Council Members

West Daly Regional Council consists of members elected or appointed to the Council under the Local Government Act

(1) The role of a member of a council is:

(a)     to represent the interests of all residents and ratepayers of the council area; and

(b)     to provide leadership and guidance; and

(c)     to facilitate communication between the members of the council's constituency and the council; and

(d)     to be properly informed to enable participation in the deliberations of the council and its community activities; and

(e)     to ensure, as far as practicable, that the council acts honestly, efficiently and appropriately in carrying out its statutory responsibilities; and

(f)      to ensure that council resources are used prudently and solely in the public interest; and

(g)     to actively monitor the financial affairs of the council.

(2)   However, a member of the council has no power to direct or control staff of the council, or to interfere with the management of staff of the council.

(3)   A member of the council has a duty to act, at all times, in what the member genuinely believes to be the best interests of the council's constituency.

West Daly Regional Council is represented by the following people:

Councillors

 

Contact details

Mayor John Wilson

 

Tyemerri (Peppimenarti)

Email  info@westdaly.nt.gov.au

Mayor Wilson can be contacted through the Council office in Peppimenarti.

Deputy Mayor Wilfred Harris

 

Thamarrurr/Pindi Pindi (Wadeye)

Email info@westdaly.nt.gov.au
Phone: 0488 242 936

Deputy Mayor Harris can be contacted through the Council office in Wadeye.

Councillor Terry Sams

 

Palumpa

Email info@westdaly.nt.gov.au
Phone: 0476 104 794

Councillor Sams can be contacted through the Council office in Palumpa.

Councillor Mark Tunmuck-Smith