Central Desert Shire

Central Desert Shire
Northern Territory

Population: 4,743(2009)[1]
Established: 2008
Area: 282090 km² (108,915.6 sq mi)
Mayor: Norbert Jampijinpa Patrick
Council Seat: Alice Springs (outside LGA)
Region: Alice Springs Region
Federal Division: Lingiari
Website: http://www.centraldesert.nt.gov.au/
LGAs around Central Desert Shire:
Victoria Daly Barkly Mount Isa
Halls Creek Central Desert Shire Boulia
Halls Creek MacDonnell Diamantina

The Central Desert Shire is a Local Government Area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire's main town is Ti Tree. The shire covers an area of 282,090 square kilometres (108,916 sq mi) and has a estimated population of 4,743 people.

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History

In October 2006 the Northern Territory Government announced the reform of local government areas. The intention of the reform was to improve and expand the delivery of services to towns and communities across the Northern Territory by establishing eleven new Shires. The Central Desert Shire was created on 1 July 2008.

Elections of Shire Councillors were held on 25 October 2008. The current President (Mayor) of the Central Desert shire is Norbert Jampijinpa Patrick.

Much of the shire's area was previously unincorporated, but several Community Government Councils merged into the Central Desert Shire. These were:

Wards

The Central Desert Shire Council is divided into 4 wards, which is governed by 12 councillors across four wards:

Towns

Towns, with population figures as of Census of 2006:

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features102008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 

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