Location

The town of Maningrida lies on the estuary of the Liverpool River, on the coast of Arnhem Land. The Kunibídji people are the traditional landowners of this country. The name Maningrida is an Anglicised version of the Kunibídji name Manayingkarírra, which comes from the phrase 'Mane djang karirra';, meaning 'the place where the dreaming changed shape';. BAC services an area of approximately 10,000sq kilometres of central Arnhem Land, of which, Maningrida is the administrative centre.

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