In 2008, the Northern Territory proposes under its local government reforms to create the MacDonnell Shire which will span the south of the Territory from western to eastern border, thereby comprising the adjoining LGA across the top of the APY Lands.
Tweed Shire | Shire of Cardinia | Ross-shire | Shire | Shire (Middle-earth) | Shire of Widgee | Talia Shire | Shire of Wiluna | Richard Graves MacDonnell | Hornsby Shire | David Shire | Byron Shire | Ballina Shire | Wollondilly Shire | Sorley Boy MacDonnell | Shire of Victoria Plains | Shire of Pine Rivers | Shire of Peak Downs | Shire Country Park | shire | Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim | Liverpool Plains Shire | Kinross-shire | Beaudesert Shire Tramway | Wingecarribee Shire | Wagait Shire | Tiwi Islands Shire | Swordale, Ross-shire | Sutherland Shire | Snowy River Shire |