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Population
  
6,982 (2013 est)

Mayor
  
Sid Anderson

Territory electorate(s)
  
Namatjira, Stuart

Area
  
268,784 km²

Established
  
2008

Region
  
Alice Springs Region

Founded
  
2008

Federal division
  
Division of Lingiari

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Website
  
MacDonnell Regional Council

Council seat
  
Alice Springs (not part of shire)

Points of interest
  
Uluru, Kings Canyon, Kings Creek Station, West MacDonnell National, Ellery Creek Big Hole

Destinations
  
Uluṟu‑Kata Tjuṯa National, Watarrka National Park, West MacDonnell National, Hermannsburg, Mutitjulu

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The MacDonnell Regional Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The region covers an area of 268,784 square kilometres (103,778 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 6,982 people.

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Map of Macdonnell, NT 0872, Australia

Geography

MacDonnell Regional Council 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 the unincorporated area 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. On 1 January 2014, it was renamed MacDonnell Region.

Elections of shire councillors were held on 25 October 2008. The current President (Mayor) of the MacDonnell Region 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 Regional 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:, with population figures as of 30 June 2007:

  • 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

    MacDonnell Region Wikipedia
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