The West Daly Regional Council is a
local government area
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of the
Northern Territory
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,
Australia
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. The shire covers an area of and had a population of 3,649 in June 2018, with over 90% identifying as
Aboriginal.
During the wet season between late November and early May, travel between the three main communities of
Nganmarriyanga,
Peppimenarti and
Wadeye
Wadeye ( ) is a town in Australia's Northern Territory. It was formerly known (and is still often referred to) as Port Keats. At the , Wadeye had a population of 2,280. Wadeye is the 6th most populous town, and the largest Indigenous community ...
is limited to air as roads are cut by flooding.
History
The West Daly Region came into existence on 1 July 2014 when the boundaries on the western side of the
Victoria Daly Region
The Victoria Daly Regional Council is a local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The shire covers an area of and had a population of 3,138 in June 2018.
History
In October 2006 the Northern Territory Government announce ...
were changed with the effect that the following three wards from the Victoria Daly Region were transferred to the new local government area - Nganmarriyanga, Thamarrurr/Pindi Pindi and Tyemirri.
Wards
The West Daly Regional Council is divided into the following three wards which are represented by a total of six councillors:
* Nganmarriyanga (one councillor)
* Thamamurr/Pindi Pindi (four councillors)
* Tyemirri (one councillor)
Localities and communities
The West Daly Region consists of the communities of
Nganmarriyanga,
Peppimenarti and
Wadeye
Wadeye ( ) is a town in Australia's Northern Territory. It was formerly known (and is still often referred to) as Port Keats. At the , Wadeye had a population of 2,280. Wadeye is the 6th most populous town, and the largest Indigenous community ...
, all of the locality of
Thamarrurr and the western side of the locality of
Nemarluk
Nemarluk (1911? – August 1940) was a fierce Aboriginal warrior who lived around present-day Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. He fought strongly against both white and Japanese intruders who had come, unasked, into his people's tri ...
.
References
External links
West Daly Region websiteMap of LGAs
{{Localities and communities of the West Daly Region, state=collapsed
Local government areas of the Northern Territory