MacDonnell Shire
| MacDonnell Shire | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 7,142 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.024/km2 (0.062/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 268,784.20 km2 (103,778.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Sid Anderson | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Alice Springs (not part of shire) | ||||||||||||
| Region | Alice Springs Region | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||
| Website | www.macdonnell.nt.gov.au | ||||||||||||
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The MacDonnell Shire is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire covers an area of 268,784.20 km² and has an estimated population of 7,142 people.
Geography
MacDonnell Shire occupies the south of Northern Territory and is the only LGA that borders with South Australia, specifically with Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in the southwest and Outback Areas Community Development Trust in the southeast.
Alice Springs and Yulara are enclaves within the LGA.
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 MacDonnell Shire Council was created on 1 July 2008 as were the remaining ten shires.
Elections of shire councillors were held on 25 October 2008. The current President (Mayor) of the MacDonnell Shire is Sid Anderson.
Community Government Councils merged into the MacDonnell Shire as did a large area of unincorporated area. The existing Community Government Councils and one regional council were (they are towns now, see below):
- Areyonga Community Incorporated
- Aputula Housing Association Incorporated
- Ikuntji Community Council Incorporated
- Imanpa Community Incorporated (was not a council)
- Kaltukatjara Community Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Ntaria Council Incorporated
- Papunya Community Council Incorporated
- Walungurru Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Wallace Rockhole Community Government Council
- Amoonguna Community Incorporated
- Ltyentye Apurte Community Government Council
- Tapatjatjaka Community Government Council
- Watiyawanu Community Government Council
Wards
The MacDonnell Shire Council is divided into 4 wards, which is governed by 12 councillors across four wards:
- Rodinga (4)
- Ljirapinta (2)
- Luritja Pintubi (4)
- Iyarrka (3)
Towns by ward
The following towns fall within the four wards as follows:,[2] with population figures as of 30 June 2007:[3]
- Iyarrka
- Docker River (Kaltukatjara) (311)
- Imanpa (217)
- Areyonga (Utju) (245)
- Ljirapinta
- Hermannsburg (Ntaria) (600)
- Wallace Rockhole (Ulana) (107)
- Luritja Pintubi
- Haasts Bluff, Northern Territory (Ikuntji) (165)
- Kintore (Walungurru) (350)
- Mount Liebig (Watijawanu) (252)
- Papunya (Warumpi) (342)
- Rodinga
- Amoonguna (362)
- Aputula, Northern Territory (Finke) (240)
- Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) (652 in 2006)
- Titjikala (Tapatjatjaka) (265)
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ↑ http://www.macdonnell.nt.gov.au/Portals/1/Information%20Sheets/mcd_info_sheet_our_shire.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bushtel.nt.gov.au/northern_territory/region3/shire_id13/macdonnell_shire?ward_num=35
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