- Tiwi Facts
- The Tiwi Islands have a tropical monsoonal climate, with 2000 mm of rainfall on northern Bathurst Island and 1200 to 1400 mm on eastern Melville Island. The islands' climatic and geographical extremity means that they have distinctive vegetation and special conservation values.
- Tiwi History
- Control of the islands was transferred to the Indigenous traditional owners through the Tiwi Aboriginal Land Trust, and the Tiwi Land Council that was founded in 1978.
Tiwi Islands Shire Council
Wurrumiyanga Bathurst Island
08 8970 9500 phone
08 8970 9555 fax
Pirlangimpi Melville Island
08 8970 9600 phone
08 8970 9666 fax
Milikapiti Melville Island
08 8978 3958 phone
08 8970 3995 fax