The Anmatjere Community, or Anmatyere Council, was a former local government area in the
Northern Territory of Australia
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 Aus ...
whose seat was located in the town of
Ti-Tree, Northern Territory
Ti-Tree (formerly Tea Tree and Ti Tree) is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located on the Stuart Highway about south of the territory capital of Darwin and about 193 km north of the municipal seat in Alice Sprin ...
, located approximately north of
Alice Springs
Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...
. The
Stuart Highway
Stuart Highway is a major Australian highway. It runs from Darwin, in the Northern Territory, via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, to Port Augusta in South Australia; a distance of . Its northern and southern extremities are segments of Aust ...
runs through the centre of Ti Tree.
On 1 July 2008, the area covered by the Anmatyere council was merged into the
Central Desert Shire, and the Council ceased to exist.
Facilities
* Anmatjere Knowledge Centre and Library
* Redsand Art Gallery - which includes an Aboriginal Art centre and a cafe
* Ti Tree Roadhouse - which includes a bar, motel, camping and backpacker accommodation
* Ti Tree School
* Police Station
* Sports oval
* Health Clinic
* Aged Care Centre
Areas of Governance
* Alyuen (on Aileron Station)
* Anyungunba (on Pine Hill Station)
* Engawala (on Alcoota Station)
*
Laramba (on
Napperby Station)
* Nturiya (the western part of Ti-Tree Station)
* Pmara Jutunta (the central part of Ti-Tree Station)
* Ti-Tree (the Town of Ti-Tree)
* Wilora (on Stirling Station)
* Woolla (Adelaide Bore and the eastern part of Ti-Tree Station)
* Yanginj (on Anningie Station)
See also
*
Anmatjere, Northern Territory
References
Former local government areas of the Northern Territory
Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory
2008 disestablishments in Australia
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