URGENT: RESTRICTED ACCESS TO REMOTE COMMUNITIES IN PLACE FROM TONIGHT
Posted: March 26th, 2020
The State and Commonwealth Government has today announced new restrictions. From 9pm on Thursday, 26 March 2020 travel and access into the following communities will be restricted:
- The Kimberley;
- Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku; and
- parts of the Shire of the East Pilbara that encompass the communities of Jigalong, Martu homeland communities and Kiwirrkurra.
Any person who is outside a designated region can only enter if they are:
- providing essential services or supplies; OR
- has been quarantined from the general public for the previous 14 days.
If you do not get back to your community in time, you will have to go into quarantine for 14 days before returning home.
NEED HELP TO GET HOME?
Information on buses to get you there and more information on the restrictions can be found HERE – scroll down the page to see the list of contact details.
Not sure if your community qualifies?
Within the designated regions and for all remote Aboriginal communities outside these designated regions listed above, the State Government’s Remote Aboriginal Communities Directions will continue to apply.