To provide a voice for, and services of benefit to, member Councils and facilitate the development of strong, efficient and responsive Local Government in the Northern Territory.
Our Vision is for constitutional recognition of Local Government, with jurisdiction over the entire land mass of the Northern Territory, providing an efficient, effective and sustainable range of agreed services to the entire population.
To achieve the mission and vision identified, the guiding principle of the Association is to be responsive and supportive to the needs of its members and in doing so the broad values be applied shall be:
- Professionalism
- Transparency
- Honesty
- Accountability
- Innovative
- Progressive
- Open minded
- Consultative
The Goals of the Association as recorded in the LGANT strategic plan are as follows:
- to develop and maintain strong, efficient and responsive Local Government in the Northern Territory;
- to effectively advocate for and represent member councils;
- to promote communication amongst our members and between our members and the community;
- assist members to deliver more responsive local government;
- ensure the effective and efficient management of LGANT resources and services; and
- pursue an equitable distribution of all forms of funding to local government.