Victoria Daly Regional Council
| Victoria Daly Regional Council Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,810 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.016699/km2 (0.04325/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 168,277 km2 (64,972.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Betty Sullivan | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Katherine (outside LGA) | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Katherine Region | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Victoria Daly Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Victoria Daly Regional Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire covers an area of 153,287 square kilometres (59,184 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 2,800 at the 2016 Census.
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 Victoria Daly Shire was created on 1 July 2008 as were the remaining ten shires. The first election for the Shire was held on 25 October 2008.
A general election was held on 24 March 2012. Councillor Betty Sullivan was elected Mayor of Victoria Daly Shire Council.
The Shire became the Victoria Daly Region on 1 January 2014.
Most of the land now part of the Region used to be unincorporated, but several existing LGAs were merged into it:
- Daguragu Community
- Nauiyu Nambiyu Community
- Timber Creek Community
- Walangeri Ngumpinku Community
- Pine Creek Community
- Woolianna Community
Wards
The Victoria Daly Regional Council is divided into 5 wards, which is governed by 6 councillors:
- Pine Creek (1)
- Milngin (1)
- Timber Creek (2)
- Walangeri (1)
- Daguragu (1)
Towns
- Daguragu
- Daly River
- Grove Hill
- Kalkarindji
- Nauiyu Nambiyu
- Pine Creek
- Timber Creek
- Woolianna
- Yarralin
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Victoria Daly (R)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
