About East Arnhem Regional Council
East Arnhem Regional Council was formed in under the Local Government Act (NT) 2008 to provide core Local Government Services to nine remote communities of Arnhem Land: Milingimbi, Ramingining, Galiwin’ku, Gapuwiyak, Yirrkala, Gunyangara, Umbakumba, Angurugu and Milyakburra.
East Arnhem Regional Council is situated in the far north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory mainland covering a land mass of approximately 33,359km2. The Council comprises nine major remote communities, many homelands and outstations commercial enterprises such as Tourism, two mining leases and pastoral properties scattered throughout the Council area.
