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
Location of the Coomalie Community Government Council
Population1,391 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.6766/km2 (1.7523/sq mi)
Established1990
Area2,056 km2 (793.8 sq mi)[1]
MayorWendy Leach
Council seatBatchelor
Regionouter Darwin
Territory electorate(s)Daly
Federal Division(s)Lingiari
WebsiteCoomalie Community Government Council
LGAs around Coomalie Community Government Council:
Unincorporated land Litchfield Unincorporated land
Unincorporated land Coomalie Community Government Council Unincorporated land
Unincorporated land Unincorporated land Unincorporated land
FootnotesAdjoining 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 are governed by 9 councillors:

  • 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]

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.

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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...
  4. "Coomalie Shire (localities)". Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 May 2018.


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