CARPENTARIA SHIRE COUNCIL

Carpentaria Shire is located on the Savannah Way in North Western Queensland in the south eastern region of the Gulf of Carpentaria and covers an area of 64,373km2. The region is uniquely placed to offer residents and visitors opportunities and experiences in lifestyle, holidays, employment and investment opportunities. Carpentaria Shire has a friendly, laid-back lifestyle and is a place where children still ride their bikes down to the river to go fishing after school without parents having to worry as they wold in the larger towns and cities. Carpentaria Shire is the traditional country of many indigenous groups and the townships of Normanton and Karumba are the traditional land of the Gkuthaarn, Kukatj and Kurtijar people. The Shire has a population of approximately 2,500 with the countryside ranging from vast inland plains to mangrove forests, deltas and sultans along the coastal areas of the Gulf. Carpentaria Shire has a diverse industry base with agriculture, fishing, mining...