Minyerri (Hodgson Downs)

Minyerri is in the Never Never ward and is located 270 kilometres south-east of Katherine, 80 kilometres off the Roper Highway. Minyerri is also known as Hodgson Downs, as the Minyerri Township is very near the site of the Hodgson Downs Station Residence.

Access

By road, the trip to Minyerri takes approximately three (3) hours from Katherine. Following the sealed, single lane Roper Highway (which is approximately 10 kilometres from Mataranka) for 80 kilometres will bring you to the Minyerri turn-off. The remaining 80 kilometres is dirt road. Minyerri may also be accessed by chartered light aircraft.

Please be advised that Minyerri is a closed community; a Northern Land Council (NLC) permit is required to visit this community.

Local Authority

An integral part of the community consultation process in Minyerri occurs through Minyerri Local Authority Meetings. The Local Authority is made up of the Elected Member/s who sit on Council for the Never Never Ward and are nominated representatives from the community. All stakeholders in Minyerri are invited to attend the Local Authority Meetings. The resolutions made at these meetings form the basis of all planning made by Roper Gulf Regional Council.

To attend a Minyerri Local Authority Meeting, click here

To view our Local Authority Meeting dates, agendas and minutes, click here

Services

Roper Gulf Regional Council provides the Local Government service, Night Patrol in Minyerri. All other services are provided by the Alawa Aboriginal Corporation. These services include, but are not limited to, road maintenance and repair, airstrip maintenance and repair, traffic management, rubbish collection, upkeep of parks, gardens and weed maintenance, assets and fleet management, sport and recreation. Roper Gulf Regional Council also operates the Community Development Program (CDP) in the community of Minyerri.

This information is sourced from the Northern Territory Government and is available on BushTel.