# Weymul Community

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**Weymul** (also referred to as Chirrata) is a small [Aboriginal community](/source/Aboriginal_communities_in_Western_Australia), located 30 km south of [Karratha](/source/Karratha) in the [Pilbara](/source/Pilbara) region of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia), within the [City of Karratha](/source/City_of_Karratha).

## Native title

The community is located within the fully determined [Ngarluma](/source/Ngarluma_language) / [Yindjibarndi](/source/Yindjibarndi) (WAD6017/96) [native title](/source/Native_Title_Act_1993) claim area.

## Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Weymul Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the *Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976*.

## Town planning

Weymul Layout Plan No.2 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements. Layout Plan No.2 was endorsed by the community on 10 April 2007 and the [Western Australian Planning Commission](/source/Western_Australian_Planning_Commission) on 1 July 2008. The Layout Plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia's website.[1]

## References

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. 2020-02-20. 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 2021-02-10.

## External links

- [Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations](http://register.oric.gov.au/document.aspx?concernID=103642)
- [Native Title Claimant application summary](http://www.nntt.gov.au/Applications-And-Determinations/Search-Determinations/Pages/Ngarluma_Yindjibarndi_WC9914.aspx)

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