The Coomalie Community Government Council is a
local government area in Australia's
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
, situated south of
Darwin and
Palmerston Palmerston may refer to:
People
* Christie Palmerston (c. 1851–1897), Australian explorer
* Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston
** Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757), Irish nobleman an ...
. The council governs an area of . The shire had a population of 1,391 in June 2018.
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History
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 Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ...
.
Wards
The council is divided up into six wards, which are governed by 9 councillors:
*Batchelor Township Ward (3) ( Batchelor)
*Adelaide River Township Ward (2) (Adelaide River
The Adelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Course and features
The river rises in the Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, joined by eight tributaries including the west branc ...
)
*Batchelor Rural Ward (1)
*Adelaide River Rural Ward (1)
*Lake Bennett Ward (1) ( Lake Bennett)
*Coomalie/Tortilla Ward (1)
Townships
The Shire includes the following localities:
* Adelaide River
The Adelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Course and features
The river rises in the Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, joined by eight tributaries including the west branc ...
* Batchelor
* Camp Creek
* Collett Creek
* Coomalie Creek
* Darwin River Dam
* Eva Valley
* Finniss Valley
* Lake Bennett
* Rum Jungle
* Stapleton
* Tortilla Flats
The boundary of this area extends from the Manton Dam in the north, to the town of Adelaide River
The Adelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Course and features
The river rises in the Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, joined by eight tributaries including the west branc ...
in the south and east from the Adelaide River
The Adelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Course and features
The river rises in the Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, joined by eight tributaries including the west branc ...
, to the Litchfield National Park
Litchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Each year the park attracts over 260,000 visitors.
Proclaimed a nati ...
in the west.
See also
* Local government areas of the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal Australian territory in north-central Australia. It is the third largest Australian federal division with an area of but the least populous with inhabitants as at June 2019. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
References
External links
LGWORKS: Coomalie Community Government Council
Coomalie
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