Sport & Recreation

Alice Springs Town Council (ASTC) provides and maintains a comprehensive range of environmental, humanitarian, recreational, cultural services and facilities.

Alice Springs Town Council employs over 200 staff at its Civic Centre, Alice Springs Public Library, Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Cen­tre, Region­al Waste Management Facility and Works Depot.

Services provided to the people of Alice springs include:

• Aquatic & Leisure Centre Management
• Public Library
• Waste Collection & Recycling
• Environmental Initiatives
• Animal Management
• Cemeteries Management
• Roadworks
• Parks, Reserves, Sporting Facilities & Playground Upkeep

ASYCC creates opportunities for everyone to build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities.  Provide affordable sport & recreational activities in a safe, clean, and inviting environment for people of all ages through sound business and management practices.

The Centre prides its self in promoting an active lifestyle for people of all ages. We have a membership of over 700 from 0-70+.

We offer a range of recreational activities, seven days a week, to the wider demographic of the Alice Springs community. The Centre has successfully operated from a group of old buildings (some dating back to 1947). Our members reflect the population of Alice Springs, everyone is welcome.

Some activities attract a fee to cover operational costs, but only survive because they are facilitated by volunteer instructors. If these core activities, and others from hiring the facilities, did not exist the ASYCC would not be able to remain functional, and provide the many vital public access opportunities for sport and Youth social interaction.

The Centre has a large dance studio, which is now the home of the Greatorex Public Service Gym; Agnes East Gymnasium (gymnastics and circus space); boxing shed; martial arts dojo; and recreational hall in addition to its outside facilities.

Individuals and groups are catered for with a range of classes; including gymnastics, boxing, 5 disciplines of martial arts – all taught by qualified instructors.

The recreational hall provides pool tables, TV, DVD player and also caters for refreshments from a canteen area. There is a boxing shed with boxing bags, weights and even a ring where Alice Springs boxing champions James Swan, Jason Lord and Henry Collins have inspired local children.

Barkly Regional Council delivers support and services to the culturally diverse communities of the Barkly region.

Councils are responsible for the delivery of a broad and unique range of services to their communities, with different communities within the Barkly region having their own different priorities.

The Community Services Directorate is responsible for delivering a range of community services to residents and communities across the Barkly region.

The directorate includes:
Aged Care
Library Services
Safe Houses
Sport and Recreation (Barkly Youth)
Swimming Pool

We run baseball competitions, school programs and community programs.

We are an independent not for profit local community council servicing the people of Owairtilla.

This program delivers sport and recreation activities developed in consultation with community, to the people of Tiwi Islands at least 5 days per week, including school holidays.

The Council delivers a range of Agency, Commercial and Other Council Services that contribute toward improving the level of services provided to their communities. The Council is faced with the challenge of delivering a broad range of services to a standard acceptable to the community whilst at the same time raising revenues required to deliver core services within the context of its community’s ability to support.

The Central Desert Regional Council is responsible for:

• Partnerships and Relationships
• External Resources (Suppliers and Contractors)
• Information Resources
• Physical Resources
• Human Resources
• Financial Resources
• Facilitating Local Education and Training

And managing the following resources:

• Ensuring Legislative Compliance
• Providing Advice and Advocacy
• Providing Corporate Governance
• Delivering Core Services

The Council operates under the Local Government Act (external link) and its regulations.

City of Darwin governs essential community services such as waste management, domestic animal management, playgrounds, and recreational facilities, city libraries, and town planning. We work to build a community with second-to-none infrastructure and community services.

City of Palmerston governs essential community services such as waste management, domestic animal management, playgrounds, and recreational facilities, city libraries, and town planning. City of Palmerston id a place for people.

Coomalie community is made of a vast array of different ages and groups, from the young to the young at heart.

We offer Community Library Services to all our residents and cater to specific needs within that sector.

Our Sporting facilities include Adelaide River Oval, Batchelor Oval, Batchelor Swimming Pool, Rum Jungle Bowls Club. These can be hired for private events, or just for personal recreation purposes.