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In the Northern Territory, Darwin City Council is one of six municipal councils. This council is charged with the 'Peace, order and good government'. The Darwin municipality covers an area of over 14,000 hectares and its populace is near 73,000. Some 40,000 voters are on the electoral roll. The role of the Darwin City Council is to offer public services, undertake wise decisions in people's interests in an impartial way for the greatest benefit, to kick off, organize and operate as a catalyst for local effort. The Council is consisted of 13 elected members, one of whom is the Lord Mayor, and all are elected by the people. Elections are held every four years, the next one due May 2008. It has some 280 staff. The three departments of this council are Corporate Services, Community Services and Technical Services. And its operational area is from the Civic Centre in Harry Chan Avenue, four public libraries and from service depots in the northern suburbs and in Bishop Street. Darwin City Council offers a large range of community services. Parks, reserves and recreational facilities, libraries, sponsorship of child care centres, road making and maintenance, waste disposal, recycling facilities, garbage collection, litter control, street lighting and car parking come under the supervision of this council. The Technical Services Department takes the charge of car parking, cemeteries, Council buildings, drainage, environmental management, parks and reserves, roads, town planning input, traffic management and waste management. The Corporate Services Department oversees city centre management, economic development, financial services, human resources management, the information systems, property services, records, risk management, sister cities and tourism. Council's Community Services Department is responsible for animal liaison, arts and culture, community planning, community support services, dogs legislation, parking control, public libraries, recreation and regulatory services. Do visit Darwin!
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