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Welcome to Ilkurlka Visitor Centre!
ILKURLKA
Welcome to Ilkurlka Roadhouse!
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Travel update 6 October 2024
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The Anne Beadell is currently impassable because of heavy rain around Ilkurlka on 3 October. It will be at least a week before things start to dry out.​
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There is currently no fuel (diesel or opal) available at Ilkurlka. Our fuel truck will not able to reach us until the March flood damage has been repaired. We have not got a timeframe for this.
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Laverton shire formally reopened the Anne Beadell and Connie Sue Highways on 14 August 2024. Grading has commenced from the west and subject to weather is expected to reach Ilkurlka at the end of October.
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Track conditions are likely to be very rough in places so great caution will be needed.​​
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Ilkurlka Roadhouse is located approximately 770km west of Coober Pedy and 550km east of Laverton on the Anne Beadell Highway.
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We look forward to welcoming you!
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Please feel free to contact us for travel updates.
If you need fuel, please call in advance to check availability. Road conditions are preventing resupply here so at present no fuel is available.
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Background & Location
Ilkurlka Roadhouse was built in 2003 as an initiative of the Spinifex People. Although it provides a valuable service to travellers on the Anne Beadell Highway, its main purpose is to serve the communities to the north and south during times of Aboriginal business and travel. The roadhouse provides a vital service to both east-west and north-south travellers and is proudly owned and operated by the Spinifex people. It is located in a very remote and isolated area and faces many challenges as a result.
Structures at Ilkurlka have all been architecturally designed, ergonomically and functionally. This includes the roadhouse, house, arts studio, logistics shed and amenity structures.
Ilkurlka is entirely solar powered with a generator back-up if needed. This also includes our bore which supplies good potable water to supplement rainwater collected in tanks around the roadhouse.
The studio is set on top of a sand dune with magnificent views over the desert and is the best spot for viewing the magnificent sunsets which we get here.
Ilkurlka campsite is a peaceful retreat with a hot shower, toilet and covered barbeque area. Firewood is freely provided.
Our shed tank structures and signage within Spinifex Lands provide a welcome to travellers, an initiative of the traditional owners.