Alice Springs Town Council
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The Town of Alice Springs is a Local Government Area
in the Northern Territory
. On 1 July 1971, Alice Springs was gazetted as a Municipality with the town council elected on 25 July 1971. It is situated 1498 kilometres (930.8 mi) south of the Darwin
. The council governs an area of 410 square kilometres (158.3 sq mi) and has a population of 23,893 as of the 2006 census.
Aboriginal people. European settlement of the area dates from 1862.
The current mayor of the Alice Springs Town Council Town Council is Damien Ryan. The council also contains seven aldermen.
Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory
The local government areas of the Northern Territory, Australia are the areas for which particular Local Government authorities, generally known as "Councils" have the responsibility to provide local government services...
in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
. On 1 July 1971, Alice Springs was gazetted as a Municipality with the town council elected on 25 July 1971. It is situated 1498 kilometres (930.8 mi) south of the Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
. The council governs an area of 410 square kilometres (158.3 sq mi) and has a population of 23,893 as of the 2006 census.
History
The Town of Alice Springs is an established residential township with a commercial area and rural areas on the outskirts of the town. The original inhabitants of the town were the ArrernteArrernte people
The Arrernte people , known in English as the Aranda or Arunta, are those Indigenous Australians who are the original custodians of Arrernte lands in the central area of Australia around Mparntwe or Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The Arrernte tribe has lived there for more than 20,000 years...
Aboriginal people. European settlement of the area dates from 1862.
The current mayor of the Alice Springs Town Council Town Council is Damien Ryan. The council also contains seven aldermen.
Current councillors
| Councillors | Notes |
|---|---|
| Damien Ryan | Mayor |
| Murray Stewart | |
| Brendan Heenan | |
| John Rawnsley | Deputy Mayor |
| Samih Habib | |
| Liz Martin | |
| Jane Clark | |
| Sandy Taylor | |
| Melanie van Haaren | |
Suburbs
- Alice Springs
- Araluen
- Arumbera
- Braitling
- Ciccone
- Connellan
- Desert Springs
- East Side
- Flynn
- Gillen
- Ilparpa
- Irlpme
- Larapinta
- Mount Johns
- Ross
- Sadadeen
- Stuart
- The Gap
- Undoolya
- White Gums