The Groote Archipelago Region is a local government area (LGA) of the Northern Territory, Australia, situated in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
In July 2023, then-chief minister Natasha Fyles signed an agreement to establish the Groote Archipelago Region as a new local government area, splitting from East Arnhem Regional Council (and thus abolishing East Arnhem's Anindilyakwa Ward).
[1][2] On 20 May 2024, the Northern Territory Government announced the establishment of the council, with the first election scheduled for 26 October 2024.
[3][4] On 19 October 2024, local government minister Steve Edgington announced that the election would be postponed until 15 March 2025 in order to allow for consultation about using wards instead of an undivided structure.
[7][8] Shane Marshall was appointed on 13 November 2024 as the council's inaugural CEO.