Coomalie Community Government Council


The Coomalie Community Government Council is a local government area in Australia's Northern Territory, situated south of Darwin and Palmerston. The council governs an area of. The shire had a population of 1,276 at the.
WWW coomalie.nt.gov.au

History

Coomalie Community Government Council was established on 7 December 1990, and its first elections were held in 1997. On 1 July 2008, Coomalie Council became one of the 11 Shires in the territory, changed by the Northern Territory Government. It was put under official management of the Northern Territory government in July 2024 and dismissed in May 2025 after an investigation found what had been described as "serious and sustained deficiencies".

Wards

The council is divided up into three wards, which are governed by 6 councillors:
  • Batchelor Township Ward
  • Adelaide River Ward
  • Coomalie Rural Ward

Townships

The Shire includes the following localities:
The boundary of this area extends from the Manton Dam in the north, to the town of Adelaide River in the south and east from the Adelaide River, to the Litchfield National Park in the west.