Category: Current Campaigns
-
Save Your Bagot Park
UPDATE Read the Bagot Park For Now and Future Generations document prepared by community members. City of Darwin hands back $8m at request of CM. “On the 21 July 2020, the Lord Mayor received correspondence from the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, stating that “as it is now clear that both the cycling community and local…
-
It is your Lee Point
There is now a Save Lee Point Website. Please see here: https://saveleepoint.org.au/ You can sign the petition here: Save Lee Point Petition (actionnetwork.org) It’s your Lee Point This campaign is about having land at Lee Point rezoned to encourage the efficient use of land, infrastructure and services for Darwin residents. The land at Lee Point zoned…
-
Who owns Darwin Esplanade?
November 2022, https://planinc.org.au/18-government-a-council-consultations/313-report-on-consultation-on-the-greening-of-the-esplanade-cenotaph-presented-at-the-ordinary-council-meeting-of-25-october-2022.html It seems to us that the City of Darwin (Darwin City Council) has veered off the rails in a big way. Many decisions that affect the assets of the City of Darwin are being taken in secret. The principal stakeholders, the rate payers of Darwin, are the last to hear of the latest…
-
MEDIA RELEASE $10.5 million and Bagot Park is no more
MEDIA RELEASE $10.5 million and Bagot Park is no more For Immediate Release Media Contact: Cynthia Last 15th April 2020 Coordinator Friends of Bagot Park Mobile: 0439 626 730 Email: friendsofbagotpark@yahoo.comSummary: • $10.5million allocated to replace the Velodrome at Bagot Park • Planned mass infrastructure will significantly reduce accessibility to open public green space hence,…
-
Post Office Car Park – Milkwood Trees
Saturday 14th December 2019 In an underhand and secret tree cull workers were spotted felling 120 year old Milkwood trees in Darwin Post Office Car Park at 7am this morning. One tree was down by dawn. A small group of concerned residents attended site and managed to gain a halt the felling of tree two.…
-
PLan and DIPL on the same stage!
Hello Folks, DIPL have advised they will share a stage with PLan: the Planning Action Network Inc. In what may well be a first the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics will present for half and hour then PLan will present for half an hour. Then the search for common ground begins. Who will have the most…
-
Taking Community out of the Act
WARNING! SAY NO TO TAKING THE COMMUNITY OUT OF THE PLANNING ACT – new closing date It is intended that the Planning Act will be significantly amended early next year and we only have until 6th December 2019 (was 29th November) this year to make our submissions. This can be done at https://haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/planningreform or better by email:…
-
Claymore Court, Brinkin
16/6/24 Here are the images of the actual build, just a residential home? 21/10/2019 The NT Government is calling for comments on the current Planning Review. Before you move right along consider this; This proposed house at Claymore Circuit Brinkin was passed un challenged by NT gov https://planinc.org.au/news/current-campaigns/241-claymore.html except that the proponent had needed to put the…
-
Friends of Bagot Park Letter to DCC
This is a letter from the Friends of Bagot Park to Darwin City Council.Mobile: 0439 626 730 The Right Worshipful The Lord Mayor of DarwinKon Vatskalis JPCity of Darwin GPO Box 84DARWIN NT o801 Alderman Robin KnoxAlderman Emma YoungAlderman Simon NiblockAlderman Rebecca Want de RoweAlderman George LambrinidisAlderman Justine GloverAlderman Peter PanqueeAlderman Sherry CullenAlderman Mick PalmerAlderman Jimmy…
-
Defence Housing Australia and Lee Point
This is a sad story of the residents of Darwin being ignored by what was once an organisation that was able to engage with community. Now riding roughshod over the contentious issues of: mass tree clearing in environmentally sensitive areas high density housing with cheek and jowl buildings limited public open space, children playing on…