Coomalie Shire
The Coomalie Community Government Council is a local government area in Australia's Northern Territory, situated south of Darwin and Palmerston. The council governs an area of 2,056 km2 (794 sq mi). The shire had a population of 1,391 in June 2018.[1]
| Coomalie Community Government Council Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of the Coomalie Community Government Council | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,391 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.6766/km2 (1.7523/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,056 km2 (793.8 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Wendy Leach | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Batchelor | ||||||||||||||
| Region | outer Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Daly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Coomalie Community Government Council | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining LGAs[2] | ||||||||||||||
History
Coomalie Community Government Council was established on 7 December 1990, and its first elections were held in 1997. On 1 July 2008, Coomalie Council became one of the 11 Shires in the territory, changed by the Northern Territory Government.[3]
Wards
The council is divided up into six wards, which is governed by 9 councillors across the six wards:
- Batchelor Township Ward (3) (Batchelor)
- Adelaide River Township Ward (2) (Adelaide River)
- Batchelor Rural Ward (1)
- Adelaide River Rural Ward (1)
- Lake Bennett Ward (1) (Lake Bennett)
- Coomalie/Tortilla Ward (1)
Townships
The Shire includes the following localities:[4]
- Adelaide River
- Batchelor
- Camp Creek
- Collett Creek
- Coomalie Creek
- Darwin River Dam
- Eva Valley
- Finniss Valley
- Lake Bennett
- Rum Jungle
- Stapleton
- Tortilla Flats
The boundary of this area extends from the Manton Dam in the north, to the town of Adelaide River in the south and east from the Adelaide River, to the Litchfield National Park in the west.
Meetings
Meetings are scheduled for the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
References
- "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- "Coomalie Community Council Localities (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- Knight, D.R. (30 June 2008). "Local Government act 2008, TOP END COUNCILS" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
...assign the name Coomalie Community Government Shire Council to the shire council for the Coomalie Shire...
- "Coomalie Shire (localities)". Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 May 2018.