Category: Blog & Opinion
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2012 Tropical Garden Spectacular
Dear PLan Members, Supporters and Contacts, This is to remind you that the Tropical Garden Spectacular is on again this Saturday and Sunday, 2nd and 3rd June, 2012. It will be full of exhibits, competitions, innovations, and information presentations on the theme of sustainability, in the delightful atmosphere of Darwin’s George Brown Botanic Gardens. Too…
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Anendo Report on Coastal Communities
Submission on the Inquiry into climate change and environmental impacts on coastal communities. Anendo-and-Coastal-Communities.pdf
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Amenity Defined
PLan was part of the movement to have amenity defined. We would have preferred that the definition did not specify locality or building and continue to request its removal from the definition. Planning Act Section 3 Interpretation amenity, in relation to a locality or building, means any quality, condition or factor that makes or contributes…
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2024 06 Smith Street Streetscape
This submission closes 3 July 2024. https://engage.darwin.nt.gov.au/shape-smith-street It took me a while to understand the graphics, the people in full pandemic suites were distracting, make sure you open the pdf here SmithStLandscape_-_For_Consultation.pdf to get the overhead view. Driving towards the mall from the roundabout, on the left and right a bike path will be introduced. It…
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Media release regarding DHA Lee Point housing project
The community leaders, organisations and people below call for the resignation of the Board and senior officials of Defence Housing Australia (DHA). We also call for a transparent investigation by Work Safe NT, and the Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy and Water into repeated and ongoing breaches of relevant site safety legislation and Federal…
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How $40m redevelopment of Civic Centre could change Darwin CBD
The City of Darwin is currently assessing proposals for the redevelopment of its 1960s-era Civic Centre, with the council keen to partner with private investment to include things like hotels, accommodation, function centres and water features as part of the works. The council has allocated $40.1m of its $61m capital works program budget for 2024–25…
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Darwin Municipal Plan Open For Public Feedback
City of Darwin’s draft 2024/25 Municipal Plan, which features a budget commitment of $141 million to deliver services and initiatives that directly benefit the community, has been released for public comment today. The budget aims to deliver a cleaner, greener and more vibrant and inclusive city and includes a $61.1 million investment in a comprehensive…
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Volunteer Required – Administration Assistant – Part time – reside in Australia
Overview PLan: the Planning Action Network Incorporated Inc collaborates with resident and community groups on matters including the built environment, heritage, cultural and environmental values of concern in the Northern Territory and Australia. PLan’s aim is to achieve, for the community, sustainability in terms of social, cultural, environmental and balanced long term economic impacts. This…
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Newsletter 5 Feb 2022
Here is our first newsletter for 2022. Introduction A busy time with PLan being successful in a small grant to encourage volunteers. So if you have some free time we can provide transport to bring you into the office and return you home. The application to create 7 house blocks on Rapid Creek Road each…
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A Nice Little Earner
Infrastructure NT Commissioner Appointed 26 January 2022 The Territory Government has appointed Ms Louise McCormick to the role of Commissioner for Infrastructure NT. Over the past 16 years Louise has worked in the Northern Territory, she has been involved in planning, delivery and management of some of the Territory’s largest and most complex infrastructure projects and…