Coomalie Shire

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 1500km2. The shire had a population of 1,319 at the 2016 census.HistoryCoomalie 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.WardsThe council is divided up into six wards, which is governed by 9 councillors across the six wards: Batchelor Township Ward Adelaide River Township Ward Batchelor Rural Ward Adelaide River Rural Ward Lake Bennett Ward Coomalie/Tortilla Ward TownshipsThe Shire includes the localities of Batchelor Adelaide River Coomalie Creek Rum Jungle 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.