buttah Windee** is a small [Aboriginal community](/source/Aboriginal_communities_in_Western_Australia) 5 km (3.1 mi) west of [Meekatharra](/source/Meekatharra) in the [Mid-West](/source/Mid_West_(Western_Australia)) region of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia), within the [Shire of Meekatharra](/source/Shire_of_Meekatharra).

## Native title

The community is located within the registered Wajarri Yamatji (WAD6033/98) [native title](/source/Native_Title_Act_1993) claim area.

## Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Buttah Windee Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the *Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976* on 16 June 1993.

## Town planning

Buttah Windee Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by the community on 21 March 2007 and the [Western Australian Planning Commission](/source/Western_Australian_Planning_Commission) on 13 November 2007. The Layout Plan map-set and background report are available at the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.[1]

[Uranium](/source/Uranium) contamination is a concern in the local water supply. A [hydropanel](/source/Hydropanel) array has been installed to provide safe drinking water.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Layout plans"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200319115254/https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/information-and-services/state-planning/aboriginal-communities/aboriginal-community-maps/layout-plans). Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. 20 February 2020. Archived from [the original](https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/information-and-services/state-planning/aboriginal-communities/aboriginal-community-maps/layout-plans) on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Customer Story, Site Name Buttah Windee"](https://www.zeromasswater.com/fields/wp-content/uploads/sites/1/2019/07/SOURCE_Customer-Story_Buttah-Windee.pdf) (PDF). *Zero Mass Water*. 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

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