Woomera, South Australia and Woomera was chosen as a site for such a facility. The establishment of the Woomera Immigration Detention Centre in 1999, through the refurbishment of the original Woomera Village construction camp at 'Woomera West', eventually brought in new permanent staff (as the Nurrungar people were leaving) to settle and maintain the village population at around 1,200. The immigration detention centre, however, proved to be a highly controversial facility and it closed in early 2003 after only about 36 months of operation, at which point the land and buildings were handed back to the Defence Department. Following the closure of the
Highland Council wards and councillors 1999 to 2003 the Lochaber area: The Nairn area is mostly rural. Ward boundaries radiate from the town of Nairn (a former burgh), dividing the town between all four wards: There are 18 wards in the Ross and Cromarty area: There are six wards in the Skye and Lochalsh area: There are six wards in the Sutherland area: Highland Council ("Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd") web site: Highland Council wards and councillors 1999 to 2003 The first general election to the Highland Council was held in May 1999, using 80 wards created for that election, and which remain in use today. Each ward elects one