Corporate Information
The Department of Local Government, Housing and Sport (DLGHS) was created in July 2005, maintaining many of the responsibilities of the former Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs.
Our agency plays an important role in the Northern Territory as its responsibilities affect the quality of life for all Territorians.
These responsibilities include housing, local government, governance, sport, recreation, library and Indigenous services, water safety, animal welfare and a significant role within all NT Regions through regional offices in four locations.
Our vision is to build strong and creative communities in the Northern Territory. We work towards this goal by building partnerships with both urban and remote communities to achieve improved outcomes.
Our Business
The agency is committed to moving the Territory ahead through innovative policy development and effective service delivery. We support and facilitate strength and social and community development in everything we do. Our activities are aligned with wider Government policy objectives and we seek to add value by establishing and maintaining whole of government and across community linkages.
What do we do?
The Agency provides a diverse range of services to promote and develop the community:
- Social housing in urban and remote communities;
- Governance support for local communities;
- Aboriginal interpreter services;
- Library services; and
- Sport and recreation opportunities.
At an organisational level the Agency consists of five key divisions that support or deliver services or outputs to the community:
- Local Government;
- Policy and Coordination;
- Sport and Recreation;
- Territory Housing (a Government Business Division); and
- Corporate Services (supports all outputs).