Carpentaria Shire Council
Carpentaria Shire is the traditional country of the Gkuthaarn, Kukatj and Kurtijar people. The Shire covers an area of approximately 65,000 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 2,200 with the countryside ranging from vast inland plains to mangrove forests, deltas and saltpans along the coastal areas of the Gulf.
- Mayor: Cr Jack Bawden (Bio)
- CEO: Mr Mark Crawley ( )