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198526 October 1985 · Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, Northern Territory

Handback of Uluru to the Anangu

Uluru glowing red above golden spinifex grassland in Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Photo: Dietmar Rabich. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On 26 October 1985 the Governor-General handed the freehold title of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park to its Anangu traditional owners, after years of campaigning. The Anangu leased the park back to the federal government for 99 years, and it is now run jointly by Anangu and park staff. At the owners' request, climbing Uluru was banned from October 2019.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Uluru base walkThe rock and its Anangu sacred sites, circled by a walk of about 10 km.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa Cultural CentreAnangu-designed centre on Tjukurpa, the handback and joint management.Map ↗
  3. Site 3: Kata TjutaDomed rocks 40 km west, with the Valley of the Winds walk.Map ↗

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