ˌɔn θˈɜːɾi mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ðə nˈuː mæpˈuːn kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ᵻlˈɛktᵻd fˈaɪv kˈaʊnsɪlɚz tə kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːt ðə nˈuː mæpˈuːn ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈaʊnsəl ɪstˈæblɪʃt ˌʌndɚ ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒəniz ˈækt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ.
On 30 March 1985, the New Mapoon community elected 5 councillors to constitute the New Mapoon Aboriginal Council established under the Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984.