The Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw is a special local government area which is located on western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It is managed under a Deed of Grant in Trust under the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004.

Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population	833 (2018)[1]
• Density	0.18953/km2 (0.4909/sq mi)
Established	1987
Area	4,395 km2 (1,696.9 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Richard Tarpencha
Council seat	Pormpuraaw, Queensland
Region	Cape York
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Website	Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw
LGAs around Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw: Gulf of Carpentaria Aurukun Cook Gulf of Carpentaria Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw Cook Kowanyama Kowanyama Cook

History

Kuuk Thaayorre (also known as Koko-Daiyuri, Kuku Yak, Thayorre, and used as a generic name for several related languages/dialects) is an Australian Aboriginal Language spoken on Western Cape York, particularly in the area around Pormpuraaw (Edward River). The Thaayorre language region includes the landscape within Pormpuraaw Community Council and the Cook Shire Council.[2]

The area originally was set up as the Edward River Mission in 1938. Aboriginal people from the region were gradually drawn from their traditional lands into the mission settlement.

In 1967 the Anglican church were no longer able to sustain their activities in the area as a Church Mission. The Department of Aboriginal and Islander Affairs, a government department, under the Act continued running the affairs of the community.

On 28 July 1987, under the Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984, a Deed of Grant in Trust was given to the Pormpuraaw community. Like other DOGIT communities of the time, Pormpuraaw had a town Council elected by Aboriginal people living in the community. The newly formed Pormpuraaw Council assumed responsibility for implementing certain conditions of the DOGIT. Four elected Aboriginal residents plus a mayor hold four year terms of office.

Responsibilities

As the Shire is not operated under the Local Government Act and operates the land on behalf of the community, the Shire Council's responsibilities are quite different from a typical local government body. This includes responsibility for fisheries, alcohol management and even operation of some commercial enterprises.

The Pormpuraaw Shire Council operates an Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Pormpuraaw.[3]

Chairmen and mayors

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2017)

• 2008–2016: Richard Tarpencha[4][5]
• 2016–2020: Ralph Kendall[6][7]
• 2020–present: Richard Tarpencha[8]

Current councillors

2020 - Councillors: Tim Koo-Aga, George Conrad, Andrea Foote & Ronald Kingi Jnr[8]

References

External links

• PDF Map including detail of Pormpuraaw DOGIT Lands

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