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Driving to Irrunytju driving to irrunytju The 19th Remote Indigenous Media Festival is an invite-only event intended for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media organisations and workers. You must be registered to attend. Not sure if you are registered? Contact [email protected] or ring 08 8952 6465. safety never takes a holiday ON THE ROAD IRCA takes no responsibility for you or your passengers on your drive to and from Irrunytju. We recommend that you take it slowly with lots of breaks. We also recommend you travel with some form of Satellite Communications (Sat phone, SPOT device) or an EPIRB. Sat phones can be hired from Alice Springs for $30/day (Comspec 8953 1903). Remember to bring extra fuel in jerry cans, drinking water (10L) and water for your vehicle. PERMITS Please make sure you have provided IRCA with your vehicle details: make, model, colour, registration number and state of registration by 4 September. If you are unsure whether these have been provided, contact Maor Lambert on [email protected] or 08 8952 6465. ROAD CONDITIONS NT Road Conditions: 1800 246 199 www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/roadreport/ WA Road Conditions: www.ngaanyatjarraku.wa.gov.au Tourist information: 08 8956 7966 Northern SA Road Conditions: 1300 361 033 IMPORTANT No alcohol or illegal drugs are permitted at the Festival or to be brought into the community of Irrunytju. ARRIVING IRRUNYTJU Irrunytju is a small community and easy to walk around. Please be mindful of children on the roads, remember it is the school holidays. Driving slowly will ensure their safety and will also keep the dust down. Please conform to local protocols and ask before travelling beyond these areas. Parking is available within the community. Please take note of signs when driving around the community as some areas may be closed to vehicles. FESTIVAL CONTACT For accommodation and travel questions, contact Carmel Young on 0473 591 248. There is mobile coverage Telstra 3G in Irrunytju community. 1 alice springs to irrunytju via mulga park road (apy lands) AS ALICE SPRINGS Stuart Hwy VIA APY LANDS Lasseter Hwy IRRUNYTJU COMMUNITY Mulga Park Rd IC alice springs to irrunytju via mulga park road (apy lands) From Alice Springs take the National Highway 87 Please note that from Irrunytju via Mulga Park Road 199km south FUEL is only available in Irrunytju for the drive back Turn right at Erldunda Roadhouse onto Lasseter along Gun Barrel Highway. First stop for fuel is Mount Hwy/State Route 4 and go 151km west Ebenezer 128kms from the Mulga Park Road Turnoff Turn left at the Mulga Park Road (Victory Downs OR you can travel to Curtin Springs 20kms from Mulga Park Road Turnoff (turn left off Mulga Park turnoff), 10km past the Mt Connor Viewing area Road heading West). Drive 60km south-west to Mulga Park station on left EN ROUTE SUGGESTIONS FOR FUEL, FOOD, TOILETS (Note: beware cattle on road) AND ACCOMMODATION: Turn right at Amata Rd (just past Mulga Park 1. Stuarts Well RoadHouse :: 90kms from Alice station on left) and drive 53km south-west towards Springs. Amata 2. Erldunda Road House :: 108kms from Stuarts Well Turn right 3km past Amata and follow the sign (on the corner of Stuart Highway and Lassetter pointing to Pipalyatjara and drive 206km west Highway). Continue 30km west past Kalka, SA (5km past 3. Mount Ebenezer Roadhouse :: 56kms from Pipalyatjara turnoff) to Wingellina (Irrunytju) turnoff Erldunda. (4km past SA/WA border) Turn left and continue 4km south. Irrunytju/ Wingellina community is on the right. Take second turnoff and turn right to get to school and community office. TOTAL DISTANCE 706km 2 yulara (uluru) to irrunytju via docker river (kaltukatjara) VIA ULURU YULARA (ULURU) Tjukaruru Rd Y (Great Central Road) Kata Tjuta Rd Giles-Mulga Park Rd Lasseter Hwy IC IRRUNYTJU COMMUNITY yulara to irrunytju via docker river FUEL, FOOD AND TOILETS – NO ACCOMMODATION: (kaltukatjara) 1. Kaltukatjara (Docker River) NT Shop/ From Yulara turn left and drive through Uluru/Kata Tjuta Fuel is open Monday – Friday 8am-4pm. National Park entrance. Drive 10km east and turn right Closed between 12-2pm. onto Kata Tjuta Rd/State Route 4 Sunday 12pm-4pm Drive 40km west then turn left onto Tjukaruru Rd 231kms from Yulara . (Great Central Road) (1km short of Kata Tjuta carpark) Irrunytju is 208kms from Docker River Drive 177km west on dirt road past Kaltukatjara (Kaltukatjara) and there is no fuel (Docker River) available on this road. Continue a further 65km west on Tjukaruru Rd (Great Central Road) from Docker River (across WA Border) IMPORTANT - TRANSIT PERMIT Turn left on Giles-Mulga Park Rd (signposted to Wingellina, You will need to obtain a transit permit Blackstone, Jameson) and drive 106km south to travel the Tjukaruru road (Uluru to the Turn left at T junction towards Wingellina and travel 20km east WA/NT Border). Turn right at turnoff to Irrunytju/Wingellina Community (purple To apply, go to clc.org.au/articles/cat/ sign on right) and drive 6km south to community. application-for-a-transit-permit/ Take second turnoff and turn right to get to school and If you are using a hire car and do not community office. have the car details, enter ‘hire car’ in the required field. TOTAL DISTANCE 424km.
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