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Alice Springs Town Council
The Alice Springs Town Council is a local government area in the Northern Territory. On 1 July 1971, Alice Springs was gazetted as a Municipality with the town council elected on 25 July 1971. It is situated south of Darwin. The council governs an area of and had a population of 26,534 in June 2018. History The town of Alice Springs is located in Arrernte Country. Its traditional name is Mparntwe. Alice Springs is an established residential township with a commercial area and rural areas on the outskirts of the town. European settlement of the area dates from 1862. The current mayor is Matt Paterson. In addition to the mayor, the Council contains eight other councillors. 14th Council (Current) Mayorship Councillors 13th Council Mayorship Councillors 12th Council Mayorship Councillors Suburbs * Alice Springs * Araluen * Arumbera * Braitling * Ciccone * Connellan * Desert Springs * East Side * Flynn * Gillen * Ilparpa * Irlpme * Kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Bureau Of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the independent statutory agency of the Australian Government responsible for statistical collection and analysis and for giving evidence-based advice to federal, state and territory governments. The ABS collects and analyses statistics on economic, population, environmental and social issues, publishing many on their website. The ABS also operates the national Census of Population and Housing that occurs every five years. History In 1901, statistics were collected by each state for their individual use. While attempts were made to coordinate collections through an annual Conference of Statisticians, it was quickly realized that a National Statistical Office would be required to develop nationally comparable statistics. The Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics (CBCS) was established under the Census and Statistics Act in 1905. Sir George Knibbs was appointed as the first Commonwealth Statistician. Initially, the bureau w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciccone, Northern Territory
Ciccone is an industrial suburb of Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ... with a population of around 255 (2016). Ciccone is located right next to Stuart Highway. There are a small number of houses on the north-western side of Ciccone, but the area is mostly industrial. The suburb is named after Pasquale "Patsy" Ciccone and his wife, Antonia. The Ciccones were early Italian pioneers in Central Australia, who settled in Alice Springs in the 1920s and 1930s and established several mines in the area, mining gold and other metals. References Suburbs of Alice Springs {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart, Northern Territory
Stuart is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References {{Suburbs of the Town of Alice Springs, state=collapsed Suburbs of Alice Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadadeen, Northern Territory
Sadadeen is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... It is named after Afghan cameleer Charlie Sadadeen. References {{Suburbs of the Town of Alice Springs, state=collapsed Suburbs of Alice Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross, Northern Territory
Ross is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after John Ross, who explored the area in 1870. Ross is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Braitling and the local government area of the Town of Alice Springs The Alice Springs Town Council is a local government area in the Northern Territory. On 1 July 1971, Alice Springs was gazetted as a Municipality with the town council elected on 25 July 1971. It is situated south of Darwin. The council govern .... References {{Suburbs of the Town of Alice Springs, state=collapsed Suburbs of Alice Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Johns, Northern Territory
Mount Johns is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References {{Suburbs of the Town of Alice Springs, state=collapsed Suburbs of Alice Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larapinta, Northern Territory
Larapinta is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the western side of Alice Springs. The name of the suburb is an Aboriginal name for the Finke River The Finke River, or ''Larapinta'' (Arrernte), is a river in central Australia, one of four main rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin and thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. It flows for only a few days a year and when this happens, its wate .... References Suburbs of Alice Springs {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilgariff, Northern Territory
Kilgariff is a suburb of Alice Springs located in the Northern Territory of Australia about south of the territory capital of Darwin and about south of the municipal seat in the Alice Springs central business district. Kilgariff is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Braitling and the local government area of the Town of Alice Springs. History Kilgariff is situated in the Arrernte traditional Aboriginal country. The suburb's name is derived from Bernie Kilgariff, an Alice Springs resident who served as the first Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly at its creation in 1974 and who was elected in 1975 as one of the first two senators elected to represent the Northern Territory in the Australian Senate. Geography Kilgariff consists of the land bounded by the Stuart Highway to the west, Roger Vale Drive in part to the south and the watercourse of the Todd River The Todd River (Arrernte language, Arre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irlpme, Northern Territory
Irlpme is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References {{Suburbs of the Town of Alice Springs, state=collapsed Suburbs of Alice Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilparpa, Northern Territory
Ilparpa is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References {{Australia-geo-stub Suburbs of Alice Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillen, Northern Territory
Gillen is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after "FJ Gillen and Mt Gillen in the MacDonnell Ranges" and ultimately derived from the anthropologist Francis James Gillen, who was the telegraphist and station master at Alice Springs in 1892. The suburb was named in April 2007, with the boundaries approved on 8 March 2007. The Central Australian Aviation Museum is located within the suburb. References {{Suburbs of the Town of Alice Springs, state=collapsed Suburbs of Alice Springs Populated places established in 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flynn, Northern Territory
Flynn is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after the Very Reverend John Flynn, the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), commonly known as the Flying Doctor, is an air medical service in Australia. It is a non-profit organisation that provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote an ... and the place where his grave is located. References {{Suburbs of the Town of Alice Springs, state=collapsed Suburbs of Alice Springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
