Waringarri Group Home, Kununurra opened in 1982 to house up to eight Aboriginal children on a short-term or emergency basis, including children in transit through Kununurra. Waringarri was run by the Kununurra Waringarri Aboriginal Community until around 2004, when it was run by child welfare authorities. In remained open in 2014.
Sources used to compile this entry: Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 20 June 2014
Last updated: 17 October 2023
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