LATEST INFORMATION ON COVID-19, 14 SEPTEMBER 2021
Interstate travel and restrictions and changes to WA border arrangements for travellers undertaking the Outback Way
Anyone wishing to travel to WA is required to complete an online Border Entry Form known as the G2G Pass. We encourage everyone to stay up-to-date with the changing conditions as a result of COVID-19, here's some useful sources of information about travelling to Western Australia.
Interstate travel and restrictions and changes to NT border arrangements for travellers undertaking the Outback Way
Everyone travelling to the NT is required to complete an online Border Entry Form. Complete this online form 7 days or less before entering the NT. Have your reference number available to quote at the NT border checkpoint. For more information see www.coronavirus.nt.gov.au/travel/quarantine
THE GREAT CENTRAL ROAD PERMITS
Restrictions are in place for entry into Remote Aboriginal Communities.
Ngaanyatjarra Council only issue’s 3-day transit permits. There are NO EXEMPTIONS.
The following roads are now open to the public:
- Abandoned Section Gunbarrel/Gunbarrel Highway
- Connie Sue Highway
- Giles Mulga Park Road
- Great Central Road
- Heather Highway
- Ngaanyatjarra Southern Road
- Sandy Blight Junction Road
- *Surveyors General Corner and all Ngaanyatjarra Communities are CLOSED to the public*
Ngaanyatjarra Council does NOT issue permits for the following roads. To obtain a permit please apply online through the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage:
- Anne Beadell Highway*
- Gary Junction/Gary Highway*
- Neale Junction*
- Entry permits for the Kiwirrkurra Community*
Aboriginal Entry permits are required to travel on the Great Central Road.
You will need 2 permits for travelling for the WA section and 1 permit for the NT section. For the WA section apply online through the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. Select permits for 'Great Central Road Laverton to Tjukayirla Roadhouse' and 'Great Central Road Tjukayirla Roadhouse to NT Border'. For the NT section, travellers driving along the Tjukaruru Rd between Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park and NT/ WA border can apply for a transit permit from the Central Land Council (NT).
For more information visit The Outback Way website.
The Great Central Road (also known as The Outback Way), runs for more than 1,100 kilometres from Laverton in Western Australia to Yulara in the Northern Territory.
Along the way, you will see a range of great outback attractions. Check out the ochre bluff of Giles Breakaway, Lake Throssel, and the wildflowers at Lake Yeo Nature Reserve, Peegull Waterhole, Caves, Emperor Springs, Petermann Ranges, Lasseter's Cave and the Docker River. Keep a lookout in the distance as Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) and Uluru (Ayers Rock) appear on the horizon.
The road is generally well-formed; though expect corrugations, bulldust, potholes, rocky outcrops, and soft sandy riverbeds along the way. Supplies, accommodation and camping are available at roadhouses along the way, though it is best to check availability and opening times prior to departure.
Aboriginal Entry permits are required to travel on the Great Central Road.
You will need 2 permits for travelling for the WA section and 1 permit for the NT section. For the WA section apply online through the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. Select permits for 'Great Central Road Laverton to Tjukayirla Roadhouse' and 'Great Central Road Tjukayirla Roadhouse to NT Border'. For the NT section, travellers driving along the Tjukaruru Rd between Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park and NT/ WA border can apply for a transit permit from the Central Land Council (NT).
For more information visit The Outback Way website.
