ɐ ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bˈoːɹd ʌv ɹˈɛdʒ spɹˈɪɡ, hɪz wˈaɪf ɡɹˈaɪsldə ænd dˈɛnɪs wˈɔltɚ, ɐ mˌɪnɚɹˈælədʒˌɪst ænd ˈoʊld fɹˈɛnd, ˌoʊvɚsˈɔː ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɑːɹkɐɹˌuːlə vˈɪlɪdʒ ˌaʊɾəv ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ bˈɪldɪŋz ænd ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ tə tˈʊɹɹɪsts ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
A governing board of Reg Sprigg, his wife Griselda and Dennis Walter, a mineralogist and old friend, oversaw the creation of Arkaroola Village out of existing buildings and the opening to tourists in October 1968.