. ▁A ▁council ▁had ▁existed ▁at ▁War rab ri ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁with ▁Ab original ▁membership , ▁largely ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁following ▁a ▁directive ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Affairs , ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁for ▁a ▁council ▁which ▁was ▁more ▁representative ▁of ▁local ▁groups . ▁The ▁Ali ▁Cur ung ▁Community ▁Government ▁Council ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁reform ▁of ▁local ▁government ▁areas ▁by ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Government , ▁when ▁Ali ▁Cur ung ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁A ly aw arr ▁w ard ▁of ▁the ▁B ark ly ▁Sh ire ▁( from ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁B ark ly ▁Regional ▁Council ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ali ▁Cur ung ▁became ▁a ▁" pres cribed ▁community " ▁under ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁National ▁Emer gency ▁Response ; ▁among ▁other ▁impact s , ▁the ▁Australian ▁federal ▁government ▁comp uls or ily ▁acquired ▁a ▁five - year ▁le ase ▁over ▁Ali ▁Cur ung , ▁a ▁Government ▁Business ▁Manager ▁was ▁installed , ▁ ▁and ▁residents ▁receiving ▁social ▁security ▁pay ments ▁were ▁placed ▁on ▁an ▁income ▁management ▁system ▁under ▁which ▁fifty ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁their ▁pay ments ▁were ▁" qu ar ant ined ", ▁and ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁spent ▁on ▁" p riority ▁needs ". ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁W elf are ▁Branch , ▁some ▁Ab original ▁people