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Roper Gulf Region
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Roper Gulf Regional Council |
| state | nt |
| image | Roper Gulf Shire.jpg |
| image_upright | 0.81 |
| pop | 7397 |
| pop_year | 2018 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 185210 |
| area_footnotes | |
| est | 2008 |
| seat | Katherine (outside LGA) |
| mayor | Tony Jack |
| region | Katherine Region |
| logo | Roper Gulf Regional Council.jpg |
| logo_upright | 1.2 |
| url | http://www.ropergulf.nt.gov.au/ |
| stategov | Arnhem, Barkly |
| fedgov | Lingiari |
| near-nw | West Arnhem |
| near-n | West Arnhem |
| near-ne | East Arnhem |
| near-e | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| near-se | Burke (QLD) |
| near-s | Barkly |
| near-sw | Victoria Daly |
| near-w | Victoria Daly |
| near-nw = West Arnhem | near-n = West Arnhem | near-ne = East Arnhem | near-e = Gulf of Carpentaria | near-se = Burke (QLD) | near-s = Barkly | near-sw = Victoria Daly | near-w = Victoria Daly
Roper Gulf Regional Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The region covers an area of 185210 km2 and had a population of 7,397 in June 2018.
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 Roper-Gulf Shire was created on 1 July 2008 as were the remaining ten shires. On 1 January 2014, the Shire was renamed to Roper Gulf Regional Council.
Elections for the Councillors in the Region were held on 25 October 2008.
Most of the area of the Council was previously unincorporated, but it absorbed several small LGAs on incorporation:
- Borroloola Community
- Numbulwar Numburindi Community
- Nyirranggulung Mardrulk Ngadberre Regional Council
- Yugul Mangi Community
- Mataranka Community
- Jilkminggan Community
- Jodetluk Community
Wards
The Roper Gulf Regional Council is divided into 5 wards, which is governed by 13 Councillors across four wards:
- Never Never Ward (3)
- Numbulwar Numburindi Ward (2)
- Nyirranggulung Ward (3)
- South West Gulf Ward (3)
- Yugul Mangi Ward (2)
Localities and communities
Land within the Roper Gulf Shire was divided in 2007 into bounded areas for the purpose of creating an address for a property. Most bounded areas are called "localities" while those associated with aboriginal communities are called "communities".
Localities
- Arnold
- Birdum
- Beswick Creek
- Borroloola
- Calvert
- Daly Waters
- Elsey
- Flying Fox
- Gulung Mardrulk
- Larrimah
- Limmen
- Mcarthur
- Nitmiluk
- Numburindi
- Pellew Islands
- Sturt Plateau
- Mataranka
- Wilton
Communities
- Barunga
- Beswick
- Bulman Weemol
- Jilkminggan
- Miniyerri
- Ngukurr
- Numbulwar
- Robinson River
References
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.
- "Northern Territory localities and suburbs". Northern Territory Government.
- "Roper Gulf Shire". Northern Territory Government.
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