Mulga Park Rd Permits

Submitted: Tuesday, Oct 08, 2019 at 21:52

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Planning a trip from Vic. To W.A. next year and curious if anyone can tell me if Mulga Park Road permits are easily available.
Wanting to travel the GCR but have already been to Uluru & Katya Tjutya, so not needing to do the Erldunda to Yulara bit, but still wanting include Surveyor Generals Corner and on the map Mulga Park looks like an interesting way to get there.
Any suggestions and ideas would be appreciated.
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Reply By: gke - Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 10:05

Reply By: IvanTheTerrible - Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 18:57

Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 18:57

Now I pretty sure someone will come on saying they have been there but I was under the assumption Mulga park was a no go. That it was nigh on impossible to get permits for APY lands which Mulga Park is a partof. SGC is a different permit

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Follow Up By: Shaker - Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 19:27

Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 19:27

If that is the case, then it’s no wonder that tax payers get upset about lack of access to pass through these areas. The Australian Government has just contributed $113 million dollars for road improvements through the APY Lands.

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Follow Up By: IvanTheTerrible - Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 19:46

Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 19:46

I'd love to visit the area but when you look at it, it's their land, they do what they want with it. Apart from tourism there is no real reason to drive the are. It is quicker to go up the Great Central.

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 20:05

Wednesday, Oct 09, 2019 at 20:05

Spot on Ivan

I enquired recently and explained that we wanted to pay our respects to an old aboriginal friend that is buried at Amata.

I went on to say that we still had a couple of friends there, but was given the third degree, basically saying that they do not want any tourists there.

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Follow Up By: Member - Boobook - Thursday, Oct 10, 2019 at 01:10

Thursday, Oct 10, 2019 at 01:10

Using the name Mulga Park Rd can be confusing. There is the Mulga Park Rd from the Stuart Why to Mulga Park which is in the NT and needs no permit.

Then there is the Giles to Mulga Park Highway. As Ivan and Stephen say, from Mulga Park to the WA border, you won't get a transit or visitor permit in the APY lands. Then in WA it is the Ngaanyatjarra Council. They are efficient and issue permits quickly.

Getting a permit in the APY lands is a time consuming, frustrating, process that takes months to even get responses, and has almost zero chance of success.

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