Karnte

    Karnte

    Karnte (Karnta) was first incorporated on the 11th, July 1983 by residents to support their efforts to obtain security of tenure; housing and essential services. Karnte is located at Lot 7850 which has been held by virtue of a Crown Lease in Perpetuity for Aboriginal Communal Purposes since 1988. Karnte is home to speakers of Luritja and Pitjantjatjara. The 2005 population and mobility study identified that the resident population at that time was 135 people and that the service population was as high as 219 people . In December 2009 Karnte 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 Karnte is home to 19 households, prior to SIHIP there was only 12 households. It is predicted that the population of Karnte has seen an increase proportionate to the increased number of dwellings. Karnte is a Corporate Member of TCAC. Karnte is led by a Board of Directors, the President is a Director of Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC). Karnte is a party to the Local Decision-Making Commitment Agreement between TCAC and the Territory.
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