MacDonnell Region
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = MacDonnell Regional Council
| state = nt
| image = MacDonnell Shire.jpg
| image_upright = 0.81
| coordinates ={{coord|26.5931|S|118.4911|E|source:wikidata|display=title,inline}}
| coord_ref =
| pop = 6863
| pop_year = 2018
| established=2008
| established_footnotes=
| area =
| mayor = Roxanne Kenny (Macdonnell Regional Council)
| mayortitle = President
| seat = Alice Springs (not part of council)
| region = Alice Springs Region
| stategov = Namatjira
| stategov2 = Stuart
| fedgov = Lingiari
| logo = MacDonnell Regional Council Logo.png
| url = http://www.macdonnell.nt.gov.au/
| near-n = Central Desert
| near-ne = Boulia
| near-e = Diamantina
| near-se = Pastoral Unincorporated Area
| near-s = Pastoral Unincorporated Area
| near-sw = East Pilbara
| near-w = Halls Creek
| near-nw = Halls Creek
| logo_upright = 1.2
}}
The MacDonnell Regional Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The region covers an area of {{convert|268329|km2|abbr=off}} and had an estimated population of 6,863 people in June 2018.
Geography
MacDonnell Regional Council occupies the south of the Northern Territory and is the only LGA that borders with South Australia, specifically with Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in the southwest and the Pastoral 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. Elections of shire councillors were held on 25 October 2008.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
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:
- Amoonguna Community Incorporated{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=D.R. |title=Local Government Grants Commission Act, Revocation of declaration of local governing bodies|url=http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/jspui/bitstream/10070/226011/1/EJ_NTGG_2008_S30.pdf |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=8 April 2020 |page=1|date=30 June 2008 }}
- Aputula Housing Association Incorporated
- Areyonga Community Incorporated
- Ikuntji Community Council Incorporated
- Imanpa Community Incorporated
- Kaltukatjara Community Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Ntaria Council Incorporated
- Papunya Community Council Incorporated
- Walungurru Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Wallace Rockhole Community Government Council
- Ltyentye Apurte Community Government Council
- Tapatjatjaka Community Government Council
- Watiyawanu Community Government Council
On 1 January 2014, the council was renamed MacDonnell Region.{{cite web |last1=TOLLNER |first1=DAVID WILLIAM |title=Local Government Act CHANGES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND COUNCILS |url=https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/198854/G51_2013.pdf |website=Northern Territory Government Gazette |publisher=Northern Territory Government |accessdate=26 April 2019 |page=3 |date=18 December 2013 |quote=with effect from 1 January 2014:}}
Governance
The current president (mayor) of the MacDonnell Regional Council is Roxanne Kenny.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
Wards
The MacDonnell Regional Council is divided into 4 wards, which are governed by 12 councillors:
- Rodinga (4)
- Ljirapinta (2)
- Luritja Pintubi (4)
- Iyarrka (3)
Towns by ward
The following towns fall within the four wards as follows:,{{cite web |url=http://www.macdonnell.nt.gov.au/Portals/1/Information%20Sheets/mcd_info_sheet_our_shire.pdf |title= MacDonnell Shire |website=macdonnell.nt.gov.au |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711214031/http://www.macdonnell.nt.gov.au/Portals/1/Information%20Sheets/mcd_info_sheet_our_shire.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2009 |url-status=dead}} with population figures as of 30 June 2007:{{cite web |url=http://www.bushtel.nt.gov.au/northern_territory/region3/shire_id13/macdonnell_shire?ward_num=35 |title=DLGH – Bushtel | MacDonnell Shire |accessdate=2009-07-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711191731/http://www.bushtel.nt.gov.au/northern_territory/region3/shire_id13/macdonnell_shire?ward_num=35 |archivedate=2009-07-11 }}
- Iyarrka
- Docker River (Kaltukatjara) (311)
- Imanpa (217)
- Areyonga (Utju) (245)
- Ljirapinta
- Hermannsburg (Ntaria) (600)
- Wallace Rockhole (Ulana) (107)
- Luritja Pintubi
- Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji) (165)
- Kintore (Walungurru) (350)
- Mount Liebig (Watijawanu) (252)
- Papunya (Warumpi) (342)
- Rodinga
- Amoonguna (362)
- Aputula (Finke) (240)
- Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) (652 in 2006)
- Titjikala (Tapatjatjaka) (265)
Outstations
There are a number of small family outstations within MacDonnell Regional Council. These include:
- Labrapuntja{{cite web | title=Labrapuntja| website=NT Place Names Register | publisher= Northern Territory Government. Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics | url=http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=85 | access-date=15 November 2022}} (population 11 in 2020{{cite web | publisher=Northern Territory Government| title=Labrapuntja| website=BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT | url=https://bushtel.nt.gov.au/profile/85 | access-date=15 November 2022}})
References
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External links
- [http://www.macdonnell.nt.gov.au/ Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070428152302/http://www.localgovernment.nt.gov.au/new/maps Map of LGAs]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070428152352/http://www.localgovernment.nt.gov.au/new/update_reform_brochure Policy details]
{{Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory}}
{{Localities and communities of the MacDonnell Region|state=collapsed}}