The Council is responsible for a wide range of municipal services to communities within the region. The Council provides:

• Maintenance and Upgrade of Parks, Reserves and Open Spaces
• Management of Cemeteries
• Lighting for Public Safety, including Street Lighting
• Local Road Upgrading and Construction
• Local Road Maintenance
• Traffic Management on Local Roads
• Fleet, Plant and Equipment Maintenance
• Waste Management (including litter reduction)
• Weed Control and Fire Hazard Reduction in and around community areas
• Companion Animal Welfare and Control
• Emergency Recovery

Waste Management

Central Desert Regional Council prioritises sustainable solid waste management governance in its communities. Towards this end, Council is releasing a new Waste Management Strategy 2023-2027 with the objectives of co-opting the Waste Hierarchy and Circular Economy principles. This approach will address gaps and update practices to align with the industry’s best practice. In the new strategy, the Council aims to:

• Provide efficient and sustainable solid waste management services that are equitable across communities
• Effectively engage with all stakeholders to promote reuse, recycling, litter prevention and energy recovery as methods to achieve waste reduction
• Provide opportunities for local Council staff to feel empowered, well trained and confident in implementing identified waste management priorities
• Ensure that Council waste management systems are robust and effective in reducing material going to landfills
• Ensure that landfills are compliant with legislation and regulatory frameworks

Council will upgrade data collection systems and implement various measures to promote compliance and minimise illegal dumping. Central Desert Regional Council will enter into partnerships with industry and Regional peers to address the twin challenges of low economies of scale and technology gaps.

For more information on the waste management plans Council is putting in place on behalf of communities, refer to: The Central Desert Regional Council Waste Management Strategy 2023-2027 and associated documents.

You can also read it by following the Municipal Documents link below.

Animal Management

The Council is committed to providing animal management services to the Council's communities and several major outstations.  The Council undertakes regular routine vet visits. During these visits dogs are treated for internal and external parasites, de-sexed (with the owner’s consent) or put down (with the owner’s consent). Vets were also asked to support local participation in animal management and promote education about animal management.

For more information on the Council's approach please click on the Council's Policies Page to view the Animal Management Policy.

Cemetery Management

The Council maintains a register of people buried in the community cemeteries. Municipal Services maintain the cemetery grounds and offers grave digging services. Please see the Rates, Fees and Charges page for the cost.

Planning and Development

The Northern Territory Government Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics is responsible for administering the Northern Territory Planning Scheme which covers developments within the Council region, outside of communities.

Visit the Department‘s web site at Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics.

For more information on planning and development within communities please contact the Director Council Services on 8958 9500

Subdivisional Guidelines

Council has a subdivision and development guideline that should be used by anyone wanting to develop or redevelop property within the Central Desert Council communities. The guideline provides council philosophies and policies when undertaking development works. It includes the planning process, construction requirements, maintenance and approvals. You can read the Subdivisional Guidelines by following the Municipal Documents link below.

Municipal Documents