Black Tank Outstation is an Arrernte community situtated some 80 to 90 kilometers north of Alice Springs.

It is the home of the Lynch family, an Arrernte family who hold strong traditional responsibilities for the area. Located on the boundary of Yambah and Bond Springs pastoral leases Black Tank is a stock reserve claimed under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976.
Anarpipe families choose to settle on the stock routes and reserves following years of protracted negotiations with the Yambah pastoralists for excisions on Yambah.

Resistance to the traditional owners returning to their land was so great that the people took matters into their own hands and protested by camping at McGrath Dam site on the north Stuart Highway and then at Harry Creek on Yambah Station Pastoral lease.

In 1991, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Robert Tickner handed back land titles to the Lynch and Turners families for two small areas at Black Tank and Sandy Bore. Since then the families have set out about trying to re-establish themselves on their country. While the families had maintained continued contact with the land over the years of struggle, the task of residing permanently ‘outbush’, brings with it harsh realities.

The issues of employment, housing ,schooling for kids and meaningful occupation of residents remain fundamental difficulties in getting the families their existence at Black Tank
Black Tank's objective is to provide an initiative for community members to oraganise themselves to seek assistance from relevant environment service providers (NT Parks and Wild Life, Landcare, Greening Australia, Central Land Council Land Management and Environmental Management Unit. For the restoration of the natural enviroment around the community living area of Black Tank situated between Yambah and Bond Springs Pastoral lease.

Using a combination of modern techniques and traditional Aboriginal knowledge the object is to enhance the mainrainence of the cultural and spiritual association to the land. Through hands-on environmental care and conserving the land, water and native plant and animal resources.
The community is to be established taking into consideration all factors relating to family members need to return to live on and take responsibility for care of traditional lands.