The MacDonnell Regional Council is a local government area of the

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, Australia. 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

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in the southwest and the

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in the southeast.

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and

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

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 Amoonguna is a community in Rodinga Ward of the MacDonnell Region in the Northern Territory of Australia, southeast of Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known ...

Aputula Housing Association Incorporated Aputula (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 the border with South Australia ...

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Ikuntji Community Council Incorporated 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 c ...

Imanpa Community Incorporated Imanpa is a community in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is seven kilometres north of the Lasseter Highway, the main road running between the Stuart Highway and Uluru (Ayers Rock). Imanpa lies 160 kilometres east of Uluru and 200 kilome ...

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 borde ...

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 A ...

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 Walan ...

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Ltyentye Apurte Community Government Council The Ltyentye Apurte Community, also known as Santa Teresa, is an Arrernte indigenous community in the Northern Territory, Australia, located about south-east of Alice Springs. History The mission run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart at ...

* 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 bord ...

(Kaltukatjara) (311) **

Imanpa Imanpa is a community in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is seven kilometres north of the Lasseter Highway, the main road running between the Stuart Highway and Uluru (Ayers Rock). Imanpa lies 160 kilometres east of Uluru and 200 kilome ...

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

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(Ntaria) (600) **

Wallace Rockhole Wallace Rockhole is a community in Ljirapinta Ward of the MacDonnell Region in the Northern Territory of Australia, 120 km km west southwest of Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northe ...

(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 c ...

(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 art ...

(Warumpi) (342) *Rodinga **

Amoonguna Amoonguna 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 an Australian h ...

(362) **

Aputula Aputula (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 the border with South Australi ...

(Finke) (240) ** Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) (652 in 2006) **

Titjikala Titjikala (also known as Tapatjatjaka and formerly known as " Maryvale", after the cattle station at the community of the same name) is an Aboriginal community in the south of the Northern Territory of Australia. At the , Titjikala had a popula ...

(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