Category: Community Alert

  • Towers Threaten Botanical Gardens

    Like a shell and pea switch game the practice of selling Community Purpose land to developers hides the obvious outcome. Without confirming that the Community wants the asset to be relinquished government sells land like the top of the escarpment over the Botanical Gardens. Then all the purchasing developer has to do is apply for a…

  • Community care of migratory shorebirds – online event

    Community care of migratory shorebirds – online event

    Hi to all the friends and supporters of BirdLife Top End, A little while ago we were going to hold our launch for the Community care of migratory shorebirds in the Casuarina Coastal Reserve program but we postponed it because of covid-19. We have now organised to hold this event online using ZOOM and we…

  • Land planning favours developers, says residents group

    Alice Springs News 30 November 2019 – https://www.alicespringsnews.com.au/2019/11/29/land-planning-favours-developers-says-residents-group/ Land planning favours developers, says residents group By ERWIN CHLANDA   The proposed removal of  “amenity” would turn the Planning Act into a law even more serving developers rather than the whole community, says Margaret Clinch, campaigner over the last 25 years for a bottom-up approach to land…

  • Darwin Post office Car Park 25/11/2019

    And so it begins: Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for organisations wishing to tender for a proposed Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract to collaborate with the project partners and project team to design and develop the Darwin Education and Civic Precinct. This proposed development is a centrepiece initiative of the Darwin City Deal…

  • October 2019 Update

    Welcome to our October update. Membership This week we are launching our 2020 membership drive at Nightcliff Markets. So to get your PLan: the Planning Action Network 2020 membership call down to Nightcliff Markets this Sunday 27th October 2019. Memberships run from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 and cost $25. We also have…

  • Review of the Planning Act

    Stage 3 of consultation on Planning Reform is now open. 7 October – 29 November 2019 The NT Government is now seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Planning Act. The proposed changes are set out in detail in the Consultation Draft of a Bill of Amendments to the Planning Act 1999. Release of the…

  • Playground precinct at Myilly Point

    NT News 9/5/19 Preliminary design plans for a playground precinct at Myilly Point Picture: NT GOVERNMENT THE NT Government will build a “playground precinct” to replace its planned museum at Myilly Point after scrapping the $50 million project last year. The government yesterday released a tender to design and build the playground, which will include…

  • Government offered council up to $5m for Anzac Oval

    From Alice Springs News earlier this year By ERWIN CHLANDA Treasurer Nicole Manison offered the Alice Springs Town Council up to $5m for Anzac Oval but this is likely to be withdrawn because Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced “consideration will need to be given to the future” of the National Aboriginal Art Gallery for which the oval…

  • Too many times, too many times

      Like the lyric from the classic Australian band Mental as Anything the Asti Motel site continues to haunt the residents of Larrakeyah. Joondanna Investments Pty Limited have applied via Northern Planning Consultants Pty Ltd to develop the Asti Motel Site in Larrakeyah. The public comment period closes 3 May 2019. The documents are here, note…

  • Closing today is the Darwin Area Plan Stage 2

    22.2.2019 Please see below from Margaret, closing today is the Central Darwin Area Plan. There is a survey here you can fill out: https://planningcommission.nt.gov.au/projects/central-darwin-area-plan OR we recommend an email directly to ntcp@nt.gov.au Please consider what you have learnt from previous government efforts in the city. As usual it is just common sense that is required…