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  • Developing the North: Supporting Jobs through the Contemporary Management of Pastoral Land

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    Developing the North: Supporting Jobs through the Contemporary Management of Pastoral Land 15 August 2018 Today, the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is debating proposed amendments to the Pastoral Land Legislation Amendment Bill 2017, in a bid to ensure the contemporary management of pastoral estates. Subleasing arrangement were introduced as part of the amendments in October…

  • fracking map

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    Hi Everyone, A new fracking map is now available online and it is shocking!  The map, dated July 2018, shows almost all of the NT covered in applications (light purple) and granted permits (dark purple), with very few reserved areas (orange, no go areas). See attached and below. https://core.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/378526/onshore-petroleum-titles-developments.pdf Share this content

  • CDU Population Report

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    DEPARTMENT OFTHE CHIEF MINISTER Population Research ReportSummary Synthesising Northern Territory PopulationResearch: A report to the Northern TerritoryDepartment of the Chief Minister A report on twelve years of population research, the causes andconsequences of population change in the Territory, and evidencebased policy options to address these changes Dr Andrew Taylor & Professor Dean CarsonNorthern InstituteCharles Darwin…

  • Dual Occupancy Correspondence

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    Dual Occupancy Correspondence This email is in two sections, dealing with two separate issues, and lots. (See advert below). Section A We have now had a chance to see the full text of the EDP advertisement which we were apparently only sent part of earlier. At that time, we naturally  assumed it was an amended…

  • ‘The State of the nation starts with you’, by Hugh Mackay.

    ‘The State of the nation starts with you’, by Hugh Mackay.

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    Published in The Conversation. Author: Hugh Mackay, Honorary Professor of Social Science, University of Wollongong; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Arts, Charles Sturt University Disclosure statement: Hugh Mackay does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations…

  • Consultation Tactics

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    AustFinancialReview3-10-11Bullying.pdf Share this content

  • Visit our Shopfront Information Centre

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    A lot of hard work has gone into setting up our new Information Centre at Shop 26/16, Charlton Court, Woolner, opposite Middys Lighting. This is down the hill from Le Cornu’s. There is environmental and planning information in books, magazines, and maps, on our databases, photographs and displays. We open on Thursdays from noon to…

  • Find out what is happening around the community

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    Be prepared!  Residents need to be aware of how planning changes can affect their own way of life, quite suddenly. Be alerted to what development or planning applications are being made in your immediate area by this handy website – just type in your address and you will receive an email alerting you to any…

  • Residents Meetings – Take action when it is needed

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    Yesterday, I attended a residents’ meeting at Leanyer. There people are working with the two local members- Paul Henderson and Peter Styles to save a fine section of eucalypt vegetation environment between their homes and the new suburb of Muirhead. People are passionate in these situations, and should not be afraid to act. Suburban Darwin…

  • Our environment and Darwin Harbour

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    Industrial development is threatening  the environment in which we live. Without a ‘best practice’ transparent executive EPA, and minus  a strong and independent Darwin Harbour Management Committee, the  land and sea environment of Darwin will continue to be destroyed. We need to tell  governments, or all persuasions, that this approach is not sustainable.Development needs to…