Yulara, Northern Territory
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Yulara () is an isolated town in Australia's Northern Territory with approximately 3,000 inhabitants. The name is derived from a local Aboriginal word for howling and dingos.
It is 17 km by road from world heritage site Uluru and 50 km from Kata Tjuta. It is located in the territory electorate of MacDonnell and the federal electorate of Lingiari.
It was created in 1984 as an infrastructure hub to support tourism to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. The nearby Connellan Airport makes it possible to reach the area in a few hours from Sydney, Melbourne or Cairns, compared to five hours by car from Alice Springs, the nearest major town, 428 kilometres northeast.
On 18 August 1983, the Inland Hotel at Yulara was severely damaged when truck driver, Douglas Crabbe rammed his 25 ton Mack truck into the hotel after being refused service, killing 5 patrons.Martin (BR) CJ. The Queen v Crabbe [2004] NTSC 63 (8 December 2004). Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, 2005-01-27. See in particular paragraphs 23-27.
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