Population 4,368 (2015 est) Area 282,090 km² | Established 2008 Founded 2008 Region Central Australia | |
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Website Central Desert Regional Council Points of interest Trephina Gorge Nature P, Central Mount Stuart, Arltunga Historical Reserve, Native Gap Conservation Reserve | ||
The Central Desert Regional Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The Council's main towns are Ti Tree, Yuendumu and Lajamanu. The Region covers an area of 282,090 square kilometres (108,916 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 4,743 people.
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Map of Central Desert, NT, Australia
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 Central Desert Shire was created on 1 July 2008.
Elections of councillors were held on 25 October 2008. The President (Mayor) of the Central Desert Regional Council is Adrian Dixon and the Deputy President is Norbert Jampijinpa Patrick.
Much of the council's area had been unincorporated, and several Community Government Councils were merged into the Central Desert Region. These were:
Changes to the NT Local Government Legislation in 2013 changed the names of Shire to Regional Councils and thus the Central Desert Shire became the Central Desert Regional Council with effect from 1 January 2014.
Wards
The Central Desert Regional Council is divided into 4 wards, which is governed by 12 councillors across four wards:
Towns
Towns, with population figures as of Census of 2006: