Tjukayirla Roadhouse

27°09′16″S 124°34′27″E / 27.154444°S 124.574167°E / -27.154444; 124.574167

Tjukayirla Roadhouse (commonly pronounced "Chook-a-year-la") is a remote roadhouse on the Great Central Road in Western Australia.[1] It is located in the Shire of Laverton[2] and operated by the Papulankutja (Blackstone) Community, one of the founding members of the Ngaanyatjarra Council.[1]

The roadhouse offers various styles of accommodation, including twin-share rooms, self-contained units, and a powered campground with facilities for caravans and tents.[2]

The name of the roadhouse derives from the Tjukayirla rockholes, which are located at the southwest end of the campground.[3]

Nearby attractions include the marker erected by surveyors Harry L. Paine and Hugh C. Barclay in 1931 on their expedition to the Warburton Ranges, known as the Paine & Barclay Survey Marker. The closest rockhole to the marker is the Winduldarra Rockhole.[4]

The nearest fuel available is 222 kilometres (138 mi) to the west at Cosmo Newbery. The nearest fuel to the east is at Warburton, 247 kilometres (153 mi) away.

  1. ^ a b "Tjukayirla Roadhouse". 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tjukayirla Roadhouse". Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku. 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Local attractions". Tjukayirla Roadhouse. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Paine & Barclay Survey Marker (1931) - Great Central Road WA". ExplorOz. Retrieved 23 July 2022.