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TOP TO BOTTOM Spacious sites for all shapes of RVs are a feature of the Opal Inn Caravan Park;
the sun beams down from a bright winter sky in Coober Pedy where summer temps can reach 50C of multi-coloured ochres used in body
decoration for ceremonies.
To protect these sites and features, the
entire park is a registered Aboriginal Site
under state legislation. Also, in 2011, the
Federal Court granted a native title claim by
the Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara people
to an area of 78,672 square kilometres
around Coober Pedy. The determination
confers non-exclusive rights to hunt, fish,
live, camp, gather and use natural resources,
undertake cultural activities including
relating to births and deaths, conduct
ceremonies and meetings, and protect
places of cultural and religious significance.
Since 2013, the conservation park has been
managed under a unique co-management
agreement between the Department of
Environment, Water, and Natural Resources
in conjunction with the Antakirinja Matu-
Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal Corporation and
the District Council of Coober Pedy; ‘Kanku’
(pronounced ‘kah-ngoo’), meaning shelter,
was added to the park’s name to signify the
importance of the place for the Aboriginal
community and to recognise the ongoing
Indigenous relationship with the land.“There is no camping or accommodation
available within the park but Coober Pedy
offers several options”
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Kanku-Breakaways
Conservation Park, SA