Yalata Aboriginal Lands

The vast Yalata Aboriginal Lands cover an area of 458,000ha on the West Coast Eyre Peninsula, and are home to a community of approx 400 people.

Proclaimed as an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) in 1996, the Yalata lands are an area of distinct character having significant ecological and cultural value.

The reserve holds the largest expanse of untouched coastal mallee in the south hemisphere and, from June to October each year, Southern Right Whales visit this coastline on their annual breeding migration.

You can try beach fishing in search of mulloway, salmon and shark. Information and permits to enter Yalata Aboriginal Lands are available from Head of Bight Interpretive Centre during whale season.