out, including converting it into a tourism retreat or a juvenile justice facility. On 1 March 2011, the community's only store was dismantled and removed by boat. As of 2 March 2011, only seven residents still remained in Oombulgurri. Shortly before Christmas of 2011, the remaining residents were relocated to Wyndham. In 2014 the state government demolished most of the buildings at the site, despite opposition by former residents and a campaign to prevent the demolition by Amnesty International Australia. Access Oombulgurri is only reliably accessible by boat or by air, as the unsealed track leading from Home Valley Station to the community is washed out most of the year due to the wet season; the total road distance from the nearest town, Wyndham, is about . There is an airstrip nearby for light aircraft. Notes References Book review of related books. Retrieved 9 November 2005 Western Australian education records summary (pdf). Retrieved 9 November 2005 Guide to indigenous records(pdf file). Retrieved 9 November 2005 Wyndham/Oombulgurri parish. Retrieved 10 November 2005 Aboriginal Lands trust estate (pdf file). Retrieved 10 November 2005 Community development program. Retrieved 10 November 2005 Further reading Ghost towns in Western Australia 1973 establishments in Australia 2011 disestablishments in Australia Mission stations in Australia Aboriginal communities in Kimberley (Western Australia)