1. The Council
  2. Overview
  3. Elected Members
  4. Executive Staff
  5. Core Business
  6. Core Competence
  7. Council Wards
  8. History
  9. Contact Us

Executive Staff

  • Steve Moore

    Chief Executive Officer

    Phone +61 08 89620076

    Email steve.moore@barkly.nt.gov.au

    Steve previously held the position of CEO for Outback Stores, a Commonwealth owned company providing store management services to remote community stores, roadhouses and regional supermarkets. After completing five years service, he decided to make the move to local government where his skills and experience can be used to improve services and infrastructure in the Barkly region.

  • Mark Parsons

    Director Operations

    Phone +61 08 8962 0079

    Email mark.parsons@barkly.nt.gov.au

    Mark Parsons worked in NSW as a plumber for 24 years before moving to the Northern Territory in 2013 to work on the bores at Arlparra for the Barkly Regional Council. During his time working in Arlparra Mark was given multiple opportunities to step in as Acting Community Coordinator for the area.

    In late 2014 he became Community Coordinator in Ali Curung before being made full-time Area Manager of Ali Curung and Wutunugurra. He was recently promoted to the position of Director Operations, where he liaises directly with Area Managers for each Barkly community. He brings to the role a wealth of community experience and problem solving abilities.

  • Damian Carter

    Director of Corporate Services

    Damian has arrived in Tennant Creek just this week.

  • Sharen Lake

    Director of Community Development

    Phone +61 08 8962 0025

    Email sharen.lake@barkly.nt.gov.au

    Sharen has recently joined the council.

  • Elai Semisi

    Director of Infrastructure

    Phone +61 08 8962 0041

    Email elai.semisi@barkly.nt.gov.au

    After completing a BSc Civil Engineering in Scotland through a British Government scholarship, Elai returned to his native Fiji in 1983 and worked for the Public Works Department in water and waste water as an operations engineer until the coup of 1987.

    In 2002, Elai received his first taste of remote outback work experience working for Ngaanyatjarra Aboriginal Council based in Alice Springs. He was involved in the planning and execution of the council’s essential services program under the remote area essential services (RAES) programme.

    Elai joined Barkly Regional Council in April 2015 as the Facilities Manager and then in February 2016 as the Project and Facilities Manager. Appointed as Director Infrastructure in September 2016, he brings to Council a unique set of engineering skills based on remote power, water and wastewater operations, construction, project management, quality assurance and risk management. He is currently enrolled in a Masters of Engineering Management programme.