Place Names Register Extract

Aherte Crescent

Extract date: 19/04/2024

Name Aherte
Type Designation Crescent
Place Id 25008
Place Type Road
Status Registered
Date Registered 14 September 2021
Locality / Suburb  
  Kilgariff
Local Government Area  
  Alice Springs Town Council
History/Origin AHERTE is a Central and Eastern Arrernte language word for BILBY.

Pronounced: "ahr - ghurt - ah" or "ahr - hurt - ah".

Named as part of a theme highlighting Arrernte language words for the local and traditional flora and fauna of the area in acknowledgment of the continuing connection to land, culture and community of the Arrernte people in Alice Springs.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
14/09/2021 Plan S2021/054 Date added to Register (Certified Plan S2021/054).

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