Anthelk-Ewlpaye (Charles Creek & Kunoth)

Anthelk Ewlpaye (Un-derlk Ool-pie) or Charles Creek and Kunoth was first incorporated on the 12th, July 1974 by residents to support their efforts to obtain security of tenure; housing and essential services. Anthelk Ewlpaye is located at Alice Springs Lots 3702 and 3704 which has been held by virtue of a Special Purpose Lease in Perpetuity for Aboriginal Communal Purposes since 1977. Anthelk Ewlpaye is home to speakers of Arrernte and Anmatyerr. The 2005 population and mobility study identified that the resident population was 121 people and that the service population was as high as 198 people [2]. In December 2009 Anthelk Ewlpaye 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 Anthelk Ewlpaye is home to 21 households. Anthelk Ewlpaye is a Corporate Member of TCAC. Anthelk Ewlpaye is led by a Management Committee, the President is a Director of Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC). Anthelk Ewlpaye is a party to the Local Decision-Making Commitment Agreement between TCAC and the Territory.