Yarrenyty Arltere (Larapinta Valley)
Yarrenyty Arltere (Larapinta Valley)
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ButtonPronounciation: Yarr-wrench Arl-der-ah
Meaning: White Devil Dog
Population: 184
Languages spoken: Arrernte, Pertame, Luritja, Pitjantjatjara
Director: Marlene Rubuntja
Yarrenyty Arltere (Yarr-wrench Arl-der-ah) or Yarrenyty Arltere was first incorporated on the 17th, November 1978 by residents to support their efforts to obtain security of tenure; housing and essential services. Yarrenyty Arltere is located at Lot Lot 5195 which has been held by virtue of a Special Purpose Lease in Perpetuity for Aboriginal Communal Purposes since 1981. Yarrenyty Arltere is home to speakers of Arrernte, Pertame, Luritja and Pitjantjatjara. The 2005 population and mobility study identified that the resident population at that time was 184 people and that the service population was as high as 389 people . In December 2009 Yarrenyty Arltere entered a Tripartite Alice Springs Living Area Sublease with the Executive Director of Township Leasing (Commonwealth) and the CEO of Housing (Territory) for a period of 40 years, under the threat of compulsory acquisition. This agreement led to an investment in housing and infrastructure by the Commonwealth and Territory as part of the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP); and to the transition from community-controlled housing to housing management by the Department of Local Government, Housing and Community Development (DLGHCD). Today Yarrenyty Arltere is home to 34 households, prior to SIHIP there was only 22 households. It is predicted that the population of Yarrenyty Arltere has seen an increase proportionate to the increased number of dwellings. Yarrenyty Arltere is a Corporate Member of TCAC. Yarrenyty Arltere is led by a Management Committee, the President is a Director of Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC). Yarrenyty Arltere is a party to the Local Decision-Making Commitment Agreement between TCAC and the Territory.