Category: News

  • MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

    MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

    Our Shop 23 is generally open fro 1pm-5pm each Tuesday and Thursday, and sometimes on Sunday morning when the Rapid Creek Markets are on. PLan’s Shop 23 will be closed for the Christmas/New Year break from 5pm on 22nd December, 2011 to 1pm on 3 January , 2012. Then it will be open for information…

  • Kilgariff

    Kilgariff

    Read the Kilgariff Enquiry by Design Forum Outcomes here The NT government says this “This booklet has been prepared to firstly document the Forum Outcomes, and secondly to provide a basis for further community discussion on the range of issues and options for the future development of Kilgariff.” http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/growth/kilgariff/

  • Mitchell Creek Catchment

    Mitchell Creek Catchment

    Mitchell Creek is Palmerston’s  unique urban catchment  system.   From  near the Stuart Highway in the North, it runs  into the Elizabeth River  and Darwin Harbour in the South. Tributaries  flow  into the main stream like tree roots as seen from the air in Google Earth. With  Palmerston East now being built into new suburbs, such…

  • Kulaluk Lease Area

    Kulaluk Lease Area

    Introduction The Kulaluk Lease Area could be described as an area of open space close to Darwin CBD adjacent to the airport and the ocean.

  • Richardson Park Redevelopment Proposal Now Abandoned!

    Richardson Park Redevelopment Proposal Now Abandoned!

    The recent proposal, aggressively promoted by Planning Minister David Tollner, and Sports Minister Gary Higgins, to redevelop the derelict Harvey Norman Rugby League Stadium at Richardson park, Ludmilla was a real surprise to the Darwin Community. Lack or any prior consultation was a major issue, as Minister Tollner acted as if the decision had been…

  • Territory Labor listens to Bayview Community

    Plan welcomes this statement by Territory Labor, and will continue to work in alliance with ECNT, Marine Conservation Society and residents of Bayview to protect the mangroves of Darwin Harbour.

  • Special Use Zones undermining our Planning Scheme

    The government too readily believes developers’ claims their development will be affordable & sustainable only on the basis they can have their own private set of rules for their development & can ignore the Planning Scheme. This is planning by the developers. They contradict the NT Planning Scheme and ignore community aspirations.

  • Waterfront – What a front!

    Waterfront – What a front!

    WATERFRONT ‘WHAT A FRONT’? 2020 Plan Pathway to a better Darwin CAMPAIGN: Waterfront Foreshore &                    Jervois Park Public Access DAY/DATE: Saturday 1st August 2020 TIME:          4:00pm – 5:00pm LOCATION: Goyder Park,                    Kitchener Drive, Darwin Do Darwin citizens and tourists have a right to access crown land including the Waterfront (Wharf 2) foreshore and…

  • Tropical Garden Spectacular 2013

    Tropical Garden Spectacular 2013

    Saturday and Sunday 1st and 2nd of June, 2013. Held in the George Brown Botanic Gardens each year following on the long tradition of the annual Garden Show. Now promoting tropical living with an emphasis on all aspects of sustainability. Masses of stalls, under trees and open air pavilions, featuring a unique  range of government, …

  • Flagstaff Park History

    Flagstaff Park History

    With the assistance our our excellent state library here is some of the history of Flagstaff Park: Here is the part where our government promises open space for all territorians: Chief Minister Clare Martin and Lands and Planning Minister Kon Vatskalis today announced Lot 5180 will not be developed. Instead, it will be handed back…