Roads Western Australia took over control and upgraded the full length of the highway. Native title A joint native title claim, known as the Dambimangari claim and covering a large area of the Kimberley, was lodged in 1998 by the Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC on behalf of three peoples, the Worrorra of Dambimangari, the Wunambal Gaambera of Uunguu, and the Ngarinyin of Wilinggin. The Wilinggin portion of the claim, covering an area of more than along the Gibb River Road, was the first of the three to be determined for the Ngarinyin people, by litigation on 27 August 2004. See also Footnotes References Further reading Gordon, Malcolm (1991) Gibb River Road - history of the road, road conditions, features along the road, roadhouses etc.at page 425 of Gordon, Malcolm. Outback Australia at cost : a traveller's guide to the Northern Territory and Kimberley Crows Nest, N.S.W : Little Hills Press. (pbk.) Hayden, Vanessa. (1998) KTA AGM addresses Gibb River Road concerns. (summary) Local tourism operators call for better management of the Road due to perception usage has reached 'saturation point' and is losing its wilderness appeal due to overuse. Kimberley Echo, 5 November 1998, p. 9 Knapinski, Ben.(2001) Kimberley, Western Australia's Gibb River road Bunbury, W.A. : Envisage Publishing. (pbk.) External links Includes links to many other sites, including warnings alerts and road conditions, accommodation, etc. Australian outback tracks Kimberley (Western Australia) Roads in Western Australia