Coomalie Shire Northern Territory |
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Location of the Commalie Government Council |
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Population: | 1,295(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1990 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 1500 km² (579.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor: | Wendy Leach | ||||||||||||
Region: | outer Darwin | ||||||||||||
State District: | Daly | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Lingiari | ||||||||||||
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The Coomalie Shire is a Local Government Area in the Northern Territory, situated south of Darwin and Palmerston. The council governs an area of 1,500km² and has a estimated population of 1,295.
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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.
The council is divided up into six wards, which is governed by 9 councillors across the six wards:
The Shire includes the localities of
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 are scheduled for the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
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