23°42′07″S 133°52′57″E / 23.701942°S 133.882377°E
| Alice Springs Town Council Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Alice Springs Town Council | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 26,534 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 80.90/km2 (209.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 328 km2 (126.6 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Matt Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Alice Springs | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Alice Springs Region | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Araluen, Braitling, Namatjira | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Alice Springs Town Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Alice Springs Town Council 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.[2] It is situated 1,498 kilometres (931 mi) south of Darwin. The council governs an area of 328 square kilometres (127 sq mi) and had a population of 26,534 in June 2018.[1]
The town of Alice Springs is located in Arrernte Country. Its traditional name is Mparntwe.[3] Alice Springs is an established residential township with a commercial area and rural areas on the outskirts of the town. European settlement of the area dates from 1862.
The current Mayor is Matt Paterson. Mr Paterson was elected in September of 2021 at the age of 30, making him the youngest Mayor in Alice Springs history.[4] In addition to the Mayor, the Council contains eight other Councillors.[5]
| Name | Role | Elected | Took Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Paterson | Mayor | September 14, 2021 | September 15, 2021 |
| Eli Melky | Deputy Mayor | September 14, 2021 | September 15, 2021 |
| Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Paterson | Independent | |
| Eli Melky | Independent | |
| Marli Banks | Independent | |
| Allison Bitar | Independent | |
| Steve Brown | Country Liberal | |
| Mark Coffey | Independent | |
| Kim Hopper | Independent | |
| Michael Liddle | Independent | |
| Gavin Morris | Independent | |
| Name | Role | Elected | Took Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Ryan | Mayor | August 26, 2017 | August 27, 2017 |
| Jamie De Brenni | Deputy Mayor | August 26, 2017 | August 27, 2017 |
| Name |
|---|
| Damien Ryan |
| Eli Melky |
| Marli Banks |
| Jacinta Nampjinpa Price |
| Catherine Satour |
| Jimmy Cocking |
| Jamie De Brenni |
| Matt Paterson |
| Glen Auricht |
| Name | Role | Elected | Took Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Ryan | Mayor | 2012 | 16 April 2012 |
| Brendan Heenan | Deputy Mayor | 2012 | 16 April 2012 |
| Jamie De Brenni | Deputy Mayor | 2012 | March 2016 |
| Name |
|---|
| Damien Ryan |
| Eli Melky |
| Brendan Heenan |
| Steve Brown |
| Geoffrey Booth |
| Dave Douglas |
| Jamie De Brenni |
| Liz Martin |
| Chansey Paech |
| Jade Kudrenko |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jimmy Cocking (elected 1) | 2,595 | |||
| Independent | Eli Melky (elected 2) | 1,366 | |||
| Independent | Mark Coffey (elected 3) | 1,089 | |||
| Independent | Marli Banks (elected 4) | 487 | |||
| Country Liberal | Steve Brown (elected 5) | 473 | |||
| Greens | Emily Webster | 436 | |||
| Independent | Michael Liddle (elected 8) | 425 | |||
| Independent | Allison Bitar (elected 7) | 385 | |||
| Independent | Kim Hopper (elected 6) | 372 | |||
| Country Liberal | Sean Heenan | 347 | |||
| Independent | Aaron Blacker | 336 | |||
| Independent | Catherine Satour | 326 | |||
| Independent | Darren Burton | 240 | |||
| Independent | Patrick Bedford | 229 | |||
| Independent | James Dash | 48 | |||
| Independent | Wayne Wright | 48 | |||
| Independent | Angus McIvor | 44 | |||
| Total formal votes | 9,246 | 90.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,015 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 58.68 | −12.32 | |||
