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East Arnhem Region

Field	Value
type	lga
name	East Arnhem
state	nt
image	East Arnhem Shire.jpg
image_upright	0.81
pop	10345
pop_year	2018
pop_footnotes
area	33310
area_footnotes
mayor	Banambi Wunungmurra
seat	Nhulunbuy (not part of council)
region	Arnhem Land
stategov	Arnhem, Nhulunbuy
fedgov	Lingiari
logo	East Arnhem Regional Council.png
url	http://www.eastarnhem.nt.gov.au/
near-n	Arafura Sea
near-ne	Arafura Sea
near-e	Gulf of Carpentaria
near-se	Gulf of Carpentaria
near-s	Roper Gulf
near-sw	Roper Gulf
near-w	West Arnhem
near-nw	Arafura Sea
est	2008
logo_upright	1.2

| near-n = Arafura Sea | near-ne = Arafura Sea | near-e = Gulf of Carpentaria | near-se = Gulf of Carpentaria | near-s = Roper Gulf | near-sw = Roper Gulf | near-w = West Arnhem | near-nw = Arafura Sea The East Arnhem Region is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia, governed by the East Arnhem Regional Council. Situated in Arnhem Land in the far north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, the region covers an area of 33310 km2 and had a population of approximately 10,345 in June 2018.

East Arnhem Region was created under the Local Government Act (NT) 2008 to provide core local government services. The area comprises nine major remote communities, many homelands and outstations, commercial enterprises such as tourism, two mining leases, and pastoral properties scattered throughout the council area.

Five of the nine communities are located on islands. Six of the communities are recognised Remote Service Delivery Sites by the Commonwealth and another is recognised as a NT Government Territory Growth Town.

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 eight new shires. The East Arnhem Shire was created on 1 July 2008.

Elections of shire councillors were held on 25 October 2008. Banambi Wunungmurra was elected unopposed as the inaugural EASC president, with Councillor Keith Hansen of Anindilyakwa Ward serving from 2008 to 2010 as his deputy, then rotating the deputy position to Councillor Kaye Thurlow of Gumurr Marthakal from 2010 to 2012. Wunungmurra was re-elected unopposed in 2012, with Councillor Mavis Danganbarr of Gumurr Marthakal Ward currently serving as his deputy for a two-year term.

On 1 January 2014, the shire became a region.

Most of the land in the region was previously unincorporated, but the following communities were amalgamated into it:

Angurugu Community
Marngarr Community

Wards and representation

The East Arnhem Regional Council is divided into 6 wards, which is governed by 12 councillors:

Birr Rawarrang Ward (2) - Ramingining and surrounding areas
Gumurr Gatjirrk Ward (2) - Milingimbi and surrounding areas
Gumurr Marthakal Ward (3) - Elcho Island including Galiwinku and surrounding areas
Gumurr Miwatj Ward (3) - Yirrkala and Gunyangara (also known as Marngarr or Ski Beach) and surrounding areas
Gumurr Miyarrka Ward (2) - Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella) and surrounding areas

Wards	Councillors
Birr Rawarrang	David Warraya
Gumurr Gatjirrk	Keith Lapulung Dhamarrandji
Gumurr Marthakal	Stephen Dhamarrandji
Gumurr Miwatj	Murphy Yunupingu
Gumurr Miyarrka	Bobby Wunungmurra

Presidents

President

Banambi Wunungmurra, 12 November 2008 - current

Deputy president

Mavis Danganbarr, 11 April 2012 – current
Kaye Thurlow, 10 November 2010 – 11 April 2012
Keith Hansen, 2 November 2008 – 10 November 2010

Localities and communities

Land within the East Arnhem Region was divided during 2007 into bounded areas for the purpose of creating an address for a property. The bounded areas are called "localities" with those localities associated with existing aboriginal communities being called "communities".

Localities

Anindilyakwa
East Arnhem

Communities

Angurugu
Galiwinku
Gapuwiyak
Gunyangara
Milingimbi
Milyakburra
Ramingining
Umbakumba
Yirrkala

References

(27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
(18 December 2013). "Local Government Act CHANGES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND COUNCILS". Northern Territory Government.
"On the Gove Peninsula".
"Northern Territory localities and suburbs". Northern Territory Government.
(2 April 2007). "Localities within East Arnhem Shire (sic)". Northern Territory Government.

Wikipedia Source

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