Arltarlpilta Community

Arltarlpilta Community
Northern Territory
• Density: 312/km² (808.1/sq mi) [1]
Area: 12.00 km² (4.6 sq mi)
Mayor: Tony Schaber
Council Seat: Atitjere
Federal Division: Lingiari
Website: http://www.arltarlpilta.nt.gov.au/

The Arltarlpilta Community was a Local Government Area in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is 215 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of Alice Springs by road.

Arltarlpilta Community came under the Local Government Act on 26 September 1997, combining the Atitjere, Mount Eaglebeak, Foxalls Wells, Irrelirre and Unpayekerke communities. On 1 July 2008, the community was merged into the Central Desert Shire, alrhough the Community Government Council remained in existence as a Local Board, which meets at Atitjere.[2]

Alcohol consumption is controlled in Arltarlpilta—it is a dry community.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Local government association of the Northern Territory". lgant. http://www.lgant.nt.gov.au/lgant/content/view/full/477. Retrieved 2007-03-06. 
  2. ^ Central Desert Shire. "Central Desert Shire: Local Boards". http://www.centraldesert.nt.gov.au/local-boards. Retrieved 30 June 2011. 
  3. ^ Preventative Health Taskforce: Preventing Alcohol-related harm in Australia (explains "dry community", does not mention Arltarlpilta)