Innamincka - the little town surrounded by the Strzelecki desert

Innamincka was given the name Hopetoun after the Earl of Hopetoun, the Governor of Victoria in 1890. However, because the Yandruwanda people, who are the traditional owners of the Yawarrawarrka area, were not in accord in 1892 as it was not popular, the Yandruwanda people opted to rename it Innamincka. The name Innamincka comes from the Yandruwandha words ‘Yini’ and ‘mingka’ meaning ‘your waterhole’. The town consist of a town pub, a general store, fuel pumps and an airstrip on the Strzelecki Track but there is also a royal flying doctor service how amazing is that!