Month: December 2014

Emergency Services

Wagait Shire Council and Cox Peninsula Volunteer Emergency Services Useful websites http://securent.nt.gov.au/index.html http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/resources/ntes/cda/docs/NT_Recovery_Management_Plan.pdf http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Emergency-Service/Local-Emergency-Committee.aspx http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Emergency-Service/Public-safety-advice.aspx http://dlgcs.nt.gov.au/local-government/counciltoolbox/natural_disaster_relief_and_recovery_arrangments Home and property preparation for a cyclone – Cox Peninsula Under normal circumstances your home, if built since cyclone Tracy in 1974, should be able to withstand a cyclone. Over time buildings may deteriorate if not maintained and some …

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By Elections

General elections for the Wagait Shire Council are held every four years, as outlined in the Local Government Act. If a vacancy arises on Council during the four year term, a by-election is held and must take place within three months of the vacancy arising. Since May 2012, the NT Electoral Commission conducts all Council …

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