Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale explained

Type:lga
Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Coordinates:-15.296°N 145.112°W
Pop:976
Area:1127
Area Footnotes:[1]
Est:1986
Seat:Hope Vale
Mayor:Jason Grant Woibo
Region:Far North Queensland
Url:http://www.hopevale.qld.gov.au/
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Cook
Near-Ne:Cook
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Cook
Near-Sw:Cook
Near-W:Cook
Near-Nw:Cook

The Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, north of the town of Cooktown. The majority of the Shire consists of Deed of Grant land that is held for the benefit of Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land and their ancestors and descendants.

In the, the Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire had a population of 976 people, of whom 863 (88.4%) are Indigenous Australians.

History

See main article: Cape Bedford Mission and Hope Vale, Queensland. Guugu Yimithirr (also known as Koko Yindjir, Gugu Yimidhirr, Guguyimidjir) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Hope Vale and the Cooktown area. The language region includes the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale and the Shire of Cook, particularly the localities of Cape Bedford, Battle Camp and sections of the Normanby River and Annan River.[2]

The area originally was set up as a German Lutheran mission in 1885 by missionaries, at what came to be known as the Cape Bedford Mission, 25km (16miles) from what is now Hope Vale. The residents were evacuated to Woorabinda during World War II in 1942, and the land was used by the army. Many of the people died, and the survivors were not allowed to return until 1949. In September 1952, the land was formally gazetted as an Aboriginal reserve.

In 1986, under the Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984, a Deed of Grant in Trust was given to the Hope Vale community. Like other DOGIT communities of the time, Hope Vale had a Community Council elected by Aboriginal people living in the community.

Demographics

In the, the Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire had a population of 918 people, of whom 897 (92.0% are Indigenous Australians.

In the, the Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire had a population of 976 people, of whom 863 (88.4%) are Indigenous Australians.

Responsibilities

The Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council operates under the requirements set out in the Queensland Local Government Act. However, in the township of Hope Vale the council is also the Trustee of the land and as such has added responsibilities that are quite different from a typical local government body. This includes responsibility for fisheries, alcohol management and employment initiatives.

The Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council operates an Indigenous Knowledge Centre (Nganthaanun-Milbi\Guugu Magubadaaygu), at the Jack Bambie Memorial Centre, in Hope Vale.[3]

Mayors

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Layers: Locality; Local government. Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. 10 July 2024. 19 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/. live.
  2. Guugu Yimithirr. Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. 28 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council. 20 September 2016. Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 2 February 2018. 3 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203005722/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/services/hope_vale. live.
  4. Web site: 2008 Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary. results.ecq.qld.gov.au. 2017-12-04. 27 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180427182121/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2008/HopeValeAboriginalShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html. live.
  5. Web site: 2012 Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary. results.ecq.qld.gov.au. 2017-12-04. 1 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004641/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2012/HopeValeAboriginalShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html. live.
  6. Web site: 2016 Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary. results.ecq.qld.gov.au. 2017-12-04. 27 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327052504/http://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/LG2016/HopeValeAboriginalShireCouncil/results/mayoral/summary.html. live.
  7. Web site: 2020. 2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020. 16 June 2020. Electoral Commission of Queensland.