Kalumburu Access Permit

Answered my own question. Found the WA DIA web site and I needed entry permits for Kalumburu and a number of other places we will be travelling before we go. Very easy though. Applied on line and got the permit immediatly with four areas covered under the one permit.
www.dia.wa.gov.au/Land/Permits/

Hi Norm C
Glad you sorted all your permits out.
I have been reading the Ron and Viv Moon's book on the Kimberley, Edition 5 of 2004 quite thoroughly. Their information agrees quite well with a couple of good sites I have found on Kalumburu.
We only need a permit for Kalumburu this trip so only need the one.
We have no idea when we will be arriving so can't provide dates as we have been able to do in the past, so feel we can't get one in advance.
Apparently there are a few ways to obtain a permit: it can be obtained from the Community office on arrival, or even from Honeymoon Beach or McGowan's Island campgrounds. Or it can be obtained beforehand through the Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation.
It is valid for 21 days' stay at Kalumburu. Both the Moon's book and the Kalumburu sites put the permit price at $25. I haven't investigated yet to see if it is still the same price. Does your multiple permit indicate the Kalumburu price at all? It would be interesting to know whether it has changed.

Norm

Did you only need the one permit for everywhere you are going or separate ones? We are going to Kalumburu, Middle Lagoon, Beagle Bay. I just wasn't sure if I had to apply for permits to each.

Vivien

Norm,

When you get to Kalumburu you have to go to the office to register,whether you already have the required 2 permits or not. They record your entry and ask you to place a sticker on your windscreen. Be aware that they are not open on weekends and have a siesta between about 11.00am and 2.00pm. Not sure what the ramifications of not doing this are. We were mis informed in Kununurra last year when we bought our permit at the visitor centre. They told us the office was open every day. In case you are interested McGowans is the better camping spot imho. I have stayed there twice and the guy who runs it is a good bloke. He assisted people with mechanical problems as best he could and was happy to take people out fishing for a small fee if they had no boat. He also happily provided bait to anyone who asked for nix.

Enjoy your trip. I envy you as we look forward to a southern winter.

Ken

My sound daft but what if I have a prospectors license?