The MacDonnell Regional Council is a

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of the

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. The region covers an area of 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

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, specifically with Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in the southwest and the

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in the southeast.

Alice Springs Alice Springs () is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia; it is the third-largest settlement after Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and Palmerston, Northern Territory, Palmerston. The name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William ...

and

Yulara Yulara is a town in the southern region of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is an unincorporated enclave within the MacDonnell Region. At the , Yulara had a permanent population of 1,099, in an area of . It is by road from the World Heri ...

are enclaves within the LGA.

History

In October 2006 the

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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. 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 * Aputula Housing Association Incorporated *

Areyonga Community Incorporated ''Areyonga'' may refer to: *''Areyonga'', a genus of prehistoric fishes, synonym of '' Areyongalepis'' * ''Areyonga'' (insect), a genus of insects in the family Ichneumonidae *Areyonga, Northern Territory Areyonga () is a small town in the Nort ...

* Ikuntji Community Council Incorporated *

Imanpa Community Incorporated Imanpa, formerly the Mount Ebenezer homestead, is a remote community in the Northern Territory of Australia, renamed on 4 April 2007 after the eponymous administrative area. Location Imanpa is east of Uluru (Ayers Rock), southwest of Alice Sp ...

Kaltukatjara Community Council Aboriginal Corporation Kaltukatjara, also known as Docker River, is a remote Indigenous Australian community in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is southwest of Alice Springs, west of the Stuart Highway, near the Western Australia and Northern Territory border. ...

Ntaria Council Incorporated Hermannsburg, also known as Ntaria, is an Aboriginal community in Ljirapinta Ward of the MacDonnell Shire in the Northern Territory of Australia, ; west southwest of Alice Springs, on the Finke River, in the traditional lands of the Western ...

Papunya Community Council Incorporated Papunya (Pintupi-Luritja: ''Warumpi'') is a small Indigenous Australian community roughly northwest of Alice Springs (Mparntwe) in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is known as an important centre for Contemporary Indigenous Australian art, ...

Walungurru Council Aboriginal Corporation Kintore (Pintupi: ''Walungurru'') is a remote settlement in the Kintore Range of the Northern Territory of Australia about west of Alice Springs and from the border with Western Australia. It is also known as Walungurru, Walangkura, and Walang ...

Wallace Rockhole Community Government Council Wallace may refer to: People * Clan Wallace in Scotland * Wallace (given name) * Wallace (surname) * Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back * Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name Wa ...

Ltyentye Apurte Community Government Council Ltyentye Apurte, also known as Santa Teresa, is a community in the Northern Territory, Australia, many residents of the locality are members of the Arrernte indigenous community, whose origins are located about south-east of Alice Springs. Hi ...

* Tapatjatjaka Community Government Council * Watiyawanu Community Government Council On 1 January 2014, the council was renamed MacDonnell Region.

Governance

The current president (mayor) of the MacDonnell Regional Council is Roxanne Kenny.

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:, with population figures as of 30 June 2007: * Iyarrka **

Docker River Kaltukatjara, also known as Docker River, is a remote Indigenous Australian community in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is southwest of Alice Springs, west of the Stuart Highway, near the Western Australia and Northern Territory border. ...

(Kaltukatjara) (311) **

Imanpa Imanpa, formerly the Mount Ebenezer homestead, is a remote community in the Northern Territory of Australia, renamed on 4 April 2007 after the eponymous administrative area. Location Imanpa is east of Uluru (Ayers Rock), southwest of Alice S ...

(217) ** Areyonga (Utju) (245) * Ljirapinta **

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(Ntaria) (600) ** Wallace Rockhole (Ulana) (107) * Luritja Pintubi **

Haasts Bluff Haasts Bluff, also known as Ikuntji, is an Aboriginal Australian community in Central Australia, a region of the Northern Territory. The community is located in the MacDonnell Shire local government area, west of Alice Springs. At the 2006 ce ...

(Ikuntji) (165) ** Kintore (Walungurru) (350) **

Mount Liebig Mount Liebig is a mountain with an elevation of in the southern part of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is one of the highest peaks of the MacDonnell Ranges and was named by the explorer Ernest Giles after the German chemist Justus vo ...

(Watijawanu) (252) **

Papunya Papunya ( Pintupi-Luritja: ''Warumpi'') is a small Indigenous Australian community roughly northwest of Alice Springs (Mparntwe) in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is known as an important centre for Contemporary Indigenous Australian ar ...

(Warumpi) (342) *Rodinga **

Amoonguna Amoonguna or Imengkwerne is a community in Rodinga Ward of the MacDonnell Region in the Northern Territory of Australia, southeast of Alice Springs. The community features in the 2022 SBS Television The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is ...

(362) **

Aputula Aputula, alternatively spelt Apatula (formerly Finke until the 1980s), is a remote Indigenous Australian community in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is south of Alice Springs and east of Kulgera roadhouse on the Stuart Highway, near ...

(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 (population 11 in 2020)

References

External links

Official websiteMap of LGAsPolicy details
{{Localities and communities of the MacDonnell Region, state=collapsed Local government areas of the Northern Territory