Galiwin’ku
Galiwin’ku
Galiwin’ku is the only town on Elcho Island, and is also the Aboriginal name for the whole island. It's located at the southern end of the Wessel Island group, bounded on the western side by the Arafura Sea and on the eastern side by Cadell Strait.
Population
2,124 (2011)
Location
Elcho Island
Ward
Gumurr Marthakal
Languages
Yolngu
Land Coucillors
Northern Land Council
Aged & Disability Services
Animal Management
Cemetary Management
Children & Family Services
Commercial Services
Community Patrol
Local Emergency Management
Library & Knowledge Centres
Traffic Management & Local Roads
Environmental & Waste Services
Youth, Sport & Recreation
New Cemetery
Centrelink
Phone: 13 24 68
Hours: 8:30am - 4pm weekdays
Buthan shop
Phone: 8944 5940
Miwatj Health Clinic
Phone: 8970 5800
GEC Office
NHAWE Enterprises
Phone: 0419 126 550
Hours: 8am - 4pm weeekdays
Marthakal Homelands Resource Centre
Phone: 8970 5500
Council office
Phone: 8987 9033
Hours: 8.30am – 4.30pm weekdays
Market garden
CDP
Phone: 8987 9036
Police Station
Phone: 8987 9298
Airstrip (terminal)
Airstrip (charter)
Landfill
Barge
Old cemetery
Fuel
Animal Management
Municipal shed
Gov accomm
Government accommodation
Marthakal accom
Marthakal accommodation (& buffet)
Phone: 8970 5500
EARC accom
EARC accommodation
Phone: 8987 9033
Marthakal Rangers
Phone: 8970 5500
Marthakal health clinic
Marthakal Homeland Health Centre
Phone: 8970 5500
School
Shepherdson School
Phone: 8987 9044
Pre-school
Phone: 8987 9044
Change rooms
Oval
Bottom Shop
Takeaway
Basketball courts
Youth, Sport & Rec
Phone: 8970 5265
Hours: 10am – 6pm weekdays
Mission Beach
Arts centre
Elcho Island Arts
Phone: 8970 5088
Clan Cemetery
Health clinic
On-call clinic
Miwatj Health
Phone: 8970 5700
Aged care
Phone: 8987 9221
Hours: 8am – 3pm weekdays
Church
Bible translation centre
Library
Phone: 870 5129
Hours: Mon – Fri 9am – 4pm (closed 12 – 1pm)
Red Cross Baby Hub
Various opening hours
General store
Housing services
Women’s clinic
Yalu (Nest)
Miwatj Health
Phone: 8970 5700
Takirrina Tucker Shop
Phone: 8987 9096
Childcare
Phone: 8970 5079
Hours: Mon – Thu 8am – 4.30pm
Fri 8am – 2.30pm
Women's Centre
T.C.U
Phone: 8987 9200
Postal service
Located inside council office.
Same hours as council.
