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Category: Current Campaigns

  • The Expense of Sustainable Building

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    Removing a few car parks enables the developer to claim they are building sustainably yet the community has to wear the outcomes into the future. For some practical online information on how to create sustainable urban residential developments click here Read about the NT Government’s New energy Efficiency Requirements for the Building Industry here Share…

  • Area Plans in the Planning Scheme being ignored by Government Planners

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  • The Exceptional Development rules now subverting our Planning Scheme

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    Developers are being encouraged by our government to use this rule to fast track development and overcome hurdles in the rules, when it was originally designed to enable a development which was exceptional (eg we hadn’t planned to accommodate a horse & cart in the middle of the CBD in the 21st century) Share this…

  • Weddell

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    The Territory Government launched its Greater Darwin Region Land Use Plan Towards 2030 for public consultation on 10-2-11. Public information sessions have been held. Read the Media Release | More information A Conference & Design Forum was held in September 2010 – ConferenceDesignForumSept10.pdf2.99 MB The Conference & Design Forum Outcomes can be read here –…

  • The Karama Flats Community Episode

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    The illustration shows the closeness of the proposed new development to the existing well established area of one and two storey  residences. The problem here has occurred because long vacant lots, now approved for by the DCA for development, have till now laid empty opposite the Karama Shopping Centre. The owner is now to build…

  • Parks and Public Green Open Spaces

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    One of the most neglected and overlooked aspects of planning is the provision of public open spaces of various kinds.Think about this !  There is a whole range of different types. the public want them for conserving the environment, for active and passive recreation, and for breathing space. But how do they get created ?…

  • Little Mindil gifted to the Casino?

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    There remain strong concerns about Little Mindil. The escarpment and the creek line have not been rehabilitated as required. This was the responsibility of the Casino, as a condition of the crown lease term. All vegetation was mechanically torn off the escarpment, and the fore dune, much loved  for sunset viewing was excavated and taken…

  • Rural Villages as proposed by Mr G Wood MLA for Nelson

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    An alternative lesser densification of rural centres than the Labor government proposes. Read & have your say about The NT Government’s proposal in regard to Rural Villages here Read the NT News Article NT News Article The CLP appears to favour retaining rural lifestyles in rural areas – read what they told the Property Council…

  • Densification of Darwin Suburbs, Rural Area Lands and Villages

    Densification of Darwin Suburbs, Rural Area Lands and Villages

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    Earlier in 2011, after a long gap in long term planning, the Strategic Branch of the Department of Lands and Planning issued  ‘Greater Darwin Region Land Use Plan, towards 2030.  Consultation report.’  in the Growing Territory series. PLan has reference copies of the report at Shop 23 at Rapid Creek business village. This report overviews…

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    Bad karma: we can’t find that page! You asked for {%sh404SEF_404_URL%}, but despite our computers looking very hard, we could not find it. What happened ? the link you clicked to arrive here has a typo in it or somehow we removed that page, or gave it another name or, quite unlikely for sure, maybe…