Category: Community Alert

PLanning Bazaar  II You are invited to hear from real people who are tackling the issues facing the Territory today. Community activists and organisations bring you updates and stories. PLan: the PLanning Action Network hosts a talk fest at Bagot Park, Old McMillans Road, Millner. Sunday 24th March 2019 4:30pm – 5:30pm $100 Door Prize…

URGENT CALL OUT Closing Date midnight Friday, 24 August, 2018 – more details below. BACKGROUND 1.     At present there is, on the internet, on the ‘NT Planning Notices/development applications online’ an Exceptional Development Application (EDP). This is to allow a second building, and a subdivision, on an SD (Single dwelling zoned lot, and would not normally be…

Attachment below is a copy of a Letter to the Leader of the Opposition. This amendment gives the NT Planning Commission power over the NT Planning Scheme, and reduces the public and local government’s right to comment on proposed changes. Planning Act Amendment 2016 Below is Plan’s media release after the bill was passed. This…

The Gardens is a small suburb almost hidden between the Botanic Gardens and the Stuart Highway. A tight nit community has chosen to live here, supposedly out of harms way. They are now literally campaigning to save their community from destruction by high rise development. On Saturday 30 August, about 100 of them rallied close…

The new Australian Fighter Aircraft will be the F35A LIGHTNING II.  Details of the Environmental Impact Statement(EIS), other relevant information, and comments will be at www.f35evolution.com.au. Pitch Black Air Exercises 2014 There will be aircraft noise during  PITCH BLACK quite separately.  This has a major disrupting effect on parts of Darwin, which  affected people may…

The NT Planning Commission now has on exhibition a copy of the  Draft Darwin Regional Land Use. This is the next stage on from the Towards a Darwin Regional land Use PLan, and is supposed to reflect the consultation on that document. The plan is the big picture future plan. The Commissioner Gary Nairn has…

The Northern Territory Government, via the NT PLanning Commission, has at last put together a draft proposal about the OLD HOSPITAL SITE/MYILLY POINT/FLAGSTAFF PARK/KAHLIN. Unfortunately it proposes that over 60% of the land would be taken up by residential development  ‘to pay for’ making green open space available.  Not really appropriate when it is all…

Consultation continues on the CBD Masterplan project to be finalised by the end of 2013. See further information  contained in  attached pdf, or on the City of Darwin website, participate, and make a submission. Darwin CBD Master Plan Update Share this content

After a long delay, City of Darwin finally announced its consultation on the idea of building a Cafe/Restaurant on the Nightcliff Foreshore near the Nightcliff Swimming pool. Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim made it quite clear on ABC TV News (25.3.2013) that those who are totally against any such building here on the foreshore headland,…

Palmerston City Council is exhibiting a draft Masterplan for their CBD for comment and consultation. The coloured draft masterplan brochure is NOW on display at www.palmerston.nt.gov.au The link is on the main website page, and all pages can be opened and viewed. Details are given about the consultation process. Share this content